Country Code: +55
International Call Prefix: 00 then Carrier Code
Trunk Prefix: 0 then Carrier Code
This article contains a list of
area codes in
Brazil
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for telephone dialing. The area codes are distributed geographically, citing the main cities in each area.
Local phone numbers in Brazil observe an eight-digit pattern (''nnnn-nnnn'') for
landlines and nine digits (''nnnnn-nnnn'') for
mobile phone
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s. Mobile numbers share the same geographic area codes as landlines, but the first digit differentiates them. Landline numbers start with digits ''2'' through ''5''. Initial digits ''6'' through ''9'' are reserved for mobile numbers, but as of 2017 all mobile numbers in Brazil start with the digit ''9''. (There is an exception for some
iDEN mobile lines operated by
Nextel, which are eight digits long and start with ''7'' and disestablished in 2018.)
Area codes have two digits, and are often notated between parentheses: ''(aa) nnnn-nnnn''. For
long-distance call
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s within Brazil, a zero (''0'') must be dialed first, then a carrier selection code (for example, ''21'' for
Embratel and ''41'' for
TIM Brasil
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TIM Brasil was founded as a company in 1995, started commercial operations in 1998 and since 2002 has consolidat ...
), then the two-digit area code, then the local number. For example, to call the number ''2222-2222'' in
Fortaleza (area code ''85'') using
Oi (selection code ''31'') as the chosen carrier, one would dial 0 31 85 2222 2222.
For
international calls to Brazil, the international access code used in the calling country must be dialed (for example, ''011'' from the
United States
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and
Canada
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, ''00'' from
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and most other countries, or the actual "+" sign from some mobile networks), then Brazil's country code 55, then the two-digit area code, then the local eight- or nine-digit number. For example, to call the number ''3333-3333'' in
Rio de Janeiro
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(area code ''21'') from Europe, one would dial 00 55 21 3333 3333.
''1'' State of
São Paulo
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*11 –
São Paulo
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metropolitan area
*12 –
Vale do Paraíba (
São José dos Campos,
Taubaté,
Guaratinguetá) and Northern coast (
Ubatuba,
São Sebastião)
*13 –
Baixada Santista (
Santos,
São Vicente,
Guarujá) and Southern coast (
Registro
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,
Itanhaém)
*14 – Central (
Bauru,
Marília,
Botucatu
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)
*15 – Southwest (
Sorocaba,
Itapetininga)
*16 – Northeast (
Ribeirão Preto
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Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wi ...
,
Franca,
São Carlos)
*17 – Northwest (
São José do Rio Preto,
Catanduva
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,
Barretos)
*18 – West (
Presidente Prudente,
Araçatuba
Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 198,129 inhabitants ( IBGE/2020) and spans . The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Ara ...
)
*19 – Central-South (
Campinas
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,
Piracicaba,
Limeira)
''2'' States of
Rio de Janeiro
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and
Espírito Santo
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Rio de Janeiro
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(21, 22 and 24)
*21 – Greater
Rio de Janeiro
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and
Teresópolis
*22 – East and North (
Campos dos Goytacazes,
Cabo Frio,
Nova Friburgo)
*23 – reserved
*24 – West (
Petrópolis,
Volta Redonda,
Angra dos Reis)
*25 and 26 – reserved
Espírito Santo
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(27 and 28)
*27 – Central and North (
Vitória,
Linhares,
Colatina)
*28 – South (
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim,
Castelo)
*29 – reserved
''3'' State of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
*31 – Central (Greater
Belo Horizonte,
Sete Lagoas,
Ipatinga)
*32 – Southeast (
Juiz de Fora,
Muriaé,
Barbacena)
*33 – East and Northeast (
Governador Valadares,
Teófilo Otoni)
*34 – West (
Uberlândia,
Uberaba,
Patos de Minas)
*35 – Southwest (
Poços de Caldas,
Varginha,
Pouso Alegre)
*36 – reserved
*37 – Central-West (
Divinópolis)
*38 – North (
Montes Claros,
Diamantina
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)
*39 – reserved
''4'' States of Paraná and Santa Catarina
Paraná (41–46)
*41 – Greater
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area c ...
and coast (
Paranaguá)
*42 – Central-South (
Ponta Grossa,
Guarapuava)
*43 – Northeast (
Londrina,
Apucarana)
*44 – Northwest (
Maringá,
Umuarama
Umuarama is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Its population was 112,500 inhabitants in 2020.
Umuarama is one of the most important cities in Paraná, one of the three states of southern Brazil. The city elevation is 430 m (1,3 ...
)
*45 – West (
Foz do Iguaçu,
Cascavel)
*46 – Southwest (
Francisco Beltrão,
Pato Branco
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)
Santa Catarina (47–49)
*47 – Northeast (
Joinville,
Blumenau
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The city was founded by the German chemist and pharmacist Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau (181 ...
,
Itajaí
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)
*48 – Greater
Florianópolis and South (
Criciúma
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,
Tubarão)
*49 – Central and West (
Lages,
Chapecó)
''5'' State of Rio Grande do Sul
*51 – Greater
Porto Alegre
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, Central-South (
Santa Cruz do Sul), Northern coast (
Torres)
*52 – reserved
*53 – South (
Pelotas,
Rio Grande
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The length of the Rio ...
,
Bagé)
*54 – North (
Caxias do Sul,
Passo Fundo)
*55 – Central, West and Northwest (
Santa Maria,
Uruguaiana,
Ijuí)
*56–59 – reserved
''6'' Central-West Region and states of Tocantins,
Acre
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and
Rondônia
Federal District (part of 61)
*61 – entire Federal District (
Brasília
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) and
surrounding area of Goiás state
Goiás (part of 61, plus 62 and 64)
*61 –
area surrounding Brasília
*62 – Central and North (Greater
Goiânia,
Anápolis)
*64 – South and West (
Rio Verde,
Itumbiara,
Catalão)
Tocantins (63)
*63 – entire State of Tocantins (capital city
Palmas)
Mato Grosso (65 and 66)
*65 – Southwest (
Cuiabá,
Cáceres)
*66 – East and North (
Rondonópolis,
Sinop)
Mato Grosso do Sul (67)
*67 – entire State of Mato Grosso do Sul (capital city
Campo Grande
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)
Acre
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(68)
*68 – entire State of Acre (capital city
Rio Branco)
Rondônia (69)
*69 – entire State of Rondônia (capital city
Porto Velho)
''7'' States of
Bahia
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and
Sergipe
Bahia
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(71, 73–75, 77)
*71 – Greater
Salvador
*72 – reserved
*73 – South (
Ilhéus,
Itabuna,
Porto Seguro,
Jequié
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)
*74 – Northwest (
Juazeiro)
*75 – Northeast (
Feira de Santana
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)
*76 – reserved
*77 – Southwest and West (
Vitória da Conquista,
Barreiras)
*78 – reserved (formerly used by
Embratel for maritime telecommunications and for the RENPAC dialled data communication system)
Sergipe (79)
*79 – entire State of Sergipe (capital city
Aracaju)
''8'' Northeast Region
Pernambuco
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(81 and 87)
*81 – East (Greater
Recife
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,
Caruaru,
Fernando de Noronha)
*87 – Central and West (
Petrolina,
Garanhuns)
Alagoas
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(82)
*82 – entire State of Alagoas (capital city
Maceió)
Paraíba (83)
*83 – entire State of Paraíba (capital city
João Pessoa)
Rio Grande do Norte (84)
*84 – entire State of Rio Grande do Norte (capital city
Natal)
Ceará (85 and 88)
*85 – Greater
Fortaleza
*88 – Central, West and South (
Juazeiro do Norte,
Sobral)
Piauí
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Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 ...
(86 and 89)
*86 – North (
Teresina,
Parnaíba
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)
*89 – Central and South (
Picos,
Floriano)
''9'' North Region and the state of Maranhão
Pará (91, 93 and 94)
*91 – Northeast (Greater
Belém,
Capanema)
*93 – Central and West (
Santarém,
Altamira)
*94 – Southeast (
Marabá,
Carajás)
Amazonas (92 and 97)
*92 – Northeast (Greater
Manaus,
Itacoatiara,
Parintins)
*97 – Central, South and West (
Coari,
Tabatinga,
Humaitá)
Roraima (95)
*95 – entire State of Roraima (capital city
Boa Vista)
Amapá (96)
*96 – entire State of Amapá (capital city
Macapá)
Maranhão (98 and 99)
*98 – North (Greater
São Luís,
Pinheiro)
*99 – Central and South (
Imperatriz,
Caxias)
Exceptions
In a few exceptional cases, some area codes span state borders to cater for tightly integrated interstate communities:
*Two villages straddle the Preto river on the
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
–
Rio de Janeiro
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state border. So, the village of Maringá (not to be confused with the
homonymous large city in the State of
Paraná) lies partly in the Rio de Janeiro municipality of
Itatiaia and partly in the Minas Gerais municipality of
Bocaina de Minas, while the village of Porto das Flores is divided between the municipalities of
Rio das Flores (Rio de Janeiro) and
Belmiro Braga
Belmiro Braga is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil close to the border with Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state. It was emancipated from Juiz de Fora in 1962. As of 2020, the estimated population was 3,425 inhabitants.
Geograp ...
(Minas Gerais). Both sides of these villages use the Rio de Janeiro area code 24. Outside these villages, their respective Minas Gerais municipalities use the proper regional area code 32.
*Two border cities in the State of
Paraná are contiguous with larger cities in
Santa Catarina and use area codes from the latter state:
Rio Negro (contiguous with
Mafra) uses area code 47, and
Barracão (contiguous with
Dionísio Cerqueira) uses area code 49.
*Conversely, the border city of
Porto União
Porto União is a city located in the Northern Plateau in the State of Santa Catarina and on the left bank of Iguazu River, bordering the city of União da Vitória, Paraná. In 2020, its population was estimated in 35,543 inhabitants.
History ...
in the State of
Santa Catarina is contiguous with the larger
Paraná city of
União da Vitória and uses the latter state's area code 42.
*The cities of
Barão de Grajaú and
Alto Parnaíba, in the State of
Maranhão, are respectively conurbated with
Floriano and
Santa Filomena, in the State of
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 ...
, and use the latter state's area code 89 for landlines. Most local mobile phones in Alto Parnaíba, though, use Southern Maranhão area code 99. Also in Maranhão, the city of
Timon, which is next to the Piauí capital city of
Teresina, formerly used northern Piauí area code 86, but now it uses the Maranhão area code 99.
*Area code 61 primarily serves the
Federal District (comprising the national capital city,
Brasília
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), but it also serves some surrounding municipalities in the State of
Goiás, such as
Formosa,
Valparaíso de Goiás and
Luziânia
Luziânia is municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. This city is a producer of agricultural products including soybeans and beans.
Location
Luziânia is located 68 km south of Brasília and is part of the area, called Entorno do ...
. Formerly, area code 61 was even larger and used to include northwestern
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
(
Unaí,
Paracatu), now in that state's area code 38.
* Until the 1990s, the city of
Paranaíba, in the state of
Mato Grosso do Sul and served by Companhia Telefônica do Brasil Central (now
Algar Telecom) used the code 176. Today, this city, like the others in this state, use the area code 67. Until 1997, the city of
Fronteira was connected to the network of the municipality of
Icém, which used the code 172, and this year the network was transferred to Companhia Telefônica do Brasil Central and started to use the area code 34.
See also
*
Telephone numbers in Brazil
*
Carrier selection codes in Brazil
The Brazilian telephone numbering plan uses a two-digit area code plus eight-digit local phone numbers for landlines and nine digits for mobile lines. Public utility services use short phone numbers (usually three digits), always starting wi ...
References
ITU allocations list
External links
List of all area codes (DDD codes) in Brazil
{{South America topic, Telephone numbers in
Brazil
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Dialing codes