Sim card in brasil

[kite2711]

Hey,

i read that you can buy now also as an foreigner a sim card in Brazil ? (The changed in 2014 because of the worldcup?)

Do you know is it possible to buy directly at the airport (RIO or Fortaleza)?

Thanks

[Toby]

Everyone can buy a SIM card in Brazil.

Problem is (was), that you need to activate it with a brazilian CPF (tax) number.

I didn't hear anything that they changed it...but could be because of the worldcup (would make sense...but hey, it is Brazil!).

Will try to find out...but maybe someone knows for sure?

[Adventure Logs]

Would love to know this as well. I'm hoping to use the internet through my cellphone on my trip south.

=Jason-

[kite2711]

Thanks for fast reply.

I read on a German blog that they sold cards for foreigner and you can activate with your identity card.
Link: http://livinginsaopaulo.blogspot.de/201 ... ander.html

But this news are from 2014... didnt find something newer. So that was because I am asking, maybe they stopped this after the worldcup....

[Toby]

A friend of mine just bought a card and had to activate it with a CPF...so looks like it is not possible...but, maybe the main sponsor was a phone company and only them have this for foreigners...

But, you ask the owner of the place you stay at and they can activate it for you...should be no problem.

[kite2711]

thanks toby,

so you only need the cpf number for activation and not for recharge?

[Toby]

no, once for activation.
for recharge just your phone number and money

[kite2711]

hey

some update:

i was able to bought a sim card an activate with my identycard number. I bought TIM and OI card.. Both was possible to activate with my ident card.

greetz

[Toby]

so you just gave your ident card number?
Did you have to choose between Brazilian and foreigner to register?