BRAZIL
| Useful things to know: |
| Prefix: |
+55 |
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| Money: |
1 Brazilian Real = 0.34807 Euro |
| Electricity: |
110/220V - 60Hz |
| Time Zone: |
GMT-3.00 |
Nationwide GSM and 3G Operators
| TIM Cellular S.A. (TIM BRASIL) |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Meu Jeito |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
BRL 15.00/15.00 - € 6.14/6.14 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
150 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 1800 - WCDMA 850/2100 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
TIM BRASIL, 724 02,03,04,08 |
| Coverage Map: |
GSM-World |
| States covered by GSM network: |
all Brazilian states |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
03/03/10 |
| TNL PCS S.A. (Oi) |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Oi Cartão |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
BRL 15.00/15.00 - € 6.14/6.14 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
180 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 1800 - WCDMA 2100 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Oi, 724 16,24,31 |
| Coverage Map: |
GSM-World |
| States covered by GSM network: |
Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba,
Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Pará, Amazonas, Amapá, Roraima,
Brasília (Distrito Federal), Acre, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná,
Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Santa Catarina and Tocantins. |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
03/03/10 |
| Claro |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Claro Cartão |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
BRL 15.00/15.00 - € 6.14/6.14 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
150 days |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 1800 - WCDMA 850/2100 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Claro, 724 05 |
| Coverage Map: |
GSM-World |
| States covered by GSM network: |
nationwide, except the Amazon basin States |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
03/03/10 |
| VIVO |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Vivo Pré |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
BRL 15.00/15.00 - € 6.14/6.14 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
90 days from activation |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 850/1900 - WCDMA 2100 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
VIVO, 724 06,10,11 |
| Coverage Map: |
GSM -
3G |
| States covered by GSM network: |
nationwide |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Last update: |
28/01/10 |
PLEASE READ BELOW!
There are different prices depending on the Brazilian region where you register your prepaid card.
Here we put the prices for the Minas Gerais region only;
for different regions the prices are very similar, only taxes change, but please check the official
websites of the four carriers to have a complete information.
Regional GSM Operators
| CTBC S/A |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
Você Pré-Pago |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
BRL 15.00/15.00 - € 6.14/6.14 |
| Card Validity after activation: |
180 days from activation |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 900/1800 - WCDMA 850/2100 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
CTBC Celular, 724 07 |
| Coverage Map: |
not available |
| States covered by GSM network: |
Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo. |
| Prepaid offer: |
not available |
| Last update: |
17/04/09 |
| Sercomtel Celular S/A |
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Prepaid Card Name: |
OK |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: |
??? |
| Card Validity after activation: |
??? |
| Net Frequency: |
GSM 900/1800 |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Sercomtel, 724 15 |
| Coverage Map: |
GSM-World |
| States covered by GSM network: |
Londrina |
| Prepaid offer: |
not available |
| Last update: |
17/04/09 |
Buying a Brazilian prepaid card
It is very easy now to buy prepaid SIM cards, they are available, mostly from OI, at newsstands and many other places.
There is no need to present a CPF (fiscal code), however in the first call the call is intercepted and the user must key in a CPF.
