The child is starting school in Brazil
Search, enrollment, and document recognition
State schools in Brazil are free for foreign children as well, private and international schools cost from 300 to 9,000 reais per month. We find the right school by language, neighbourhood and budget, and handle the enrolment and recognition of documents from the country of departure.
Who it suits. For families with older children who are staying, not leaving after the documents. And for those choosing a neighborhood based on schools, and not a school picked around an apartment that has already been rented.
What is included
- We find schools by neighbourhood, language of instruction, and budget
- We explain the difference between state, private and international
- We book your interview and accompany you
- School enrollment and processing children’s documents
- Recognition of your school diploma and transcripts from your home country
- ⚠️ The age cutoff is the same nationwide and is calculated as of 31 March. school year: 4 years for pré-escola and 6 years for first grade Ensino Fundamental. If the birthday falls later — placement one year below, and this is non-negotiable with the school.
- ⚠️ Translations are accepted only from a sworn translator, registered in Brazil (tradutor juramentado). Documents translated and certified at home won’t be accepted here — the person finds this out usually finds out only on arrival.
- The provider is our partner in Brazil: a Brazilian legal entity with branches in Rio de Janeiro, Recife, and Florianópolis; real estate licenses in two states. His price is published as-is: we add nothing on top we do not add. Client management, document review, and communication with the contractor — that is on us.
What the package does not include
Paid separately and directly, with no markup from us.
- Tuition — paid directly to the school
- Membership fees and form
- Certified translations of education documents
- Guaranteed admission to a specific school: the school decides
⚠️ The age cutoff is the same nationwide and is calculated as of 31 March. school year: 4 years for pré-escola and 6 years for first grade Ensino Fundamental. If the birthday falls later — placement one year below, and this is non-negotiable with the school.
Matching by language, neighbourhood, and budget, interview scheduling, enrollment and documents for the child.
Each additional child — $200.
If a local school is not the right fit: a US diploma, lessons in Russian, fully online — works from Brazil just like from any other country.
The school’s own prices — we do not mark them up.
Prices are in US dollars: the Brazilian real fluctuates, and the entire expat maternity market quotes in dollars. Government fees are paid separately and directly to the authority: residence application processing 168.13 BRL and CRNM resident card 204.77 BRL — together approximately $65. CPF registration at Receita Federal is free. The maternity ward fee (shared room $2,400, private room $3,150) is billed separately everywhere except the ’Turnkey Birth’ and ’All-Inclusive’ tiers. Russian citizens do not need a visa: 90 days visa-free within each 180-day period. SVOY initial consultation — 100 $, credited in the cost of support. For Brazil, its main task — calendar: we count backwards from the expected due date and we tell you which week to fly and which day to apply documents to stay within the 90-day visa-free period.
Housing rental and purchase, documents, bank accounts and taxes, schooling, driving licence — 31 service in Brazil, each has its own price.
Package «The child is starting school»
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The same package in another country
There is only one moment in life, but the documents, deadlines and costs are unique to each case: the rules are set by the country.