Resume rules in Brazil
What employers in Brazil expect on a Currículo (or Curriculum Vitae), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Brazil, a resume for Brazil, or Currículo: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Portuguese.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Avoid
Avoid/Not standard; modern practice discourages inclusion
What the law says: Lei 9.029/1995 prohibits discrimination based on sex, origin, race, color, marital status, family situation, disability, age; photos create legal exposure through jurisprudential extension of these protections
Date of birth: Common
Common but increasingly optional, especially with younger recruiters
What the law says: Not legally restricted by statute; covered under LGPD non-discrimination principle
Marital status: Common
Common but optional; number of children sometimes included
What the law says: Not restricted but increasingly optional
Sex or gender: Not found
Not found specific practice
What the law says: LGPD non-discrimination principle applies
Nationality: Not found
Not found
What the law says: Not found specific requirement
National ID number: Avoid
Avoid including on CV
What the law says: CPF (tax identification) required for employment but should NOT appear on CV itself
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Currículo (or Curriculum Vitae)
- Language to submit in
- Portuguese
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages typical
- Address detail expected
- Address, telephone, email typical in personal information
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- LGPD non-discrimination principle; Lei 9.029 prohibits discrimination
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- LGPD covers health and sensitive personal data
- Employer may not ask for
- Lei 9.029/1995 prohibits discrimination based on physical appearance, race, gender; LGPD prohibits discriminatory data processing
- Named statutes
- Lei 9.029/1995 (Proíbe a exigência de atestados de esterilização); Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais - LGPD (Law 13.709/2018)
- Data protection regime
- Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) 2018, effective 2020; Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Lei 9.029/1995 (Prohibits discrimination based on physical appearance, race, gender, color, etc.)
- Local language source
- Portuguese
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Lei 9.029/1995 is clear on discrimination prohibition. LGPD includes non-discrimination principle. False information on CV can be criminal offense. CPF should not appear on CV.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this