--- title: "Freelancing & Business on Brazil's Nomad Visa" description: "On Brazil's VITEM XIV you can freelance for foreign clients but not Brazilian ones, and you cannot run a Brazil-based business. The foreign-income rule, explained." url: "https://getbrazilvisa.com/faq/freelance-brazilian-clients-start-business-digital-nomad-visa" canonical: "https://getbrazilvisa.com/faq/freelance-brazilian-clients-start-business-digital-nomad-visa" og_type: "website" og_title: "Freelancing & Business on Brazil's Nomad Visa" og_description: "On Brazil's VITEM XIV you can freelance for foreign clients but not Brazilian ones, and you cannot run a Brazil-based business. The foreign-income rule, explained." og_image: "https://getbrazilvisa.com/og-camila.jpg" twitter_card: "summary_large_image" crawl_date: 2026-10-25 last_modified: 2026-09-09 language: "en-US" author: "Camila Araujo Mota" author_credential: "OAB-licensed Brazilian Immigration Lawyer (OAB/CE 50.065)" author_profile: "https://getbrazilvisa.com/camila-araujo-mota" reviewed_by: "Camila Araujo Mota" publisher: "GetBrazilVisa" source: "https://getbrazilvisa.com, Path B build-time prerender" --- # Can You Freelance for Brazilian Clients or Start a Business on the Visa? Written and legally reviewed by [Camila Araújo Mota](https://getbrazilvisa.com/camila-araujo-mota), [Brazilian Immigration Lawyer](https://getbrazilvisa.com/brazil-immigration-lawyer) · OAB/CE 50.065 · Last updated: September 9, 2026 On Brazil's VITEM XIV, freelancing is allowed, but only for clients outside Brazil. The visa's core condition is that your income comes from signed contracts with counterparties outside Brazil, so you can work for clients in the US, Europe, or anywhere abroad, but you cannot take on Brazilian clients or customers, not even an occasional one, or be paid by Brazilian companies. Owning a business is not enough on its own: store or platform sales and your own company's revenue do not qualify, and you need a contract with a separate foreign company or client. A VITEM XIV holder cannot open a CNPJ or an MEI in Brazil. If your goal is to serve the Brazilian market or open a local company, you would need a different category, such as the investor visa. ## You can - • Freelance or consult for clients outside Brazil. - • Invoice in any currency from foreign clients. - • Combine several contracts with clients outside Brazil to reach US$1,500 a month. - • Get paid into a foreign or Brazilian account, as long as the source is foreign. ## You cannot - • Take on Brazilian clients or local contracts. - • Open a CNPJ or an MEI in Brazil. - • Qualify on store sales, platform payouts or your own company's revenue alone. - • Provide paid services to customers inside Brazil. - • Earn any income whose source is a Brazilian entity. ## If you want the Brazilian market The digital nomad visa is the wrong tool for serving Brazilian customers. To open a local company or take Brazilian revenue, look at the [investor visa](https://getbrazilvisa.com/brazil-investor-visa). The digital nomad visa lasts up to two years and is not a path to [permanent residency](https://getbrazilvisa.com/brazil-permanent-residency-path); staying longer means qualifying for a different residency category. Freelancers staying within the rules should see the [freelancer income guide](https://getbrazilvisa.com/brazil-digital-nomad-visa-freelancer). Get a Brazilian immigration lawyer on your case Full Service: **$599**, paid once when you sign. Same price in Brazil (MigranteWeb) or abroad (consulate). Camila, our OAB-licensed immigration lawyer, personally handles your case. More questions: [browse all Brazil visa FAQs](https://getbrazilvisa.com/faq). ## Want a lawyer to check your case? Camila Araújo Mota (OAB/CE 50.065) reviews your exact situation before you submit. Start with the [freelancer's guide to the visa](https://getbrazilvisa.com/brazil-digital-nomad-visa-freelancer). ### Start with Camila Camila Araujo Mota, OAB-licensed Brazilian immigration lawyer, personally reviews every case. Answer a few questions, free, and she tells you where you stand. Start my free assessment Camila reads every case herself. **This page is general information, not legal advice.** It explains Brazilian immigration rules as they stood on the date shown, for a general audience. Reading it creates no lawyer-client relationship with Camila Araujo Mota (OAB/CE 50.065) or with GetBrazilVisa, and nobody here has reviewed your situation. Advice you can act on is advice Camila gives you directly in writing, in your own case, after she has seen your documents. Rules, fees, and processing times change without notice and consular practice varies by post, so verify anything you are about to rely on against the official source or ask us before you act. 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