Europe EU
Founders building a Brazil Portugal corridor, Portugal
Portugal's 79-DTA network includes a strong CPLP partnership with Brazil and shared language, with a participation exemption on qualifying dividends. Lisbon offers an EU base with fluent Portuguese commercial and legal infrastructure.
Brazil DTA79 DTAsParticipation exemption
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
21%
Fastest setup
7 days
Tax treaties
79
Region
Europe
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: EUR 1
- Administrative language: Portuguese
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 21%
- Effective rate ~17%
- Tax treaties 79
- VAT rate 23%
- Withholding on dividends 25%
Key treaty partners
USAUKBrazilFranceGermanySpain
Banking and payments
- Banking is straightforward
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you assumed NHR (Portuguese non habitual resident) was still available
The classic NHR (Portuguese non habitual resident) regime closed to new applicants in January 2024. The IFICI (Portuguese IP regime) replacement is narrower and limited to scientific, R&D and innovation roles. If your founders do not fit IFICI (Portuguese IP regime):
NHR closed Jan 2024IFICI narrow scope