Arraial do Cabo relocation guide

Moving checklist for Arraial do Cabo

Settle the decisions that could change the home first. Keep the final documents and provider responses together before paying.

Home
Complete written quote
Resolve conflicts before payment.
School
Actual place and day
Confirm the current unit arrangement.
Internet
Exact unit first
Technical feasibility is required.
Paperwork
Route-specific dates
CPF and migratory registration are separate.
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The short answer

Begin with the household's residence route, school and recurring care needs. Then inspect the actual home and get a complete rental quote. Only after those decisions fit should you arrange accounts, the work connection and the move itself. A furnished offer, published school or fiber plan does not settle the agreement that your own household needs.

  • Choose the residence route separately from the rental.
  • Confirm school and care before the longer agreement.
  • Correct the rental conflicts and get entry payments in writing.
  • Test the home, connection and repeated journeys.

Our take

Before choosing the longer stay

  1. Choose the residence route

    Check your nationality, visa, intended activities and stay conditions. A CPF, rental or internet contract is not residence permission.

  2. Arrange school and recurring care

    Ask the actual school about the child's grade, current place, schedule and documents. Confirm the receiving service for ongoing care.

  3. Choose a useful trial

    Stay near the services and journeys you expect to use. Leave enough time for a normal workday, home inspection and evening return.

Sources 1,2,3,4,5

Before paying for the home

  1. Get the complete quote

    Confirm availability, lease dates, household and pet approval, accepted documents, guarantee, professional fees and payment schedule.

  2. Resolve conflicting terms

    For Figueira, get corrected electricity and IPTU terms. For Praia dos Anjos, confirm rental reference 828 despite the stale sale title.

  3. Inspect the actual layout

    Check stairs, shared spaces, appliances, cooling, entrance and any pool barriers. Agree the furniture that remains in Praia Grande.

  4. Write the handover

    Record condition, inventory, meter readings, repairs and the allocation of every account.

Sources 6,7,8,9

Before the first working week

  1. Approve the actual connection

    Get the unit checked for technical feasibility. Read the signed Pontal offer, twelve-month commitment, sharing, exit and equipment-return terms.

  2. Arrange the real accounts

    Use the actual bills and lease allocation for Enel and Prolagos. Confirm documents and the handover rather than assuming every account needs transfer.

  3. Try the repeated journeys

    Check the selected municipal line, day, stop, return and integration conditions. Price regional trips separately.

  4. Save the care plan

    Keep the exact address, receiving service, trusted contact and insurance information available. Save 190 for police and 192 for an ambulance.

Sources 5,9,10,11,12,13,14

Keep the national deadlines tied to your route

Receita Federal's CPF enrollment and Federal Police migratory registration are separate procedures. The Federal Police page distinguishes registration within ninety days of entry for temporary-visa holders from thirty days after publication of an approved residence authorization. Confirm the applicable category, documents, competent office and any exception for your own case.2,3

Keep the approved arrangements, original records and provider responses together. Recheck the terms in rent, schools, healthcare, remote work and utilities before the longer stay.4,5,7,10

Questions people ask

Should I get a CPF before choosing a residence route?

The CPF and residence route solve different tasks. Check the intended stay and activities, then arrange the identity and registration procedures that apply.

What should the rental quote include?

Dates, household approval, accepted documents, guarantee, fees, included bills, corrected conflicts and payment schedule. Keep the final agreement and inventory together.

What should I finish before relying on home internet?

Exact-unit feasibility, installation, account ownership, final offer and commitment terms. Test the actual work room and employer tools.

Is the Federal Police deadline the same for every route?

No. Its page distinguishes temporary-visa entry from an approved residence authorization. Confirm the applicable category, dates and exceptions for your case.

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Sources and how we check them

Sources and how we check them14 sources

Every figure on this page comes from the official or primary source listed here. We checked them in . Rules and prices change, so confirm anything important with the source before you act on it.

  1. Brazil, CNIg Resolution 45 of 2021 for digital nomads (opens in a new tab)
  2. Receita Federal, CPF enrollment (opens in a new tab)
  3. Federal Police, migratory registration and CRNM (opens in a new tab)
  4. Arraial do Cabo, Portaria SEMECTEL 11 of December 19, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
  5. Arraial do Cabo, Citizen Services Charter version 1.01 (opens in a new tab)
  6. Experiência em Búzios, Figueira annual lease, reference 99-L (opens in a new tab)
  7. Imobiliária Praiana, Praia dos Anjos monthly rental, reference 828 (opens in a new tab)
  8. Imobiliária Praiana, Praia Grande monthly rental, reference 2993 (opens in a new tab)
  9. Enel, Rio de Janeiro account-holder change procedure, March 26, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
  10. Pontal Net TV, published residential service contract (opens in a new tab)
  11. Prolagos, current service channels and Arraial office (opens in a new tab)
  12. Arraial do Cabo, municipal bus fares and passenger arrangements (opens in a new tab)
  13. UK FCDO, Brazil safety and security guidance (opens in a new tab)
  14. UK FCDO, Brazil health and emergency guidance (opens in a new tab)