Brazil Travel Blog

The Brazilian authorities have recently adapted a new standard for plugs and sockets throughout the country. The good news is that, in the future, Brazil will have just the one type of socket. The bad news is that the authorities chose a new standard incompatible with the existing Brazilian sockets and with the standards of [...]

Two different voltages are in use in Brazil: 127V (popularly referred to as 110V; there is no significant difference between the two values) and 220V. The geographical distribution of both is quite arbitrary. Most of the states of Rio and São Paulo use 127V, but there are exceptions. Top-class hotels will offer 220V as well. [...]