Obtain Passport after 4 years?

jc1234 wrote:

https://www.expat.com/en/expat-mag/3815-tips-for-getting-a-second-passport-without-buying-it.html

“Four years of continuous residence in the country, command of Portuguese, and no criminal record.”

Is this correct?

Yes, it's correct.

Being married to a Brazilian reduces the required period of residence to one year; there are other conditions defined by law that can also reduce it from four years to one or two.

Absence of a criminal record and command of Portuguese must be supported by the documentation defined by law.

The period of continuous residence is counted from the issue date of the candidate's CRNM, not from date of arrival.

jc1234 wrote:

https://www.expat.com/en/expat-mag/3815-tips-for-getting-a-second-passport-without-buying-it.html

“Four years of continuous residence in the country, command of Portuguese, and no criminal record.”

Is this correct?

Here, see if this helps you out:  http://camberra.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/ … sation.xml

Sure, you need to be married to a Brazilian, this facilitates the process of getting a passport, or you could sell stuff on the beach for 4 years, some expats make a good income this way, you can then afford the fees, extensive travel to Brasilia and taxes related to getting a passport, but achieving it is amazing.

There's no need to go to Brasília to get a Brazilian passport, unless you live in the Federal District.

If an expat visits their home country for a short time does that violate  the requirement for four years of continuous residence?

amosca wrote:

If an expat visits their home country for a short time does that violate  the requirement for four years of continuous residence?

Brief visits do not break the continuous residence period.  They need to be listed on the naturalization petiton, and explained.