Being an immigration lawyer who speaks Portuguese enables me to care for our Brazilian immigrant community here in San Rafael, and the larger Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area. I am originally from Brasil and lived in the outskirts of Sao Paulo until I was 21 years old. As a native speaker of Portuguese I have a deep understanding of the intricacies of the language. My Portuguese stays sharp because I have several Brazilian clients, I only speak Portuguese with my three children, I keep in close contact with my large family in Brasil, and I am connected with the Marin Brazilian community.

My native knowledge of Portuguese also enables me to communicate with citizens of other Portuguese speaking countries such as Portugal. Being from Brazil also helped me to gain fluency in Spanish. I have been fluent in Spanish for almost 20 years thanks to years working in businesses where only Spanish was spoken, and several years studying Spanish at the college level.

If you are in need of an immigration attorney who is a fluent speaker of Portuguese or Spanish, please reach out and schedule an appointment.