About us
brillianttranslations is a specialist translation studio in northern Portugal, based in Braga.
What we are
brillianttranslations is a specialist translation studio, founded in Braga in 2014. We are not a generalist translation agency. We work in six specific subject areas: academic and research, EU and public sector, healthcare and social services, financial and accounting, architecture and engineering, and notarial and apostille translation.
The reason for this restriction is straightforward: specialist translation requires subject knowledge, not just language proficiency. A translator who does not understand the structure of a financial statement cannot translate IFRS notes well, regardless of how well they know the languages involved.
Every project goes through internal review by a second linguist before leaving our system. We do not use machine translation for any document, including post-edited machine translation.
How we work
Subject specialists
Our translators hold qualifications or professional experience in the areas they translate into. This is non-negotiable.
Double review
Each project is reviewed by a second independent linguist before delivery. The reviewer is different from the translator and equally competent in the subject area.
Digital delivery
All our services are delivered digitally. You receive files in the same format you sent, plus a clean PDF.
Where we are
We are based in Braga, in northern Portugal. Braga is one of Portugal's most active academic cities, home to the University of Minho and several research institutes, which shapes the kind of work we do.
Although based in Braga, we work with clients across Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, and with international clients who need translation from and into Portuguese.