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Buying a home in Vitória: ITBI, fees, loan

ITBI read in the city's own law · notary and registry fees from the state's 2026 table · loan at the Banco Central average rate · census figures

In short

On a R$ 500 thousand home in Vitória (Espírito Santo), the ITBI transfer tax, the notary deed and the registration come to at least R$ 21,814. The city's ITBI rate is 2%. 28.8% of occupied homes were rented in the 2022 Census.

Calculate for Vitória

If you buy

ITBI, deed, registration and loan in Vitória

ITBI from the law of Vitória where Payotte read it, notary and registry fees from the Espírito Santo 2026 table. Change any field: the amounts are recalculated instantly.

Value chargedR$ 500,000
ITBI rate (general)2%
ITBI transfer taxR$ 10,000
Notary deed (escritura)R$ 7,255
Registration at the property registryR$ 4,560
Total of the lines aboveat least R$ 21,814
Largest loan (CMN cap, 80%)R$ 400,000 (80%)
Price payment, 30 years at 11.28%R$ 3,730
SAC first payment, 30 yearsR$ 4,690

Partial: the state's table gives the fees before state taxes and funds.

Purchase of a home by an individual. ITBI at the city's general rate on the higher of the price and the reference value; reduced rates, certificates and broker or lawyer fees (no official scale) are not included. The loan uses the Banco Central average rate on new housing loans, not an offer, before insurance, fees and TR correction. All the rates and sources.

If you sell

Capital gain and the income tax on it

Same federal rules in every city: the seller's tax residence decides.

Capital gainR$ 400,000
Income tax on the gainR$ 60,000
Average rate on the gain15%
Sale price after the taxR$ 1,140,000

Non-resident: withheld by the buyer (or the attorney of a non-resident buyer) on the date of the sale (Law 10,833, art. 26).

Gain = sale price − documented purchase cost in reais. Not computed: purchases before 1996, costs in foreign currency, improvements, the reduction factors FR1 and FR2 of a resident (the Receita's GCAP program computes them). Broker fees have no official scale and are not included. The capital gains calculator and its sources.

The questions, answered

How much are the purchase costs on a R$ 500 thousand home in Vitória?

On a R$ 500 thousand home in Vitória (Espírito Santo), ITBI transfer tax (2%) R$ 10,000, notary deed (escritura) R$ 7,255, registration at the property registry R$ 4,560: at least R$ 21,814 in all, from the rates and fee tables read on 15 October 2026 (the state's table gives the fees before state taxes and funds).

How much are the purchase costs on a R$ 1 million home in Vitória?

On a R$ 1 million home in Vitória (Espírito Santo), ITBI transfer tax (2%) R$ 20,000, notary deed (escritura) R$ 7,255, registration at the property registry R$ 4,560: at least R$ 31,814 in all, from the rates and fee tables read on 15 October 2026 (the state's table gives the fees before state taxes and funds).

What is the ITBI rate in Vitória?

Vitória charges ITBI at 2% of the value of the transfer (Lei nº 3.571/1989 art. 16 I (cooperativa) e Decreto nº 12.882/2006, as cited by the Prefeitura; law text itself not read); the same law sets a reduced rate of 1% for some purchases it defines (see the purchase costs calculator).

What monthly payment on a R$ 500 thousand home in Vitória?

A lender may finance at most 80% of a home's appraised value under the CMN rules (more with SAC), so R$ 400,000 on a R$ 500 thousand home. At 11.28% a year, the Banco Central average on new housing loans to individuals (August 2026), R$ 400,000 over 30 years costs R$ 3,730 a month with the Price system, or R$ 4,690 for the first month with SAC, before insurance and fees.

Do more people rent in Vitória than in Brazil as a whole?

In the 2022 Census, 28.8% of the 128,624 occupied homes in Vitória were rented and 66.1% owned by a resident, against 22.2% rented across Brazil (IBGE).

How much tax when you sell a home in Vitória?

Brazil's federal income tax rules apply in Vitória as everywhere in the country. A non-resident pays 15% on a gain up to R$ 5 million, rising by bands to 22.5%, with none of the residents' exemptions, withheld by the buyer on the day of the sale (Law 8,981, art. 21; Law 10,833, art. 26): bought R$ 800 thousand, sold R$ 1.2 million, the gain of R$ 400,000 costs R$ 60,000, or R$ 100,000 for a seller in a listed low-tax jurisdiction (25%). A resident is exempt when selling an only property for R$ 440,000 or less, with no other sale in five years, or when reinvesting the price in a home in Brazil within 180 days; otherwise the same bands apply before the reduction factors FR1 and FR2, which lower the tax.

How many people live in Vitória?

Vitória had 322,869 residents in the 2022 Census, and 343,935 in the IBGE estimate for 2026.

The figures

MeasureValueSource
ITBI transfer tax (2%), Vitória, on R$ 500 thousandR$ 10,000Lei nº 3.571/1989 art. 16 I (cooperativa) e Decreto nº 12.882/2006, as cited by the Prefeitura; law text itself not read
Notary deed (escritura), Vitória, on R$ 500 thousandR$ 7,255Espírito Santo 2026 fee table
Registration at the property registry, Vitória, on R$ 500 thousandR$ 4,560Espírito Santo 2026 fee table
Population, 2022 Census322,869IBGE
Population estimate, 2026343,935IBGE
Occupied homes rented, 2022 Census28.8%IBGE
Average rate, new housing loans to individuals (2026-08)11.28%Banco Central do Brasil, SGS 20774
Selic target, since 2026-09-1713.75%Banco Central do Brasil, Copom

No official, openly licensed series gives home prices city by city in Brazil: the FipeZap index forbids reuse, and the Banco Central publishes the median value of financed homes by state only.

Elsewhere in Espírito Santo

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