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Cheap calls to Brazil from $0.023/min

Calling Brazil with callmins costs $0.023 a minute to landlines and $0.038 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +55 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.

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Per minute to Brazil

Landline
$0.023
Mobile
$0.038

USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.

Rates to Brazil by caller ID

Carriers price a call partly by the number it comes from, so the rate depends on which callmins number you show as caller ID. The headline price above is the highest of these, so it never understates what you'll pay.

For Brazil, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.023 a minute to landlines and $0.038 to mobiles.

What a call to Brazil costs

Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.

Call lengthTo a landlineTo a mobile
5 minutes$0.11$0.19
10 minutes$0.23$0.38
30 minutes$0.68$1.14
60 minutes$1.36$2.28

For comparison, check the international rate card of your mobile network or landline provider. Pay-as-you-go international calls on a phone plan are usually billed per minute at well above wholesale, and many plans need an international add-on first. A $5 callmins top-up buys about 131 minutes to a mobile in Brazil.

How to call Brazil

Inside Brazil, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +55 goes in its place.

Calling fromDial
The US or Canada011 55 11961234567
The UK and most of Europe00 55 11961234567
Australia0011 55 11961234567
A mobile, anywhere+55 11961234567

Example: a mobile number in Brazil, written (11) 96123-4567 at home, is +55 11 96123 4567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +55.

Mobile or landline?

Mobile numbers start with
11–19, 21–22, 24, 27–28, 31–35, 37–38, 41–49, 51, 53–55, 61–69, 71, 73–75, 77, 79, 81–89, 91–9910 or 11 digits after +55
Landlines start with
11–19, 21–22, 24, 27–28, 31–35, 37–38, 41–49, 51, 53–55, 61–69, 71, 73–75, 77, 79, 81–89, 91–9910 digits after +55
Rate difference
$0.023 landline · $0.038 mobile

Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +55 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.

Time in Brazil

Time zones
4 time zones, UTC−5 to UTC−2Times below are for Sao Paulo (UTC−3).
Compared with New York
2 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 2:00 pm there (standard time).
Compared with London
3 hours behind LondonNoon in London is 9:00 am there (standard time).

Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.

Calling Brazil with callmins

  1. Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
  2. Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
  3. Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
  4. Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in Brazil see a real number and can call you back.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to call Brazil?

With callmins, calls to Brazil cost $0.023 a minute to landlines and $0.038 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $0.38.

What is the country code for Brazil?

The country code for Brazil is +55. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 55 and the number; from the UK dial 00 55; from any mobile you can type +55 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in Brazil are written with at home.

Do I need an app or a SIM card to call Brazil?

No. callmins calls Brazil from a web browser on a laptop or phone, over your internet connection, so there's nothing to install and no SIM or roaming involved. There are also callmins apps for iPhone, Android and Mac if you prefer.

Can I call Brazil for free?

App-to-app calls (WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal) are free when both people have the app and a data connection. To reach a landline in Brazil, or a mobile that's offline or has no data, you need a paid call to the phone network, which is what callmins sells, from $0.023 a minute.

Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in Brazil?

No. Landlines cost $0.023 a minute and mobiles $0.038, because mobile networks in Brazil charge carriers a different fee to connect calls. The dialer shows the exact rate for the number you type before you call.

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Call Brazil from $0.023 a minute.

Sign up free, top up $5 and call from your browser. No contract, no app, no SIM.

Rates in USD before tax, from callmins' carrier rate deck. The dialer always shows the exact price for the number you dial. Full rate table.