phone system
Numbering Plan of Mexico
local calls

national long distance
national prefix: 0
area code: -- ( 2 digits)
number: ---- ---- ( 8 digits)
Brazil's numbering plan
changed in 2005

(in 2004 Brazil had
39 million land lines)

mobil calls
mobil prefix: ?
(in 2004 Brazil had
47 million mobil lines)

international calls
international prefix: 00
example:
calling from Brazil
to France
+33 1 4221 1111 Phonebook of the World
00 33 1 4221 1111
11 rue des IIaIIes
PARIS Ier

usefull numbers
operator
Information 102
Fire
Police 190

Brazil's phonesystem
is regluated by Anatel

calling to Brazil
from USA 011 55
from most Countries 00 55
+55 -- ---- ---- ( I0 digits
after the country code)

Republica Federativa do Brasil
Federatif Republic of Brazil

divided in 26 States + Dist Fed (originally 20)
Capital: Brasilia

Discovered in 1500 by Pedro Alvarez Cabral
1815 independant Kingdom
linked to Portugal
I822 Brazilian Emperor became independant from Portugal
1889 Kingdom became Republik
divided into 20 States
1930-1945
and 1950-1954
Getulio Vargas (1883-1954) President
Democracy since 1946

Political:
head of State: President

languages:
Brasilian (Portugese)
and I80 indian languages
(Tupi, Guarani, Ge, Arwak, Karib)

Economy:
GNP $1.49 trillion (2004)
GNP/person $8,I00 (2004)
currency: I Real (BRL) = 100 ??
2.9249 BRL = I $ US (2004)
I.830I BRL = I $ US (2000)
home to 3/500 largest companies

national holiday
Independance, Sep 7 (1822)

Geography

Pico da Neblina, highest mountain of Brazil
Pico da Neblina 3,014m
longest river: Amazonas
(also largest river of the World)

Access to 10 neighbour countries
west:
Phone Book of Peru.com
Phone Book of Bolivia.com
north:
Phone Book of Colombia.com
Phone Book of Venezuela.com
Phone Book of Guyana.com
Phone Book of Suriname.com
Phone Book of French Guiana.com
south:
Phone Book of Uruguay.com
Phone Book of Argentina.com
Phone Book of Paraguay.com
east: Atlantic

Brazil

Latin America local websites : .com.br or .com
Area : 8 511 965 km² ( 3,286,488 miles²)
Population : 155.822.000 people
Land boundaries : 14 691 km
Argentina 1 224 km
Bolivia 3 400 km
Colombia 1 643 km
French Guiana 673 km
Guyana 1 119 km
Paraguay 1 290 km,
Peru 1 560 km
Suriname 597 km
Uruguay 985 km
Venezuela 2 200 km
Coastline: 7 491 km
Country Code +55





26 States of Brazil

Acre / AC
Alagoas / AL
Amapa / AP
Amazonas / AM
Bahia / BA
Ceara / CE
Distrito Federal / DF
Espirito Santo / ES
Goias / GO
Maranhao / MA
Mato Grosso / MT
Matto Grossp do Sul / MS
Minas Gerais / MG
Para / PA
Parana / PR
Paraiba / PB
Pernambuco / PE
Piaui / PI
Rio de Janeiro / RJ
Rio Grande do Norte / RN
Rio Grande do Sul / RS
Rondonia / RO
Roraima / RR
Santa Catarina / SC
Sao Paulo / SP
Sergipe / SE
Tocantins / TO