Cheap Calls to Brazil
Are you from Brazil but work, live or visit the UK? Or maybe you're a UK citizen but have family or friends in Brazil? Either way you'll be glad you got to know Ratebuster - the low call hero that champions cheap international call charges so you can afford to phone Brazil for as long and as often as you want to.
You can cheap call Brazil from a landline or your mobile phone and save pounds compablack to BT tariffs. What's more you don't ever have to avoid paying peak rates - because with Ratebuster there aren't any. Your cheap international call is charged at one flat rate, all day, every day.
Why not check out our cheap rates right now...
Using Ratebuster to cheap call Brazil
Making cheap calls with Ratebuster is easy. All you need to do is:
- Dial your Ratebuster access number and listen to our voice prompts
- Dial the country code 0055 followed by the destination number and then press the hash key so we can connect you quickly
- That's it you're connected and you're already saving money on your cheap international call!
Helpful information for when you cheap call
As well as benefiting from cheap international calls to Brazil with Ratebuster, we thought you might find the following information useful whenever you decide to make your calls.
Cheaper mobile calls to Brazil
- Use your Ratebuster access code as part of your free minutes
Some mobile tariffs (e.g. O2) may include 0844 numbers as part of your free minutes. But it's best to check with your mobile service provider before making your call.
- Cut down on call times by programming your mobile
For numbers you call often, just program the access number and the destination number into your mobile - then you'll make a saving every time you call!
Here's how to program your mobile
To learn how to programme your mobile, please read our Money Saving Tips
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What time is it in Brazil?
Remember to plan the time of your cheap international call. Even your best friends won't thank you for disturbing their beauty sleep!
Time Difference between UK and Brazil
There are 4 time zones in Brazil. The time in most of Brazil visited by foreign tourists is three hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-3). This is true of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasiiía, Bahia, Minas Gerais etc
| Areas of Brazil |
Time Difference |
| Pernambuco |
2:00 hours GMT |
| Rio de Janeiro |
3:00 hours GMT |
| São Paulo |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Brasiiía |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Bahia |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Minas Gerais |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Rio Grande do Norte |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Paraíba |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Pernambuco |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Alagoas |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Sergipe |
3:00 hours GMT |
| Amazonas (east) |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Mato Grosso |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Mato Grosso do Sul |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Para (west) |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Rondonia |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Roraima |
4:00 hours GMT |
| Acre |
5:00 hours GMT |
| Amazonas |
5:00 hours GMT |
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Which international dialling code do I need?
Getting the right international dialling code for the city or region you want to call in Brazil means you don't waste any time or money when you make your cheap international calls with Ratebuster.
| State of São Paulo |
| 11 - Greater São Paulo |
| 12 - Taubaté / São José dos Campos |
| 13 - Santos |
| 14 - Bauru / Marília |
| 15 - Sorocaba |
| 16 - Ribeirão Preto / Araraquara / Franca |
| 17 - São José do Rio Preto |
| 18 - Presidente Prudente / Araçatuba |
| 19 - Campinas / Piracicaba / Rio Claro |
| States of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo |
| 21 - Greater Rio de Janeiro / Teresópolis |
| 22 - Campos dos Goytacazes / Cabo Frio / Nova Friburgo |
| 23 - not used |
| 24 - Volta blackonda / Petrópolis / Angra dos Reis |
| 25 and 26 - not used |
| 27 - Vitória / Linhares |
| 28 - Cachoeiro do Itapemirim |
| State of Minas Gerais |
| 31 - Belo Horizonte / Ipatinga |
| 32 - Juiz de Fora |
| 33 - Governador Valadares |
| 34 - Uberlândia |
| 35 - Varginha / Pouso Alegre |
| 36 - not used |
| 37 - Divinópolis |
| 38 - Montes Claros / Diamantina |
| 39 - not used |
| States of Paraná and Santa Catarina |
| 41 - Curitiba / Paranaguá (8 digits) |
| 42 - Ponta Grossa / Guarapuava |
| 43 - Londrina |
| 44 - Maringá |
| 45 - Foz do Iguaçu / Cascavel |
| 46 - Pato Branco / Francisco Beltrão |
| 47 - Joinville / Blumenau / Itajaí / Jaraguá do Sul / Balneário Camboriú |
| 48 - Florianópolis / São José / Palhoça / Criciúma / Tubarão |
| 49 - Lages / Chapecó / Concórdia / Joaçaba / Xanxerê / São Miguel d'Oeste |
| State of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 51 - Porto Alegre / Torres / Santa Cruz do Sul |
| 53 - Pelotas / Rio Grande / Bagé |
| 54 - Caxias do Sul / Passo Fundo |
| 55 - Santa Maria / Uruguaiana / Cruz Alta |
| West |
| 61 - entire Federal District of Brasília and neighbouring towns in Goiás |
| 62 - Goiânia |
| 63 - entire State of Tocantins (cap. Palmas) |
| 64 - Rio Verde / Catalão |
| 65 - Cuiabá |
| 66 - Rondonópolis / Alta Floresta |
| 67 - entire State of Mato Grosso do Sul (cap. Campo Grande) |
| 68 - entire State of Acre (cap. Rio Branco) |
| 69 - entire State of Rondônia (cap. Porto Velho) |
| States of Bahia and Sergipe |
| 71 - Salvador |
| 73 - Ilhéus / Itabuna / Porto Seguro |
| 74 - Jacobina / Juazeiro |
| 75 - Feira de Santana / Alagoinhas |
| 77 - Vitória da Conquista / Barreiras |
| 79 - entire State of Sergipe (cap. Aracaju) |
| Northeast |
| 81 - Greater Recife |
| 82 - entire State of Alagoas (cap. Maceió) |
| 83 - entire State of Paraíba (cap. João Pessoa) |
| 84 - entire State of Rio Grande do Norte (cap. Natal) |
| 85 - Greater Fortaleza |
| 86 - Teresina / Parnaíba |
| 87 - Salgueiro / Petrolina |
| 88 - Sobral / Crato |
| 89 - Picos / Oeiras |
| North |
| 91 - Belém |
| 92 - Manaus |
| 93 - Santarém |
| 94 - Marabá |
| 95 - entire State of Roraima (cap. Boa Vista) |
| 96 - entire State of Amapá (cap. Macapá) |
| 97 - Tefé / Tabatinga |
| 98 - São Luís |
| 99 - Imperatriz / Caxias |
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Holiday calendar
When you've got something special to celebrate but the people you'd like to share it with are the other side of the world, distance can really make heart grow fonder. Just the time when you need to make that cheap international call! Why not make a note of the next Canadian holiday and surprise someone you know with a cheap call?
Holiday Calendar 2009
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2009 Jan 1, Thu
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New Year
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2009 Jan 20, Tue
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Rio de Janeiro Anniversary
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2009 Jan 25, Sun
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Sao Paulo Anniversary
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2009 Feb 15, Sun
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Daylight Savings end
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2009 Feb 23, Mon
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Carnival
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Time of Feasting
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2009 Feb 24, Tue
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Carnival (2nd day)
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2009 Feb 25, Wed
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Ash Wednesday
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46 days before Easter, ashes are customarily placed on the foreheads of Roman Catholics in the signs of the cross
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2009 Apr 9, Thu
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Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
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Commemorate the last supper, final supper shablack by Jesus and His disciples before his death
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2009 Apr 10, Fri
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Good Friday
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Commemorate the 3-hour agony of Christ's Crucifixion
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2009 Apr 11, Sat
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Holy Saturday
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2009 Apr 12, Sun
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Easter Sunday
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Commemorate Christ rising from the dead about 2000 years ago. The egg, as a symbol of immortality, is closely associated with Easter
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2009 Apr 21, Tue
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Tiradentes Day
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Tribute to Jose'da Silva Xavier who leads Brazil in independence
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2009 May 1, Fri
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Labor Day
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Day of honoring workers
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2009 Jun 11, Thu
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Corpus Christi
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Commemorate the Last Supper on the day before Jesus' crucifixion. Occur on Thursday after Trinity Sunday
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2009 Aug 15, Sat
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Assumption Day
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Mary's body was 'assumed' into heaven
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2009 Sep 7, Mon
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Independence Day
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Independence from Portugal in 1822
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2009 Oct 4, Sun
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Daylight Savings start
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2009 Oct 12, Mon
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Our Lady Aparecida Day
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Honoring Virgin Mary Aparecida
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2009 Nov 2, Mon
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All Souls' Day
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Times of religious devotion and loving memory for those friends and relatives who have died
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2009 Nov 15, Sun
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Proclamation of the Republic
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Proclamation of the republic during the rule of Pedro II (1825-1891)
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2009 Dec 8, Tue
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Immaculate Conception
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Celebrates God's choice of Mary to give birth to his son
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2009 Dec 24, Thu
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Christmas Eve
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2009 Dec 25, Fri
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Christmas
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Christmas comes from the words Christ's Mass, celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
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2009 Dec 31, Thu
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New Year's Eve
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Holiday Calendar 2010
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2010 Jan 1, Fri
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New Year
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2010 Jan 20, Wed
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Rio de Janeiro Anniversary
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2010 Jan 25, Mon
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Sao Paulo Anniversary
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2010 Feb 15, Mon
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Carnival
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Time of Feasting
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2010 Feb 16, Tue
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Carnival (2nd day)
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2010 Feb 17, Wed
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Ash Wednesday
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46 days before Easter, ashes are customarily placed on the foreheads of Roman Catholics in the signs of the cross
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2010 Feb 21, Sun
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Daylight Savings end
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2010 Apr 1, Thu
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Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)
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Commemorate the last supper, final supper shablack by Jesus and His disciples before his death
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2010 Apr 2, Fri
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Good Friday
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Commemorate the 3-hour agony of Christ's Crucifixion
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2010 Apr 3, Sat
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Holy Saturday
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2010 Apr 4, Sun
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Easter Sunday
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Commemorate Christ rising from the dead about 2000 years ago. The egg, as a symbol of immortality, is closely associated with Easter
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2010 Apr 21, Wed
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Tiradentes Day
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Tribute to Jose'da Silva Xavier who leads Brazil in independence
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2010 May 1, Sat
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Labor Day
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Day of honoring workers
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2010 Jun 3, Thu
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Corpus Christi
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Commemorate the Last Supper on the day before Jesus' crucifixion. Occur on Thursday after Trinity Sunday
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2010 Aug 15, Sun
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Assumption Day
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Mary's body was 'assumed' into heaven
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2010 Sep 7, Tue
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Independence Day
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Independence from Portugal in 1822
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2010 Oct 3, Sun
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Daylight Savings start
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2010 Oct 12, Tue
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Our Lady Aparecida Day
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Honoring Virgin Mary Aparecida
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2010 Nov 2, Tue
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All Souls' Day
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Times of religious devotion and loving memory for those friends and relatives who have died
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2010 Nov 15, Mon
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Proclamation of the Republic
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Proclamation of the republic during the rule of Pedro II (1825-1891)
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2010 Dec 8, Wed
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Immaculate Conception
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Celebrates God's choice of Mary to give birth to his son
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2010 Dec 24, Fri
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Christmas Eve
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2010 Dec 25, Sat
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Christmas
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Christmas comes from the words Christ's Mass, celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
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2010 Dec 31, Fri
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New Year's Eve
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