The Brazilian tech market in 2026 is the largest in Latin America and the second largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Nubank, iFood, Stone, PicPay, Mercado Livre, plus the rising Florianópolis, Recife (Porto Digital), and Belo Horizonte hubs all hire on a recognizable Brazilian CV format — but increasingly with English versions ready for remote-LATAM roles paid in USD. Here's the structure that works for both paths. (English audit notes below for non-Portuguese-speaking readers.)
The Brazilian tech CV structure
- 01Cabeçalho (header).Nome completo · Cargo + Senioridade ("Engenheira de Software Sênior") · Cidade-UF (São Paulo - SP) · Telefone (+55 11 9XXXX-XXXX) · Email · LinkedIn · GitHub. Brazilian recruiters explicitly check LinkedIn even before opening attached CVs.
- 02Resumo Profissional (3-4 linhas).Lead with sector + scale + brand recognition. "Engenheira backend com 6 anos em fintech brasileiro (Nubank, Stone) e remoto para FAANG — sistemas de pagamento processando R$ 2,4B/ano."
- 03Pretensão Salarial (CLT vs PJ).Brazilian recruiters will ask both CLT and PJ rates in the first message. Have them ready: "CLT: R$ 18-22k + benefícios; PJ: R$ 22-28k/mês". Don't put on resume — bring up in initial conversation. The CLT-vs-PJ distinction is uniquely Brazilian and critical to negotiation.
- 04Competências Técnicas.Linguagens · Frameworks · Cloud · Bancos · Ferramentas. List Portuguese OR English (be consistent — don't mix). For LATAM-remote roles, English-only is fine; for local roles, Portuguese OR mixed ("Cloud: AWS (Soluções Arquitetadas)").
- 05Idiomas (CRITICAL section in Brazil).Português (Nativo), Inglês (Fluente / Avançado / Intermediário / Básico), Espanhol (relevant for LATAM-regional roles). Be honest about English level — many roles will test it in the first interview. Overstating costs you the round.
- 06Experiência Profissional.Reverse-chronological. Use action verbs and quantify in BRL for Brazilian roles, USD for FAANG-style roles. "Reduziu custo de infraestrutura em R$ 1,2M/ano (-32%)". Mention if you led teams ("Liderou time de 6 engenheiros").
- 07Formação Acadêmica.Universidade (USP/Unicamp/UFRJ/PUC carry weight) · Curso · Ano de conclusão. Mention thesis topic if relevant. CR ("Coeficiente de Rendimento") is rarely needed unless you're a recent graduate from a top program.
- 08Certificações.AWS, GCP, Azure, Scrum Master, Product Owner. Brazilian recruiters look for these heavily, especially for senior roles. List 4-10 with dates.
Comprimento, formato e a versão em inglês
Length: 1 page for <3 years; 2 pages for 3-8 years; 3 pages for staff/principal. Format: PDF, A4 (NOT US Letter). Filename: NomeSobrenome_CV_2026.pdf. If you're targeting LATAM-remote roles paid in USD or remote-from-Brazil at FAANG, have a separate English-language version ready — same content, English-formatted (no "Resumo", just "Summary"; no "Pretensão Salarial", just "Open to discussion").
Keywords Brazilian tech recruiters search for
- 01Empresa + setor."Nubank pagamentos", "iFood logística", "Stone adquirência" — Brazilian recruiters search company names + sector to find lateral candidates. Spell them correctly.
- 02Conformidade brasileira.LGPD, BACEN, CVM, Receita Federal — fintech and regulated industries filter heavily on these.
- 03Escala brasileira."50M+ usuários no Brasil", "R$ XB em TPV". Scale signals at Brazilian denominators (Nubank's 90M+ customers, iFood's 60M+ orders/month) anchor you to local market understanding.
- 04Remote-LATAM signals."Available in EST/PST overlap", "Comfortable working in English", "Available for time zones across LATAM" — these explicitly target remote-from-Brazil roles paid in USD, which command 30-80% premiums over local CLT.

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