Personal Assistant · Brazilian Clients
Your personal assistant in Paris,
for clients from Brazil.
Book & Smile is the personal assistant Brazilian clients rely on in Paris: one trusted, bilingual person who handles visa-free 90-day stays planned properly, apostilled and sworn-translated documents, banking and CPAM files for longer stays, Portuguese-speaking doctors, and the Brazilian community's schools and addresses. Open every day, 8:00 to 20:00 Paris time — and 24/7 for members. You ask. We handle it.
São Paulo is 4 to 5 hours behind Paris. Paris keeps its own hours, its own language and its own paperwork — and none of it waits for you to arrive.
From Brazil, every French file — the visa appointment, the bank, the doctor, the school, the préfecture — takes a phone call in French during Paris hours, then a follow-up, then another. The distance turns simple tasks into weeks.
What if one trusted person in Paris carried the whole file for you, in your language, on your schedule?
What we handle for Brazilian clients
- Before you land — visa appointments, invitation letters, apostilled and translated documents, the arrival plan confirmed in writing
- French administration — préfecture and ANEF, OFII, CPAM and carte Vitale, impôts, insurance — filed, followed up, closed
- Banking — the right appointment, the complete documentation, the account opened without a second trip
- Health — English-speaking (or your language) doctors, specialists and hospitals booked; medical stays organised end to end
- Family — schooling and university files, activities, household staff and suppliers engaged properly
- Everyday life — reservations, drivers, sourcing, gifts, the Paris houses and the tables you want — one message, handled
What Brazilian clients actually delegate in Paris
Brazilians enter the Schengen area visa-free for short stays, which makes the 90-days-in-180 rule the first thing to plan around; longer stays require a long-stay visa obtained before departure. Documents issued in Brazil — birth and marriage certificates, diplomas — generally need an apostille and a sworn translation before a French administration accepts them. Once in Paris, the recurring files are the usual ones: CPAM and carte Vitale, banking, schooling, and the Portuguese-speaking doctor or paediatrician a family wants to find quickly.
We work in English and French, with Portuguese-speaking contacts available on request. São Paulo is four to five hours behind Paris: a message sent in your afternoon is handled before Paris closes for the day.
Families, executives and frequent visitors
Brazilian families often spend the European summer or a school year in Paris; executives come for board cycles and Fashion Week; many clients own or rent a residence they use several times a year. In each case we keep the file open between visits, so the apartment is ready, the suppliers are paid and the first dinner is booked before you land.
What we are not
We are not an immigration firm, a tax adviser or a property agency. We coordinate the professionals you choose and make sure their decisions are executed — in French, on the ground.
Brazilian clients who retain us
Brazilian families spending part of the year in Paris
Executives posted to France
Brazilian clients with a residence or a business here
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FAQ
Do you work with clients based in Brazil before they arrive in Paris?
Yes. Most Brazilian clients brief us from Brazil, by WhatsApp or call, weeks before arriving. Visa appointments, documents, banking and the arrival itinerary are prepared so that Paris is operational on day one.
What languages do you work in?
We work in English and French, with Portuguese-speaking contacts on request. France is handled in French; you are updated in writing in the language you choose.
What are your hours, given the time difference?
São Paulo is 4 to 5 hours behind Paris. We are open every day, 8:00 to 20:00 Paris time, for new requests — and 24/7 for members, so an urgent matter is never left to the next morning.
How does the engagement work, and is it discreet?
One-off assistance for a single file, or a monthly membership (Essential, Executive, Private Office) for ongoing support. Terms are agreed in a private consultation. NDA on request; one dedicated point of contact.
Can you organise apostilles and sworn translations?
We coordinate them: identifying which documents need an apostille in Brazil before departure, and arranging sworn translations in Paris by translators on the official court list.
Do you have Portuguese-speaking contacts?
Yes, on request — for medical appointments, schools and any situation where you prefer Portuguese.
Consider it handled.
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