How to send a letter to Brazil

How to address and send post to another country — the address layout, postage, delivery times and what you can and can’t send.

Brazil

Sending post to Brazil
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery time7-20 business days typical.
PostageCarta internacional, EMS, Registrado.
PostcodeCEP: 8 digits (NNNNN-NNN).

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Nome
Logradouro, numero, complemento
Bairro
CEP NNNNN-NNN CIDADE-UF
BRASIL
Example
Maria Oliveira
Av Paulista, 1000, Apt 1203
Bela Vista
CEP 01310-100 SAO PAULO-SP
BRASIL
Full name
Required
Full name required.
Postcode
CEP: 8 digits (NNNNN-NNN).
Language
Portuguese; uppercase city and UF.

📮 Sending

Postage methods
Carta internacional, EMS, Registrado.
Delivery times
7-20 business days typical.

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Brazil

From anywhere
about 3 weeks (78 letters)
From USA
about 3 weeks (24 letters)

Based on letters our members logged and marked as received over the last two years, using the quicker letters on each route. A letter may arrive sooner: members don’t always mark a letter as received as soon as it arrives.

🛃 Customs and restrictions

Customs
CN22/CN23 for goods.
Restrictions
See Correios prohibited list.

💡 Tips

Place CEP before city/UF.
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