Thread: rights over property

Hello, can anyone tell me what rights a woman would have over property in Brazil, my situation is that I own a house in Brazil, my brazilian girlfriend thinks she has rights to half of my house as she thinks we have lived together for over six months, the thing is I dont actually live in Brazil,I am english I work in England and go to Brazil when I can and stay in my house when I am there and when I am there she stays with me, I do not have a permanent visa to live in Brazil. Any information would be greatly appreciated

Chrisb, here is some information I pulled off Wikipedia - "Recognition of same-sex unions in Brazil has occurred since 2004. Same-sex unions now enjoy the provisions of several constitutional principles and the absence of prohibitive legislation in Brazil. The Brazilian cohabitation (unregistered unions) is granting rights similar to marriage, such as adoption, as well as all the welfare benefits such as pension, inheritance tax, income tax, social security, health benefits, immigration, joint property ownership, hospital and prison visitation, IVF and surrogacy, etc."

I hope this helps you!

Foreigners can purchase land and property in Brazil in their own names on a 100 percent freehold basis; this is rare for an emerging market. Ownership of property in Brazil is an absolute and exclusive right as set out in the Brazilian constitution. In addition to sole ownership, it is also possible for property to be owned jointly by several persons at the same time through a form of co-ownership or condominium. A common form of co-ownership is purchasing property through a company, which can provide tax benefits.

Yes, there are rights over property in Brazil, sure.