Best FSBO websites in Brazil

Yes. Owner-direct sales are legal in Brazil, and private agreements between buyer and seller are legally binding when properly executed. Brazil's broker law, Lei nº 6.530 of 1978, regulates the Corretor de Imóveis profession: anyone intermediating third-party real estate sales must register with CRECI, the regional brokers' council, and doing so without registration is illegal practice of the profession. Owners selling their own property are not subject to that licensing requirement. What you cannot skip is the notary: the public deed of sale (escritura pública de compra e venda) must be executed before a Cartório de Notas and registered at the Cartório de Registro de Imóveis. Under Article 1,245 of the Brazilian Civil Code, the transfer is only legally valid once registered.

No. Anyone.com does not operate in Brazil, so this comparison covers local owner-direct routes only, evaluated on the same criteria we apply everywhere else.

Typical agent commissions in Brazil run 5 to 8 percent of the sale price, with urban residential sales clustering around 6 to 8 percent. Rates are not fixed by law and are negotiable; in competitive markets, 5 percent can be negotiated. The seller typically pays the full commission, though in developer or new-build sales it may be passed to the buyer. Brazil also applies a 26.5 percent value-added tax on top of the agent's commission, so a 6 percent commission works out to roughly 7.6 percent of the sale price in total agent cost. That is the saving a successful owner-direct sale keeps.

A notary is mandatory for every property transfer. The public deed of purchase and sale (escritura pública de compra e venda) is executed before a Cartório de Notas and then registered at the Cartório de Registro de Imóveis; per Article 1,245 of the Civil Code, the transfer is valid only once registered. An attorney is not mandatory but is strongly recommended, especially for foreign parties. If the buyer or seller cannot attend in person, Brazilian law requires a public power of attorney, which must itself be notarized, and cartórios require all parties to be fluent in Portuguese before closing. Cartório and notary costs typically run 1 to 2 percent of the purchase price.

OLX Brasil is the only verified free route in this comparison: private sellers get one free real estate listing every 3 months, which covers selling a single property, with paid upgrades only if you want additional listings or promotion. Chaves na Mão appears to offer both free and paid options, but its fee structure for private sellers is not documented publicly. Proprietário Direto requires a subscription to list.

Both belong to Grupo OLX and are major portals, but they require professional advertising plans and are not primarily FSBO platforms, so they do not qualify as owner-direct routes on our criteria. Mercado Livre's real estate section was also left out because it lacks clear public fee documentation for private sellers.