There are 4 mobile operators in Brazil, which share 97% of all subscribers
In addition, there are 2 regional providers
A foreigner can buy and activate a SIM card in Brazil only at the operator’s communication offices with the presentation of the original foreign passport. And considering the fact that almost no one speaks English in Brazil, tourists experience difficulties in the process of activating and using local mobile communications and the Internet. That is why some operators have developed special packages aimed at people with a short stay in Brazil.
In the communication salon, you need to explain that you will be in Brazil for no more than 30 days and you need a SIM card – pinch. The cost of such a temporary tariff with the TIM operator is around 150 reais or a little more, including unlimited calls to your operator and 7 gigabytes of Internet.
Where to buy SIM cards in Brazil?
SIM cards can be bought in communication salons, which are located, as a rule, in shopping centers of the city.
How to activate a SIM card in Brazil?
If you have purchased a regular SIM card, you can activate it at the branch of this operator by presenting the original passport.
Where to top up your mobile phone bill in Brazil?
You can top up your phone bill at newsstands, various shops, supermarkets, Ipiranga gas stations and pharmacies. Most often, only cash reals are accepted to top up the phone account. Supermarkets and pharmacies also accept bank cards. If you see the inscription: Recarga de celular at a store or kiosk, then there is a phone bill top-up here.
You can also top up your phone bill through the operator’s website with a credit card. Account top-up: TIM , CLARO, OI , VIVO .
How to find out the balance of the phone account?
- TIM : *222#
- CLEAR : *544#
- OI : call or SMS to the number *8000
- VIVO : *804
Brazil state codes
- Rio de Janeiro (RJ – Rio de Janeiro) – 21 , 22, 24
- São Paulo (SP – São Paulo) – 11 , 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
- Acre (AC – Acre) – 68
- Alagoas (AL – Alagoas) – 82
- Amazonas (AM – Amazonas) – 92, 97
- Amara (AP – Amapá) – 96
- Bahia (BA – Bahia) – 71, 73, 74, 75, 77
- Ceará (CE – Ceará) – 85, 88
- Federal District (DF – Distrito Federal) – 61
- Espírito Santo (ES – Espírito Santo) – 27, 28
- Гояс (GO – Goiás) – 61, 62, 64
- Maranhão (MA – Maranhão) – 98, 99
- Minas Gerais (MG – Minas Gerais) – 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38
- Mato Grosso do Sul (MS – Mato Grosso do Sul) – 67
- Mato Grosso (MT – Mato Grosso) – 65, 66
- Pará (PA – Pará) – 91, 93, 94
- Paraiba (PB – Paraíba) – 83
- Pernambuco (PE – Pernambuco) – 81, 87
- Piauí (PI – Piauí) – 86, 89
- Paraná (PR – Paraná) – 41, 42.43, 44, 45, 46
- Rio Grande do Norte (RN – Rio Grande do Norte) – 84
- Rondônia (RO – Rondônia) – 69
- Roraima (RR – Roraima) – 95
- Rio Grande do Sul (RS – Rio Grande do Sul) – 51, 53, 54, 55
- Santa Catarina (SC – Santa Catarina) – 47, 48, 49
- Sergipe (SE – Sergipe) – 79
- Tocantins (TO – Tocantins) – 63