@rdbrookes.聽 There are a lot of hurdles that you and your fianc茅e will have to jump, but it may be doable.聽 You may need to spend a lot of time at the Brazilian Consulate until it's all settled and it will be useless to go there without her, so I would strongly suggest that she arrive with an open return, or one that she can extend at little or no charge.聽 This will be a process of weeks, maybe months (worst case!), but probably not years.
The "usual" way to proceed would be for the two of you to get married under Indian law, register your marriage at the Brazilian Consulate, and then for you to apply, with her active, in-person support, for a VITEM XI family reunion visa to return to Brazil with her.聽 There's a possibility that the Consulate could decline to register your marriage for lack of a birth certificate, but if you two can convince the Foreign Ministry to accept an alternative, the other agencies will probably fall into line.聽 So with that out of the way, let's begin:
1. What the various levels of Brazilian officialdom really need is an official document, by preference Indian, that lists the complete names of yourself and both of your parents on it.聽 This is necessary for all identity documentation in Brazil.聽 Does such an official document exist that can be issued to you by the Indian Government?聽 If it does, get at least four originals, and do that for every other document that I suggest.聽 One of those is for your files, and to make more copies.聽
2. To prove the beginning and end of your first marriage (and any others you may have had) you will have to provide to the Consulate, and when you get to Brazil, to the Federal Police, originals or authenticated copies of your (1.) your original Marriage Certificate, and (2.) the Divorce Decree ending that marriage.聽 Luckily for you, India is a party to the Apostille Convention:聽 you'll need to have apostilles affixed (in India) to the versions that you give to the Federal Police, and you'll need to have Sworn Translations prepared in Brazil and submitted with them.聽 This goes for any Indian documents you聽 submit.聽
3.聽 For the visa and for an Authorization of Residency from the Federal Police, you'll need a Criminal Background Check from the competent Indian authorities, and from any other country where you've lived during the preceding five years.聽 Same drill:聽 multiple originals, one with apostille, Sworn Translation required in Brazil.聽 BTW, never try to remove an apostille once affixed.聽 They're generally designed to destroy both themselves and the document to prevent tampering if removed.
4. Obtain the list of documents required for a VITEM XI from the Consulate.聽 As soon after your marriage as you can obtain your new Marriage Certificate and all your documents, arrange for you and your wife to go to the Consulate together to register your marriage.
5. If the Consulate accepts your official document identifying you and your parents, proceed. If they balk, tell them about the impossibility of getting your actual birth certificate and ask them what are the acceptable alternatives.聽 At this point, for your wife's sake, they have an interest in getting you into Brazil, and should cooperate.
6. When the Consulate registers your marriage, they'll give you a "Certid茫o de Registro de Casamento Consular"聽 They'll offer you an opportunity to buy "2a Vias", which are duplicate originals on plain paper -- check the original CAREFULLY to ensure that all information is correct, then spend the extra money!聽 You'll now have your first official Brazilian document that lists your parents on it.聽 Ask about how to schedule your VITEM XI application, and what additional documents, if any, you'll need to bring.
7. Following the advice above, apply for your VITEM XI.聽 Once you have it, you're good to go.
8. As soon as you're in Brazil, your wife (you can go with her, but she's the one doing this) should bring the Certid茫o from the Consulate to the Cart贸rio do 1o Of铆cio in her hometown and give it to them (this is why you have extras) to record in their books.聽 In seven to ten business days, she'll return to the cart贸rio to receive a "Traslado de Casamento" your official Brazilian Marriage Certificate.聽 Again, check it carefully before accepting it, and have any errors corrected.聽 You'll now have your SECOND official Brazilian document with your identifying information on it.
9. While you're waiting for the Traslado, have Sworn Translations made of all the documents that you'll be submitting to the Federal Police.聽 You can find Sworn Translators in your wife's city with a web search, and there are services that will perform Sworn Translations online and send you the files to print out.聽 I've had good experiences with fidelity.com.br, but there are now several.聽 Sworn Translations never expire, so you won't need to have the same document translated more than once, if you keep copies.
10. Make your appointment with the Federal Police to request your Authorization for Residency and your ID card, your CRNM.聽 Go as a couple, with the documents required on the Family Reunion checklist on their site, all your apostilled and translated documents.聽 Present only the documents on the checklist, but hold the others in reserve to answer any questions.聽 Chances are good that you'll come out a resident of Brazil.
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it was 45 years ago and I have no contacts in ARAMCO or in that country anymore. Surprisingly i lived there until i was 7 years old and it didn't seem like a document my parents thought I would need. WOW! 
