Variant before vocabulary
Brazil and Portugal require an explicit edition decision before drafting. Register, syntax, address, punctuation, and reader expectations cannot be settled by isolated word swaps.
English to Portuguese book localization
Build a Portuguese edition for Brazil or Portugal without flattening the book's voice.
MAQUINE separates Brazilian and European Portuguese at the scope stage, then aligns voice, terminology, metadata, and publication assets to the contracted market.
Edition definition
Language pair is the beginning of scope, not the whole scope.
This route is built for english-language authors, independent publishers, agents, and backlist owners evaluating a portuguese-language edition. The public planning calculator considers target-market variant, genre, source-word count, and material complexity, but MAQUINE must review the scope before any proposal.
Edition corridor
English to Portuguese
Available variants
Brazil / Portugal
Published planning range
USD 0.08-0.12 per approved source word
The planning result responds to pair, market, genre, length, and scope. It is non-contractual. Complex layouts, specialist content, verse, extensive notes, and other material risks require human review.
Editorial control
Three decisions that materially shape this edition.
These are reviewed as connected editorial choices. A clean sentence is not enough if the register, target reader, and market-facing edition point in different directions.
Voice under pressure
Dialogue, humor, intimacy, professional language, and cultural references receive a voice record so later chapters do not drift from the approved opening.
Retail language
Title direction, blurb rhythm, keywords, categories, and contributor metadata are developed for the target market rather than copied from the source listing.
Base delivery
The localized manuscript arrives with its editorial record.
Portuguese title and subtitle options, target-market blurb, retailer description, search phrases, BISAC and Thema recommendations, and edition-specific copyright data. Publication packages are optional and remain visibly separate from the base localization.
- Human-led manuscript localization for the contracted language and target market
- Bilingual editorial revision and target-language reading pass
- Project terminology and voice record
- Document-level linguistic and consistency QA
- Consolidated rightsholder review round
- Final clean manuscript, approval log, and delivery manifest
Optional publication system
Add market-facing assets only where the edition needs them.
The three listed tiers are cumulative planning options. No tier is preselected, accepted, or payable until an approved proposal exists.
Optional tier
Metadata Essentials
A complete target-market identity for retailer, catalog, and distributor systems.
+ $495.00
Optional tier
Publication-Ready Edition
Everything in Metadata Essentials plus a finished digital and print interior.
+ $1,295.00
Optional tier
Market Launch
Everything in Publication-Ready Edition plus a guided retailer and launch handoff.
+ $2,195.00
Rights boundary
The target edition is defined without taking control away from the rightsholder.
The standard Studio service does not transfer Portuguese-language publishing rights. Any license, MAQUINE edition, or representation mandate is a separate written transaction.
Authority first
The submitting party confirms authority for Portuguese-language production in the selected territory and format.
Versioned scope
A planning estimate does not lock terms. Any future approved proposal must version the words, rate, market, package, payment split, and rights statement.
Declared-scope planning estimate
Plan the edition before sharing the manuscript.
Calculate a declared-scope planning estimate, choose one optional publication tier, and carry the saved scope into a manual review. The private Studio remains closed until its security and provider gates pass.