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In accordance with the Brazilian Ministry of Health regulations, in order to transfer human remains to Brazil the following documents must be presented to a Brazilian Consulate:
1) original and two certified copies of the death certificate;
2) embalming or cremation certificate, duly notarized at a local Notary Public.
All the above documents must be authenticated at the Brazilian Consulate under whose jurisdiction is the County where they were issued.
There is a $20.00 consular fee for the
authentication of each one of the documents indicated
above. (Please note that
all consular fees must be paid in U. S. Postal
Service money order, payable to the
Consulate General of Brazil. Cash, personal checks
and
credit cards are not accepted).
Please note that Brazilian Health Authorities require:
a) in some cases, a certificate of non-contagious disease, issued by the proper local authorities;
b) wood coffins, lined with zinc or other similar material. Upon arrival of the coffin, the airway bill and a written formal request for
clearance must be presented to the Brazilian Customs Authorities together with the documents indicated above.
Documents will be accepted for authentication either brought in person to the Consulate or sent by mail. Please, if by mail, include a self-addressed stamped express/priority mail envelope for the return of the consularized (authenticated) documentation.
The Brazilian Consulate in San Francisco has jurisdiction over the states of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and in California over the following counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra,
Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuma.
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