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Information Sheet Last Updated: June 2004
Keeping in Touch
Details of organizations which can help sort out problems or give advice, such as embassies, consulates or cultural centers can be found in the Directory of individual towns and cities.
Thy system for dialing phone numbers in Brazil is different from some countries. The consumer must choose a telephone company for long distance and international calls by inserting a tow0digit code between the zero and the area code. For example, if you wanted to call Rio de Janeiro, you would dial 0xx21 where 0 is for a domestic call, xx is the code of the phone company you choose, and 21 is the area code for Rio de Janeiro.
Telephone company codes |
Emaratel 21 (nationwide)
Tele Centro-Sul 14 (Acre, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, Tocantins, and the cities of Brasílla and Pelotas) |
Telefônica 15 (state of Sao Palo)
Intelig 23 (nationwide)
CTBC-Telecom 12 (some parts of Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo state) |
Telemar 31 (Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerias, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima, Sergipe) |
At the moment, it is possible to call abroad from public telephones only in areas with large numbers of foreign travelers such as Rio de Janiero or Salvador. There are also boxes within most telephone offices for international calls. Make sure you buy at least one 90-unit card or pay the desk clerk after you call is finished. Time of day determines the rate you pay; nighttime is generally cheaper as well as weekends.
It is becoming more common to be able to get on line in Brazil. There are cyber cafés in most large towns with an hourly charge. You can use partial hours as well and the rate is prorated depending on the amount of time used.
