The Brazil country code is +55 — reaching Latin America's largest economy + 216 million Brazilians, with 254 million mobile subscriptions across Vivo, Claro, TIM and the world's 5th-largest mobile market. Pick São Paulo 11, Rio 21, Brasília 61 or any of 67 DDD area codes.
Brazil was assigned +55 by the ITU in 1949 — placing it in zone 5 alongside Mexico, Colombia, Argentina + most of Latin America. Here is how Brazil's DDD (Discagem Direta a Distância) system works.
Brazil has used the +55 country code since 1949, when the ITU placed it in zone 5 alongside Mexico +52, Argentina +54, Colombia +57, Cuba +53 and Chile +56. The "5" suffix was the 5th single-digit slot in zone 5 — keeping Brazil short despite its size.
Brazil's telecom industry is regulated by ANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações). Three major mobile carriers operate: Vivo (Telefónica, ~85M subs), Claro (América Móvil, ~85M), TIM Brasil (~60M), and the smaller Algar Telecom, Sercomtel + Nextel. All are GSM/LTE/5G — Brazil deployed 5G in São Paulo in July 2022.
Brazilian area codes are called <b>DDD</b> codes (Discagem Direta a Distância — Direct Distance Dialing). Every DDD is exactly 2 digits — 11 São Paulo, 21 Rio de Janeiro, 31 Belo Horizonte, 41 Curitiba, 51 Porto Alegre, 61 Brasília, 71 Salvador, 81 Recife, 85 Fortaleza, 92 Manaus. The DDD does <b>not</b> have a leading 0 like most countries — you do not drop a "0" when dialing internationally.
Brazil added a "9" to all mobile numbers. In 2014-2016 ANATEL added a leading 9 to every Brazilian mobile number — so 11 8765-4321 became 11 9 8765-4321. The reason: Brazil ran out of mobile inventory in the largest DDDs (São Paulo 11 hit 95% capacity by 2010). All Brazilian mobile numbers are now 11 digits total (DDD + 9 + 8-digit subscriber).
A Brazilian phone number in international format is written as +55 [DDD] [local]. For example, +55 11 3232 1000 for a São Paulo landline (DDD 11), +55 21 2333 4444 for a Rio de Janeiro landline, or +55 11 9 8765 4321 for a São Paulo mobile (note the leading 9 added in 2014).
Brazilian mobile numbers are 11 digits domestically (DDD + 9 + 8) — the leading 9 is the mandatory mobile-indicator digit added by ANATEL in 2014-2016. Landlines remain 10 digits (DDD + 8). Brazil has no leading 0 to drop on the DDD — you dial the DDD directly after +55 from abroad.
From the Amazon rainforest of Manaus (DDD 92) to the financial heart of Avenida Paulista in São Paulo (DDD 11), every Brazilian number lives behind a +55. Pick the DDD that matches your state capital.
Every country uses a different international exit code before the +55 Brazil country code. From any mobile, the + symbol replaces the exit code automatically — so +55 11 9 8765 4321 works worldwide. Brazilian DDDs do not have a leading 0 — you dial the DDD directly after +55.
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+55 reaches LatAm's largest economy + the most WhatsApp-saturated country on Earth (147M Brazilian users). PIX, Open Banking + Mercado Livre all verify with +55.
Brazilian banks (Itaú, Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, Nubank, Caixa, Inter, BTG) + the PIX instant-payment system + Mercado Pago, PagBank verify with +55 mobile. Foreign numbers face elevated fraud-flagging.
Brazil has 147M WhatsApp users — over 99% smartphone penetration in metros. WhatsApp Business is the dominant Brazilian customer-service channel. A +55 mobile lands in Brazilian WhatsApp without "international" flags.
A DDD 11 prefix says "São Paulo — Avenida Paulista, Faria Lima, Vila Olímpia, Berrini". The largest Latin American city + financial capital. DDD 21 says "Rio Zona Sul + Copacabana + Ipanema". DDD 61 says "Brasília + federal government".
+55 routes to 254M Brazilian mobile subscriptions across Vivo, Claro, TIM. Brazil deployed 5G in 2022 + has the fastest mobile broadband in South America (~46 Mbps median).
Most of Brazil (São Paulo, Rio, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza) runs on Brasília Time (BRT, UTC−3). Only Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Amazonas + Roraima use UTC−4; Acre + western Amazonas use UTC−5.
Brazilian unicorns (Nubank, Mercado Livre, Magazine Luiza, iFood, Stone, PagSeguro, Rappi-Brazil, 99) gate full-feature access behind +55 mobile verification.
Pick your DDD — 11 São Paulo, 21 Rio, 61 Brasília, 31 Belo Horizonte, 71 Salvador, 85 Fortaleza — and start calling, texting + receiving PIX + WhatsApp + Mercado Livre OTPs from real Brazilian customers.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 55 11 9 8765 4321 for a São Paulo mobile, or 011 55 21 3232 1000 for a Rio landline. On any mobile, replace 011 with +.00 55 61 3217 1000 for a Brasília landline, or 00 55 11 9 8765 4321 for a São Paulo mobile.00 55 11 9 8765 4321 for São Paulo. Brazil-Argentina is one of the heaviest LatAm telecom routes — connection typically takes 2-3 seconds.+55 DD NNNN NNNN for landline or +55 DD 9 NNNN NNNN for mobile (the leading 9 was added by ANATEL in 2014). Example: +55 11 9 8765 4321 for São Paulo mobile, +55 21 3232 1000 for Rio landline.00 CSP COUNTRY-CODE NUMBER — for example 00 15 1 212 555 0100 using Vivo to call New York. CallMama virtual numbers handle all CSP routing automatically.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.