How and how not to address mail and packages to Brazil...

The information available on Brazilian address formats can be a bit confusing. Here is a typical address in Brazil.

   Juan Smith
   Rua Visconde de Porto Seguro 1238       [street name + house/building number]
   Sao Paulo-SP                            [city-ProvinceCode] Yes, São Paulo is properly written with an ã, but this will still work.]
   04642-000                               [postal code (equivalent of what in the U.S. is a 'zip code')]
   BRAZIL                                  [country name]   (for mailing across international borders)

Some variations:

• Optional comma between the street name and house/building number.
• Some addresses can include a neighborhood ("bairro") on a line between the street address and the city/town.

   Juan Gatto
   Rua Visconde de Porto Seguro, 1238      [street name + house/building number]
   Centro                                  [neighborhood ("Bairro")]
   Sao Paulo-SP                            [city-ProvinceCode] Yes, São Paulo is properly written with an ã, but this will still work.]
   04642-000                               [postal code (equivalent of what in the U.S. is a 'zip code')]
   BRAZIL                                  [country name]   (for mailing across international borders)

Addresses in the capital city of Brasilia are special. Brasilia is divided into sectors. Each sector is divided into quadrants ("quadras"). Each quadra is divided into blocks. Each sector has a three-letter or four-letter code, which comes before the quadra.

   Sr. Luis Carvalho
   SBN - Quadra 13 - Bloca B - 8o andar   [sector SBN - quadrant 13 - block B - 8th floor]
   BRASILIA-DF                            [City-ProvinceCode] The province is specified by a two-letter code.
   70002-900                              [postal code (equivalent of what in the U.S. is a 'zip code')]
   BRAZIL

Don't be confused by addresses given in a somewhat old-fashioned form that includes the country name as part of the name of the Federal District (DF).

   Sr. Luis Carvalho
   SBN - Quadra 13 - Bloca B - 8o andar
   BRASILIA - DF BRAZIL     (It's not enough to have "BRAZIL" on this line if you're mailing from outside BRAZIL.  The BRAZIL here is just part of the long official title of the "Federal District")
   70002-900                [postal code (equivalent of what in the U.S. is a 'zip code')]
   BRAZIL                   [Now foreign countries' postal services can easily see what country to send this to!]

Brazil has post office boxes too.

   SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE FÍSICA
   Caixa Postal 66328                    [Post Office Box 66328]
   São Paulo-SP
   05315-970
   BRAZIL
   

Older Address Styles:

• People used to write the postal code on the same line with the city and province.
• If you can't get the entire eight-digit postal code, at least use the first five digits.

More About Postal Code (Post Code) Formats:

• At least a few people write the postal code (aka post code) with a period between the second and third digit.
  e.g. 12.345-6789
• Some people when giving you an address might say or write "CEP" before the postal code. However, "CEP" just means postal code; those three letters are not really part of the address.

Province code abbreviations for Brazilian provinces are listed on another website.

Postage Rates for Mailing/Shipping to Brazil

For postal calculators and tables showing how much postage you need to mail or ship to Brazil, please try the International Postal Rates Page of the International Mailing Address Formats and Other International Mailing Information site.

Finding A Postal Code / Postcode for a Brazilian Address:
Brazil Postcode Lookup Form on the Web

For Portugese-language information such as the Brazilian Postal Service website and a
postal code / postcode lookup page, try the sources suggested by Vera:

From: "Vera xx@xxxxxxxxxx" To: "BitBoost... xx@xxxxxxxxxx" Subject: Your site Hi, I'm from Brazil and found your page very useful. If you want to complete you page on Brazil you can insert the links: www.cep.com.br where you can look for a particular CEP (Brazilian ZIP code) http://www.correios.com.br Brazilian official postal service site - click on CEP at the very top of the page Sorry, both pages are in Portuguese but I've translated the main words below: Endereço = Address (in the first field pick an option and in the second write the name of the street / avenue...) Bairro = Area (like Centro "Downtown"... you don't need to fill this field) Cidade or Localidade = City UF = State (pick one) Número / Apto = Number / apartment (you don't need to fill this field) I hope it helps! ----------------------------- Vera xxx@xxxxxxxxxx

Finding Out An Address

See Finding An International Address.

Other Useful Links

• Brazilian Post page on addressing (in Portugese)
• The International Mailing Address Formats and Other International Mailing Information main page.

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