Discovering Brazil

Communication and Media

Telephones Land lines can easily be requested in your new home. If you choose to use your current phone, the jack and electrical current (for cordless) will probably be different, but adapters can be found easily. The international telephone country code for Brazil is +55.

Public telephones are found regularly in major cities. They work with phone cards only, which can be bought at any newspaper stand. Regular phone cards allow you to make local and national calls, but the credits are used at an incredible rate if the call is directed to another city or to mobile phones. There is a special phone card for international calls, so make sure to ask the clerk for the correct one.

Mobile phones are universal and major international brands of cellular phones can be bought in almost any city in Brazil. Your current cellular phone might not be compatible in Brazil, so be sure to consider your options if you must purchase a new cellular phone. Packages of services including the phone itself are normally a good option. Television Television first arrived in Brazil in the 1950s and was available only in black and white for many years. Cable TV has only been available in Brazil since 1995 and Digital TV became available in 2007 in just a few cities. The open channel system in Brazil is PAL-M. Televisions on other systems may only play in black and white or not at all. The major free networks are Band , Rede TV , Globo , Rede Record , and SBT . Brazil TV , a national channel run by each state + TV Cultura , a São Paulo state-run channel + TV Camera and Senado , which report on the Chamber of the Republic and Federal Senate respectively Satellite television can be used in Brazil, but in all major cities cable is the preferred choice. Cable and satellite TV are available by subscription. Your Dwellworks Consultant will advise you on what is available in your area. If you sign up for cable, their system will most likely have built-in NTSC capability. It is advisable to check it with the cable provider before shipping a personally owned TV, or purchasing a new one to make sure everything is compatible. Other free networks are: +

Brazilian programs are in Portuguese and foreign programs can either be dubbed or have subtitles. Many imported programs on cable offer a choice of viewing languages.

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