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Real Estate Registry Office (Registro de Imóveis)

The Real Estate Registry Office (Cartório de Registro de Imóveis, CRI) is the body responsible for registering every act that affects real estate ownership: sales, gifts, mortgages, fiduciary liens, usufructs, easements, and developments. In Florianópolis, there are two CRIs —…

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The Real Estate Registry Office (Cartório de Registro de Imóveis, CRI) is the body responsible for registering every act that affects real estate ownership: sales, gifts, mortgages, fiduciary liens, usufructs, easements, and developments. In Florianópolis, there are two CRIs — the 1st and 2nd Offices — splitting the neighborhoods by zone.

Without registering the deed with the CRI, ownership is not legally transferred — the buyer has possession, but not full title. In financed purchases, the bank requires the fiduciary lien to be registered on the title record before releasing any funds.

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