1. A legal or social arrangement between two people who live together in a committed relationship without being formally married
The court recognized their stable union and granted them inheritance rights.
O tribunal reconheceu a sua união estável e concedeu-lhes direitos de herança.
2. In Brazilian law, a legal relationship between two people of opposite or same sex living together with the intent of establishing a family, with specific legal protections and rights
Same-sex stable unions have been legally recognized in Brazil since 2011.
As uniões estáveis entre pessoas do mesmo sexo foram legalmente reconhecidas no Brasil a partir de 2011.