Having a portuguese citizenship means gaining access to new opportunities, not just for you, but also for your family. Both Brazil and Portugal allow dual nationalities, so obtaining your portuguese citizenship will only bring advantages: both brazilian and portuguese passports, and the option of living in any country of the European Union.

Portuguese ancestors: individuals born abroad with, at least, one second degree direct ancestor of portuguese nationality. That is, grandchildren of portuguese citizens;

Sons or daughters of a portuguese citizen born in Portugal or in Brazil, as long as the parent obtained portuguese citizenship before dying;

Grandchildren of portuguese citizens born in Portugal;

Grandchildren of portuguese citizens born abroad: the organic law of nº 9/2015, july 29th, proceeded the seventh alteration to the Nationality Law, extending the original portuguese nationality to grandchildren of portuguese citizens born abroad. However, the effectiveness of this measure demanded the alteration introduction to the Portuguese Nationality Rule, approved by the Decree Law nº 237-A/2006, from december 14th. After a long waiting period, the alterations in the Portuguese Nationality Rule were finally adopted through the Decree Law nº 71/2017, june 21st, that became effective on july 3rd, 2017. The change had the effect of organizing the procedure of portuguese nationality attribution to the grandchildren of portuguese citizens born abroad when the parents didn’t apply for the nationality;