Celpe-Bras Requirement for Brazilian Citizenship

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Just 3 clarifying bullets for people who don't know what Celpe-Bras is:

1. In order to naturalize, you must be able to communicate in Portuguese. The most common way to prove this, is by doing the Celpe-Bras exam. Another option is to follow a course in an institution credentialed by the ministry of education, which I assume is what is described in the post above.
2. Celpe bras starts at level B1, which is why I'm a bit surprised that an A2 level course is considered sufficient... But if it really is, this is a nice option for people who have difficulty obtaining the actual Celpe-Bras certificate.
3. You only need this for naturalization. To live and work in BR, you 'just' need a residence permit, which has no language requirements.

11/16/24 @JNSQ86.  Correct on all points.  When the Law of Migration was revised in 2017, the courses that it foresaw as being acceptable in place of CelpeBras had not yet been developed, so CelpeBras was effectively the only way to satisfy the language requirement.  Since then some courses have been developed and are accepted. Having taken and passed CelpeBras myself I'm familiar with what's required, and am frankly surprised that some of the courses are accepted.  But they are, and until that changes, they're a pretty good deal.  If the course has been approved and the applicant is able to produce the satisfactory  documentation from it, the Polícia Federal are not going to second-guess it.

The language requirement is waived for anyone who has been a legal resident for fifteen years or more and requests Extraordinary Naturalization.

The language requirement only applies to naturalization, and unlike in some countries, there is no pressure on a permanent resident to become a citizen.