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Brazil Phone System : (country code: +55-49)
national long distance
national prefix: 0
area code: — ( 2 digits)
number: —- —- ( 8 digits)
Brazil’s numbering plan
changed in 2005
(in 2004 Brazil had
39 million land lines)
mobil calls
mobil prefix: ?
(in 2004 Brazil had
47 million mobil lines)
international calls
international prefix: 00
example:
calling from Brazil
to France
00 33 I 422I IIII
II rue des IIaIIes
PARIS Ier
usefull numbers
operator
Information I02
Fire
Police I90
Brazil’s phonesystem
is regluated by Anatel
calling to Brazil
from USA 0II 55
from most Countries 00 55
+55 — —- —- ( I0 digits after the country code)
Major area codes for Brazil : 55-85 / Fortaleza55-14 / Botucatu55-73 / Camacan, Coaraci, Eunapolis, Ibicarai, Ilheu55-19 / Campinas55-84 / Natal55-32 / Juiz de Fora55-49 / Cacador55-62 / Goiania55-95 / Boa Vista55-17 / Barretos55-74 / Campo Formoso55-82 / Maceio55-27 / Vitoria55-45 / Braganey55-31 / Belo Horizonte55-24 / Angra dos Reis55-33 / Aguas Formosas, Almenara, Atalaeia55-13 / Santos55-15 / Capao Bonito55-92 / Manaus55-51 / Porto Alegre55-69 / Porto Velho55-55 / Alegrete, Cerro Largo, Cruz Alta, Frederico Westphalen, Iju55-53 / Bage55-37 / Abaete, Arcos, Bambui, Bom Despacho, Buritizeiro, Divinopoli55-532 / Pelotas55-77 / Barreiras55-11 / Sao Paulo55-86 / Teresina55-41 / Paranagua55-35 / Alfenas, Andrada, Baependi, Boa Esperanca55-46 / Ampere55-47 / Balneario Camboriu55-61 / Brasilandia55-16 / Ribeirao Preto55-18 / Andradina55-83 / Joao Pessoa55-63 / Palmas55-44 / Assis Chateaubriand55-12 / Sao Jose dos Campos55-43 / Londrina55-91 / Belem55-34 / Araguari, Araxa, Campina Verde, Carmo do Paranaiba55-48 / Florianopolis55-81 / Recife55-67 / Aquidauana, Bandeirantes55-88 / Acopiara, Aquiraz, Aracati, Barbalha, Barreiras55-75 / Alagoinhas55-98 / Sao Luiz55-42 / Castro55-7 / or 8 are being changed to obey a determination of ANATEL55-71 / Salvador55-54 / Bento Goncalves, Bom Jesus55-68 / Brasileia, Cruzeiro do Sul55-65 / Cuiaba55-38 / Bocaiuva, Corinto, Curvelo, Janauba, Januaria, Joao Pinheiro55-21 / Rio de Janeiro55-79 / Aracaju55-96 / Macapa
About Brazil : Capital: Brasilia
discovered in 1500 by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, 1815 independant Kingdom
linked to Portugal, 1822 Brazilian Emperor became independant from Portugal, 1889 Kingdom became Republik, divided into 20 States
1930-1945 and 1950-1954 Getulio Vargas (1883-1954) President
Democracy since 1946
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National holiday: Independance, Sep 7 (1822)
Languages:
Brasilian (Portugese) and 180 indian languages (Tupi, Guarani, Ge, Arwak, Karib)Politics:
chead of State: PresidentEconomy:
GNP $1.49 trillion (2004), GNP/person $8,100 (2004)), home to 3/500 largest companies
Currency:
1 Real (BRL) = 100 ?? , 2.9249 BRL = 1 $ US (2004), 1.8301 BRL = 1 $ US (2000Geography:
Pico da Neblina 3014m
longest river: Amazonas (also largest river of the World)
access to 10 neighbour countries
west: Peru and Bolivia
north: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
south: Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay
east: Atlantic More:
Argentina 1,224 km, Bolivia 3,400 km, Colombia 1,643 km,
French Guiana 673 km, Guyana 1,119 km, Paraguay 1,290 km,
Peru 1,560 km, Suriname 597 km, Uruguay 985 km, Venezuela 2,200 km
