Proof of the new wave of interest in Brazil for moving to Portugal: more than 300 Brazilians showed interest in one of the 130 vacancies for a free lecture on the process of obtaining citizenship, tomorrow, in São Paulo.
As the recent amendment to the Nationality Law exempted grandchildren from having to prove their ties to the country, most of those registered are grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Portuguese nationals. And they live in the state of São Paulo.
This is the case of Adriano Fábio Gonçalves, the grandson of a Portuguese man who lives in Campinas and plans to move to Portugal with his wife, Lucimar, and eight-year-old son, Adriano.
— I am 53 years old and should retire in three years. My idea is to withdraw citizenship and move to be able to raise our son in Portugal, give him a European passport – explained Gonçalves.
He is an automation technician and professor at Senai. A nurse, Lucimar intends to work in assisting the elderly, a field with vacancies in Portugal.
In the lecture, they hope to clarify the remaining doubts, because they have already obtained their grandfather's birth certificate and applied for citizenship via a specialized office:
— I want to have a clearer view on acquiring citizenship and listen to other families. To get my grandfather's birth certificate, I invested €250 and it took just over a month to locate and send it to Brazil. Now, I'm going to place the order.
The lecture “Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren: paths to Portuguese nationality” will take place at 2 pm at the InterContinental Hotel and will be based on clarifications on changes in the law. It will be conducted by Martins Castro consultancy specialists and transmitted online.