fração
Published 5 November 2026, 06:07
A legally separate part of a building — what stands in for the word “flat” in documents when a building is divided among owners (propriedade horizontal). It is marked with a letter — fração A, B, N — and it can include not only the home but also a parking space and a storage room. The letter appears in the caderneta predial, the certidão permanente and the purchase contract.
Where you come across it. Caderneta predial, land registry extract, purchase contract, condominium rules.
The letter of the fração and the number on the door (“5.º dir.”) almost never match — this is not a mistake in the documents.