Nearshore staffing and recruitment in Brazil
Hire in Brazil: the largest tech workforce in Latin America.
Brazil has the largest technology workforce in Latin America, concentrated in São Paulo, Campinas, Florianópolis and Belo Horizonte. São Paulo is on UTC−3, one to two hours ahead of New York, so a Brazilian engineer or analyst overlaps the entire Eastern business day. The working language is Portuguese, so we screen harder for English. nearshore.now employs your Brazilian hires under local law; you manage the work.
Brazil at a glance.
- Capital
- Brasília
- Talent hubs
- São Paulo, Campinas, Florianópolis, Belo Horizonte, Recife
- Time zone
- UTC−3, all year
Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019. São Paulo is one hour ahead of New York in the US summer and two hours ahead in the US winter. - Language
- Portuguese. English tested live for every candidate.
- Currency
- Brazilian real (BRL). You are invoiced in US dollars.
- Population
- about 215 million
- Flights
- São Paulo to Miami, about 8 h 30 min; São Paulo to New York, about 10 h.
- Overlap with US
- Eastern: 8 h in summer, 7 h in winter; Central: 7 h in summer, 6 h in winter; Mountain: 6 h in summer, 5 h in winter; Pacific: 5 h in summer, 4 h in winter. Working day 9:00–18:00 in both places.
Three reasons US companies hire in Brazil.
- 01
Scale in technology. Brazil’s software, fintech and e-commerce sectors are the biggest in the region, which means senior engineers, data scientists and product designers exist in numbers no other nearshore country matches.
- 02
Timing. São Paulo runs one to two hours ahead of New York with no clock changes, so Brazilian hires are online before your East Coast team and through its afternoon.
- 03
Data and quantitative depth. São Paulo and Campinas universities produce strong quantitative graduates, and Brazil’s fintechs have trained a generation of analysts and data engineers.
English
Portuguese is the working language, and English fluency is less common than in Argentina or Costa Rica. Senior professionals in São Paulo tech usually work in English every day, and those are the people we place. We do not shortlist anyone whose English we have not heard.
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The roles Brazil is strongest for.
Software engineers
The largest developer population in Latin America.
Hire software engineers DATAData & analytics
Fintech and e-commerce have trained deep data teams.
Hire data & analytics DESProduct designers
São Paulo has a mature product-design scene.
Hire product designers MKTMarketing & content
Bilingual marketers for US and Brazilian markets.
Hire marketing & contentWhat employing someone in Brazil involves.
You do not need to know any of this to hire. We employ your Brazilian hire under local law through our entities and partners and send you one invoice in US dollars. It is here so you know what your fee covers.
- Legal workweek: 44 hours under the CLT labor code.
- 13th salary: mandatory, paid in two installments in November and December.
- Paid vacation: 30 days per year plus a vacation bonus of one third of monthly salary.
- FGTS: a mandatory employer deposit of 8% of salary into a severance fund each month.
Questions about hiring in Brazil.
Other countries
01Do Brazilian professionals speak English?
The senior ones we place do, and we verify it in a live interview. English is less widespread in Brazil than in Argentina, so the screen is stricter and the shortlist is smaller.
02What time zone is São Paulo in?
UTC−3 all year, with no daylight saving time since 2019. That is one hour ahead of New York in the US summer and two hours ahead in the US winter.
03Are Brazilian labor laws a problem for US companies?
Not for you. Brazilian employment law is detailed, and that is why nearshore.now employs your hire under it through local entities and partners, and sends you one invoice.
04Can I hire in Brazil without a local entity?
Yes, through nearshore staffing: nearshore.now employs the professional under Brazil’s labor law and you pay one monthly invoice in US dollars. If you already have an entity or employer of record in Brazil, use nearshore recruitment instead: we run the same search and vetting, and you hire directly for a one-time fee.
Your first hire in Brazil could start next month.
Twenty minutes with us. No commitment. We’ll tell you if nearshore is right for the role.
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