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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE THESE:

Is it possible to have tax residency in two countries?
Am I required to formally notify my departure from Brazil?
I’ve been living abroad for some time — how do I regularize my status in Brazil?
I moved overseas — how does my Brazilian income tax situation change?
What about my apartment in Brazil — how do I report rental income?
Is my Brazilian pension taxable abroad?
If I receive child support while living abroad, will I have to pay taxes?
I live abroad but still have assets, businesses, and family in Brazil — what should I do?

SERVICES

I specialize in Tax Residency Estrategies for brazilians, international families, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, high-end executives, expatriates, or anyone that works, lives, have family, and accumulate assets cross-borders.

My services range from Basic Diagnoses Report containing estrategies on choosing Tax Residency, and filing obligations with local authorities, to complete 360º Diagnoses Report + action plans.

The Basic Diagnoses Report I evaluate your citizenship, tax residency possibilities, a superficial study of your assets, income, and businesses, the way you have been paying taxes, and your expectations today and in the future. Based on these information I make recomendations on choosing Tax Residency, and filing obligations with local authorities. Youn receive basic information to stay compliant with the local and international legislation, such as basic filling oblrigations and other sgestions.

The 360º Diagnoses Resports details the structuring of all your income, real estates, businesses, and sucession of your assets, respecting the local and international legislation. All the work is done to harmonize your tax residency with the local and international structures available in an efficient and legal way.

Protect your assets, organize your succession, and structure your growth with strategy and security.

When assets, family, and multiple jurisdictions are involved, improvisation is not an option.

ABOUT ME

I am a lawyer with 18+ years of legal practice in Brazil in various areas of law. Prior to my legal career, I accumulated 17+ years of experience in IT consulting on architecting and developing large-scale corporate systems. That's more than 35 years of market experience in several sectors and industries.

My professional career began in the United States in the 1990s, providing Information Technology - IT consulting services to institutions such as American Express, First Union Bank, Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, Office Depot, among others. In 2003 I returned to Brazil, and in 2008 I began my legal career in the private sector, becoming partner in 2013. In 2018 I founded Faria Advogados Associados in Brazil, a law firm located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

During the last 15 years in law I worked with issues related to collective employment agreements and retirement benefit review, collective employment law, pension fund claims, personal tax returns and tax claims, and duble taxation, in the Oil & Gas industry.

In 2023 I began providing legal services and advisory in areas surrounding Wealth and Assets Planning and Protection, with structures envolving local and international tax law, corporate law, family law and sucession, and contract law.

I am Brazilian citizen, I hold dual citizenship and a US Green Card . I also own real estate, investments, businesses, assets, and have family in Brazil and abroad . Therefore, I am well aware of the reality faced by those who need to structure cross-border wealth and succession planning.

My multidisciplinary background has given me a unique ability to clearly understand my clients' needs, and adapt to each individual case.

My distinguishing feature lies in my ability to think systemically—not locally.

More than 35 years of experiecne in several industries.
I have a specialization in Anti-corruption Compliance.
I have a postgraduate degree in Human Rights Law.
I have a business-oriented perspective.
I am fluent in Portuguese and English.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business Consulting

National and international legal consulting for business opportunities.

Tax Consulting

In Brazil I have a specialized team dedicated to Corporate Tax Negociation and Corporate Tax Claims.

Asset Structuring

Holding companies, corporate reorganizations, family governance, and estate planning.

Cross-Border Succession Planning

Coordination between different legal systems.

Asset Protection

Mitigation of business, succession, and jurisdictional risks.

Tax Strategy

Proper tax positioning, minimizing risks and complying with local and international legislation.

Local Coordination

Integration and cooperation with lawyers, accountants, CPAs, family offices, financial professionals, trustees, and managers.

MY LAW OFFICE

Founding Partner — Faria Advogado Associados

I am a founding partner of a Brazilian law firm with a strong presence in:

Estate and Succession Planning
Tax Law and Tax Claims and Courts
Family and Inheritance Law
Corporate Law
Collective Labor Law and Private Pension Plans Litigation
Claims related to Pension Fund Benefit Review
Constitutional, Civil and Contract Law

In litigation, I represent clients before the Courts of Appeals, State Courts, Federal Regional Courts, and Superior Courts, at both the state and federal levels.