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How to Apostille your Documents for Brazil

October 7, 2025
Before a Canadian document or a document signed in Canada can be accepted in Brazil, it must be certified with an apostille certificate. Vancouver Apostille can assist.

If your Brazilian lawyer has told you to apostille your Canadian documentation, Vancouver Apostille would be pleased to assist. Before a Canadian document or a document signed in Canada is accepted as valid in Brazil, it must be certified with an apostille certificate. This is how your signature or document gets verified for Brazilian authorities.  

Vancouver Apostille will handle the entire Apostille procedure on your behalf.  For further information or to discuss getting your documents apostilled, please send us an email or call us at 604-685-2326.

How does Vancouver Apostille services work?

  1. if a translation is required, we arrange for a certified translation.
  2. we prepare and affix our notarial certificate to your documentation, and apply our signature and notarial seal.
  3. Vancouver Apostille will then deal with the BC Ministry of Attorney General for the important apostille certification.

Typical Documents Requiring Apostilles in Brazil

These are some of the documents that need to be apostilled for use in Brazil:

  • international powers of attorney and property transfers
  • identification, passport, visa and citizenship papers
  • death, wills and probate documents
  • notarizations and acknowledgments
  • corporate records, commercial documents and letters of intent
  • police record check and clearance certificates
  • diplomas, degrees and academic transcripts
  • certified true copies and notarizations of other important documents

Vancouver Apostille specializes in apostille services. We regularly work with the relevant BC & Canadian authorities for our clients. We navigate the apostille process on your behalf, ensuring that your documents will become valid in Brazil.

Vancouver Lawyer, Notary Public, and Commissioner of Oaths

Vancouver Apostille's founder and president, Adam Brosgall, is an experienced Vancouver lawyer, Notary Public, and Commissioner of Oath. He is fully qualified, licensed, and insured to provide international apostilles for Brazil. Please get in touch - we look forward to assisting.