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Brazil travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Brazil: travel advice level, plug type C, 220V, emergency 190, currency BRL.

📷 Brasília · Arturdiasr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-10-28

Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about elections ('Warnings and insurance' and 'Safety and security' pages).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalBrasília
CurrencyBRL
LanguagesPortuguese
Calling code+55
Emergency numbers190 · 192 · 193
Plug typesType C
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population214M
Type C

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

European Space Agency · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Commons
Oscar Pereira da Silva · Public domain · Commons
Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 br · Commons
Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Ricardo Stuckert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ministério da Defesa · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Debret, Jean Baptiste, 1768-1848 · Public domain · Commons
Eiti Kimura · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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