Extend tourist visa for Americans

Paying in advance! You're the dream tenant every landlord wants!

Well there's an advantage:
You don't need an avalista or a security deposit.
Utilities included with a maid service?  If yes,
reserve a small casa for me! I'm on my way!

robal

Hahaha
No maid service, but no deposit...when we are lazy they have breakfast buffet for 15 Reals and also a restaurant for dinner...i pay my electric, which is not bad, usually just about 100 Real sometimes 200 during summer...but overall a great find...brazillians think it's expensive, and that I'm rich, like my wife's family...and in comparison to them and their salaries I guess I am...but compared to the U.S. or Canada, this is so much cheaper...you would not be able to touch a ONE bedroom little house on beach there for less than a couple thousand of dollars a month

My tourist visa stay expired and I find that I have overstyed for a long period. I want to marry my fiancee but difficulties keep arising preventing the start of process. I am a retiree living on pension and don't intend to work here but my fiancee with her son and daughter depend on my income. Can I get married and get my visa extended? I want to be legal but don't want it to be too expensive.

AlvinK2
How long have you overstayed?  The general answers to the marriage and visa questions are "yes", but only after resolving the overstay situation.

You will not be able to do anything if you  overstay your visa you will have to return to your country of origin pay a fee each day you stayed in the country and then wait that amount of time before you return to Brazil  when you return and start the marriage process is quite long in Brazil up to six months it will be easier for you both to go to your country get married have The license translating at the consulate and then returning to Brazil and submitted to the federales believe me I  went through hell and me and my wife married in United States before we went to Brazil but one piece of paper  set us back three months so good luck

If you can find a Cartório that will marry you on an expired visa that will take care of that step. In order to get permanency, you will need some documents from your home country. Since you have overstayed your visa you probably will not have them As others have said it will probably be easier to bring your fiancee to the USA and get married. If that is not possible you will need to leave, get everything required for marriage and permanency and then return. As far as expense none of it is cheap.

Jim

Unfortunately, from experience with Same issue. The Brazilian government Will Not issue you a Marriage license while You are Illegal in country. You will have to Exit and Pay the fine and then return. When you are legally here the government will then Allow you to Marry.

Another Poster have Sound Advise...Take your Lady to your home country and legally Marry there it is much simpler. Then have your Marriage Certificate Translated into Portuguese. When you come back to the Country and are legal Brazil will honor your Marriage.

But with new law that took effect, at the moment, Brazil Federal Police are Not Processing Permanent Residence Visa's for Married People as they always did in the past. The lady I have delt with for years at the Federal Police station here in Porto Seguro Bahia, says they will again process these applications, but she doesn't know when. She has Always Given Alana and I the Very Best Advice and Insight into and about Brazillian Laws to do with Immigration.

So, my advise, and I have to do the same thing so I am telling you what I am doing..I leave for home next month and take my marriage certificate with me (I unfortunately did not apply for permanent residency while they were doing it from within the country). I will then apply for permanent Visa in Canada at the Brazillian Embassy under the law and rule of Reunification of Family. It is my understanding of the Law that the Embassy in home country will Process the application with No Issues.

Good Luck and God Bless
Lawrence

Lawrence is right. 
In fact, if you get married in your home country and register the marriage at the Brazilian Consulate,  you shouldn't need to worry about translating your marriage certificate.  The Consulate ordinarily works with official documents in the host country's language.  They will give you a document to file at the cartório when you get back, that will give your marriage legal effect in Brazil.