Navas Oliveira Advogados (Oliveira Lawyers)
Navas Oliveira Advogados is a Brazilian law firm built for sophisticated cross-border work. Operating internationally as Oliveira Lawyers, the firm combines the depth of an elite Brazilian practice with the reach of a multi-jurisdictional advisory team — serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and businesses whose interests span Brazil, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The firm has supported over 1,200 clients across more than 2,000 completed matters, with a verified record of more than 300 five-star reviews across its offices.
The firm operates from six offices: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Brasília, Lisbon, and Dallas/Los Angeles, allowing the team to coordinate transactions and litigation across jurisdictions in real time. Managing Attorney Luciano N. Oliveira is admitted to practice in Brazil (OAB/SP and OAB/DF), Texas, California, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. His background blends Brazilian legal education (LLB from USP, BA from FGV-EAESP) with an LL.M. from SMU Dedman School of Law and earlier experience as a business consultant at KPMG and GV Consult — a combination that informs the firm's commercially-minded approach to complex matters.
The firm's strength lies in a multi-disciplinary team organized by functional specialization rather than generalist coverage. Dedicated leads handle real estate transactions, immigration services, business and corporate matters, and notarial and registry work, each supported by associates and analysts who bring depth in their respective areas. This structure allows the firm to staff matters with the right combination of expertise — a probate dispute may simultaneously draw on the litigation team, the notarial team for cartório and registry coordination, and the business team for entity-level inheritance issues, all under a single managing attorney's oversight. Several team members hold dual qualifications or international training, and the team includes professionals fluent in technical fields adjacent to legal practice, including business management, real estate operations, and administrative compliance.
Real estate is the cornerstone of the firm's practice. The team advises foreign buyers and Brazilian sellers on the full lifecycle of property transactions — deed and title due diligence, contract negotiation, escrow structuring, ITBI and registry compliance, and currency exchange coordination through licensed Brazilian FX banks. Deals range from R$1 million to multi-million-dollar residential and commercial acquisitions across Brazil's principal markets.
Litigation is the firm's second pillar. The team handles complex cross-border disputes, including matters before the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) on probate, family law, and contractual claims with foreign parties. The firm's litigators are experienced in obtaining recognition of foreign judgments (homologação), structuring letters rogatory, and pursuing court-supervised transfers — work that frequently intersects with U.S., U.K., and European proceedings.
Investment and business law complete the core practice. The firm structures inbound investment vehicles, advises on the Brazilian Investor Visa and Golden Visa frameworks, forms Ltda. and S.A. entities, and counsels foreign companies opening branches and subsidiaries in Brazil. Banking and FX work — including correspondent partnerships with Braza Bank, Banco Rendimento, and Moneycorp — supports clients moving capital legally and efficiently in and out of Brazil.
Beyond these core areas, the firm provides full-service support in immigration and residency (Digital Nomad, Retirement, Marriage-Based, Family Reunion, and Investor visas, plus Portuguese D7, D8, Golden Visa, and U.S. family-based, fiancé, EB-2, and O-1 visas), probate and estate planning (cross-border succession strategies leveraging STJ jurisprudence), and family law (marriage registration, união estável, divorce, and validation of foreign decrees). The firm's work has been recognized in Brazilian and international media, and its leadership is an active member of the American Bar Association International Section and the International Bar Association. Navas Oliveira Advogados operates in English and Portuguese.Real Estate Lawyers specializing in representing the interests of foreign clients in Baazil.Learn more about Navas Oliveira Advogados at https://oliveiralawyers.com
