Staffing and recruiting in Brazil
Staffing and recruiting in Brazil
One partner to source, hire, employ and pay your team in Brazil. SILA runs the search, holds the employment relationship where you need it, and stays accountable once the team is live.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 55–75%
- Time to start
- 7–15 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- BRL
Brazil at a glance
How does staffing in Brazil work?
SILA recruits in Brazil, then employs the hire directly, through an employer of record, or on your own entity. Statutory employer burden is 55–75% of gross salary. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,782 to $4,226 per month, all in. A professional search takes 2 to 4 weeks. Last verified 2026-08-21.
- Coverage status
- SILA launch-ready
- Service fee assumption
- 15% blended, on salary plus burden
- Data last verified
- 2026-08-21
Roles SILA places in Brazil, with landed cost
Gross monthly salary, USD equivalent, before employer burden. Landed cost adds statutory employer burden and a blended service fee. Verified 2026-08-21.
| Role | Gross monthly salary | Monthly landed cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual customer support | $1,000 to $2,100 | $1,782 to $4,226 |
| Software engineering | $4,200 to $9,400 | $7,486 to $18,918 |
| Accounting & finance | $1,650 to $4,000 | $2,942 to $8,050 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $1,050 to $2,400 | $1,872 to $4,830 |
| Sales development | $1,200 to $3,000 | $2,139 to $6,037 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,200 to $2,750 | $2,139 to $5,535 |
How SILA staffs in Brazil
- Sourcing across Portuguese-first; English strong in tech and multinational hubs.
- Screening to a written standard, with the scorecard shared before you interview.
- Your choice of employment model, chosen for the outcome and reshaped as the operation evolves.
- Replacement cover and performance management after the start date, not just at placement.
- Coverage for Software engineering, Data and analytics, Finance & controlling, Domestic market sales and the wider role families in the table above.
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Sources and last verification
Last verified 2026-08-21. Every launch-ready statutory assumption resolves to the institution that administers the contribution or the labour code that creates the entitlement. Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti remain SILA feasibility-review markets: their employer cost is confirmed during the feasibility review, not published as a standard payroll benchmark.
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Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS)Employer social security contributions.
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Caixa Econômica Federal — FGTSFGTS employer deposits.
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Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT)13th salary, vacation plus one third, union terms.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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