Brazil travel advice, temperature, rainfall, SIM cards, ATM and road rules

Brazil 🇧🇷

Brazil is part of Americas with main city at Brasilia. Its Developing country with a population of 206M people. The main currency is Brazilian Real. The languages spoken are Portuguese. the Federative Republic of Brazil is the formal name of Brazil It is adviced to High degree of caution Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs, languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~25.64 °C   🌧 ~156.08 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 206M people

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⚠️ Travel advice

High degree of caution

From 17 June 2019 Australians won't need a visa to travel to Brazil for tourism or business. The Venezuelan Government has reopened its land border with Brazil. There’s an increased risk of violent protest and unrest occurring in this border region (see Safety and security). We haven’t changed the level for Brazil – exercise a high degree of caution.

issued date: June 19, 2019

Weather

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General

🔌 Sockets

Brazil uses 127/220V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type N.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Portuguese

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Brazil uses the Brazilian real (symbol: R$), code BRL.Banknotes come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 reals. Real is subdivided into 100 centavos. Coins come in denominations of 1 real and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavos.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are everywhere in Brazil. Pretty much anywhere you look there will be an ATM. Brazil has one of the highest ATM densities in the world.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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📡 Internet

Internet speed in Brazil is on average 4.1 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Brazil is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 86.83 BRL, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 7 telecoms: Algar Telecom, Claro, Nextel, Oi, Sercomtel, TIM or Vivo. Brazil uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Brazil upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Brazil, dial +, then 55 (the country code for Brazil), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Brazil, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 11 .

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Brazil you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 40-60 km/h (24-37 mph) in all built-up areas, 60-80 km/h (37-49 mph) on undivided highways, 80-120 km/h (49-74 mph) on motorways and 80-120 km/h (49-74 mph) on expressways.

🆘 Emergency

Police

112, 113

Ambulance

118

Fire department

115

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Last updated: October 8, 2019