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Brazilian Residency Built On Personal Experience
StartBrazil helps international professionals obtain legal residency in Brazil through startup investment, entrepreneurship, or remote work programs. Programs we've successfully navigated.
About StartBrazil
How It Started
Our Founder Daniel Atz first visited Florianópolis, Brazil's "Silicon Island" in 2023. Impressed by the local tech scene, he later decided to open an office of his company there. This revealed an untapped opportunity: a little-known path for international innovators to invest in Brazilian startups and gain permanent residency.
When Daniel decided to pursue the program himself, he hit a wall. Few lawyers had even heard of it. Over eight months, he navigated bureaucratic obstacles and misinformation, discovering why less than 20 foreigners successfully went through the program from 2021-2025.
In February 2026, Daniel secured permanent residency in Brazil through the startup investor pathway.
Realizing no one was bridging the gap between Brazil's verified startups and international investors, he decided to build the platform he wished had existed.
What We Do
StartBrazil helps international professionals obtain legal residency in Brazil through startup investment, entrepreneurship, or remote work programs—with a transparent, guided process from start to finish. Our bilingual team of legal and immigration experts brings over a decade of experience helping thousands navigate citizenship and mobility pathways abroad, now applied with the same precision to Brazil.
Residency Pathways
We Support
StartBrazil helps clients identify the right pathway, understand the real requirements, and move forward efficiently.
Digital Nomad (Temporary Residency)
For remote professionals earning income abroad who want legal residency, flexibility, and the ability to live in Brazil without making a local investment.
Startup Investor (Permanent Residency)
Invest under $30,000 USD in a Brazilian startup or start your own innovative company. Earn permanent residency in as little as 45 days. We help every step of the way.
Daniel ATZ
About the Founder
StartBrazil was founded by Daniel Atz, an entrepreneur and researcher with nearly a decade of experience in global mobility, investment migration, and citizenship strategy. Daniel is a dual US-Luxembourg citizen, has lived in 8 countries and speaks 5 languages, including Portuguese.
Daniel’s engagement with Brazil began in 2014 and deepened through years of language study, professional collaboration, and institutional research.
Early in his career, Daniel worked in international trade in New York, supporting European entrepreneurs invest in and manage startups in the U.S.
In 2016, he founded LuxCitizenship, a platform that has helped more than 3,000 Americans successfully obtain EU dual citizenship through ancestry. He has advised hundreds of Americans in the process of moving abroad.
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StartBrazil's Team
DANIEL ATZ
Founder
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Barbara Davet
Compliance & Administration
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Partnerships
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Customer Success &
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How We Work
We help clients choose the right Brazil residency pathway
We build a strategy for the client's success in Brazil and help them fulfill it based on our lived experiences and through our network of experts and vetted startups
We coordinate case documentation, timelines, and expectations
We act as a bridge! Our bilingual staff assists in translation and navigating local dynamics
Ready To Start Your
Journey to Brazil?
Begin your path to Brazilian residency with expert guidance, vetted opportunities, and a transparent step-by-step process.
