Do I have to revalidate my Brazilian degree in Portugal?

Not on the CONFEA reciprocity route, if you qualify for it. Outside that route, revalidation by a Portuguese university is the normal path.

Are technologists covered by the arrangement?

No. It excludes technologists, and also geology, geography and meteorology.

Can I call myself Ingenieur in Germany?

Only under the law of the Land where you work, through its chamber. The role itself may not require the title.

equivalence

What does a Brazilian engineering degree open in Portugal and in Germany?

The two answers are not alike. Portugal has a route built for Brazilian engineers, and Germany protects the word itself.

short answer

Portugal and Brazil hold a reciprocity arrangement between CONFEA and the Ordem dos Engenheiros. Under it a qualifying Brazilian engineer registers without revalidating the diploma. Germany has no such arrangement, and each Land protects the title itself.

the mapping we use

graduação em engenharia, CREA

Brazil

MEC / CONFEA level 3 600 h or moreconfidence: documented

The hour count is what the reciprocity arrangement reads first.

mestrado integrado em engenharia

Portugal

QNQ / EQF level 7confidence: comparable

The usual Portuguese route to the engineer title, five years of study.

membro da Ordem dos Engenheiros

Portugal

Ordem dos Engenheiros level registrationconfidence: documented

A registration, not a diploma. The reciprocity route avoids the admission exam.

Ingenieur (protected title)

Germany

Ingenieurgesetz, per Land level per Landconfidence: documented

Sixteen laws and sixteen chambers. There is no single federal rule.

This page compares framework levels. It is not a recognition decision: only the national body of the destination country can issue one.

what a recruiter should read into it

The arrangement asks for a full engineering degree, an active registration and paid-up membership. Technologists are excluded.
In Germany the word Ingenieur is protected by the Land, through its chamber. The job may be held without using the title.
Write the degree in Portuguese, then the hour count, then the CREA number. Those three are what a reader checks.

questions people actually ask

Do I have to revalidate my Brazilian degree in Portugal?: Not on the CONFEA reciprocity route, if you qualify for it. Outside that route, revalidation by a Portuguese university is the normal path.
Are technologists covered by the arrangement?: No. It excludes technologists, and also geology, geography and meteorology.
Can I call myself Ingenieur in Germany?: Only under the law of the Land where you work, through its chamber. The role itself may not require the title.

sources

The Ordem dos Engenheiros in Portugal, the Brazilian ministry of education, and the German federal chamber of engineers.

What does a Brazilian engineering degree open in Portugal and in Germany?

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