Variant before vocabulary
The offered edition is PT-BR. A PT-PT edition requires separate scope because register, syntax, address, punctuation, and reader expectations cannot be settled by isolated word swaps.
English to Brazilian Portuguese book localization
English-to-Brazilian-Portuguese translation for your book
MAQUINE provides English-to-Brazilian-Portuguese literary translation and review for an agreed scope. Request an initial estimate for one title, without creating an account.
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Start with one title
Tell us the title and, if you know it, the approximate source-word count. We can discuss the work you want to delegate and its intended use by email; no manuscript or full onboarding is needed for this first conversation.
Current rates are USD 0.06, 0.08 or 0.10 per verified source word, depending on the agreed service scope, with a USD 299 minimum per target edition and standard 50/50 installments. A preliminary estimate can use your approximate word count; a firm quote and delivery date require confirmed scope and availability.
This is a paid translation and review service. Rights representation and publication require separate agreements.
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Language pair is the beginning of scope, not the whole scope.
This route is built for english-language authors, independent publishers, agents, and backlist owners evaluating a brazilian portuguese edition. The public planning calculator considers target-market variant, genre, source-word count, and material complexity, but MAQUINE must review the scope before any proposal.
Edition corridor
English to Brazilian Portuguese
Available variants
Brazil — PT-BR
Published planning range
USD 0.06 / 0.08 / 0.10 per verified source word · USD 299 minimum
The planning result responds to pair, market, genre, length, and scope. It is non-contractual. Complex layouts, specialist content, verse, extensive notes, and other material risks require human review.
Editorial control
Three decisions that materially shape this edition.
These are reviewed as connected editorial choices. A clean sentence is not enough if the register, target reader, and market-facing edition point in different directions.
Voice under pressure
Dialogue, humor, intimacy, professional language, and cultural references receive a voice record so later chapters do not drift from the approved opening.
Retail language
Title direction, blurb rhythm, keywords, categories, and contributor metadata are developed for the target market rather than copied from the source listing.
Base delivery
The localized manuscript arrives with its editorial record.
Portuguese title and subtitle options, target-market blurb, retailer description, search phrases, BISAC and Thema recommendations, and edition-specific copyright data. Publication packages are optional and remain visibly separate from the base localization.
- Human-led manuscript localization for the contracted language and target market
- Bilingual editorial revision and target-language reading pass
- Project terminology and voice record
- Document-level linguistic and consistency QA
- Consolidated rightsholder review round
- Final clean manuscript, approval log, and delivery manifest
Optional publication system
Add market-facing assets only where the edition needs them.
The three listed tiers are cumulative planning options. No tier is preselected, accepted, or payable until an approved proposal exists.
Optional tier
Metadata Essentials
A complete target-market identity for retailer, catalog, and distributor systems.
+ $495.00
Optional tier
Publication-Ready Edition
Everything in Metadata Essentials plus a finished digital and print interior.
+ $1,295.00
Optional tier
Market Launch
Everything in Publication-Ready Edition plus a guided retailer and launch handoff.
+ $2,195.00
Rights boundary
The target edition is defined without taking control away from the rightsholder.
A standard Studio project does not transfer Portuguese-language publishing rights. Any license, MAQUINE edition, or representation mandate is a separate written transaction.
Authority first
The submitting party confirms authority for Brazilian Portuguese-language production in the selected territory and format.
Versioned scope
A planning estimate does not lock terms. Any future approved proposal must version the words, rate, market, package, payment split, and rights statement.
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