Brazil

Postcode Postcode type and position

8 digits before the name of the locality, with a dash between the 5th and 6th digits.

Coding method

40301–110
delivery area Sr. Luis Carvalho
sub-sector-divider Boulevard das Flores 255
SALVADOR-BA
sub-sector
40301–110
sector BRAZIL
sub-region
region

Position of the Bottom left- Alignment of Left-

address on the hand corner address lines aligned
envelope

Address The state abbreviation (two characters) must follow the town name, separated by a dash.
formats
The city of Brasilia is divided into sectors. The sectors appear as abbreviations in the
address (three to four capital letters). A sector is divided into quadras, which are
themselves divided into blocks.

Examples Brasilia:
Sr. Luis Carvalho
SBN – Quadra 13 – Bloco B – 8º andar sector, quadra, block, floor
BRASILIA–DF town – State abbreviation
70002–900
BRAZIL

Other towns:
Sr. Luis Carvalho
Boulevard das Flores 255
SALVADOR-BA
40301–110
BRAZIL
AC Acre AL Alagoas AM Amazonas
Abbreviations
AP Amapá BA Bahia CE Ceará
of names of
DF Distrito Federal ES Espírito Santo GO Goiás
States MA Maranhão MG Minas Gerais MS Mato Grosso do Sul
MT Mato Grosso PA Pará PB Paraíba
PE Pernambuco PI Piauí PR Paraná
RJ Rio de Janeiro RN Rio Grande do Norte RO Rondônia
RR Roraima RS Rio Grande do Sul SC Santa Catarina
SE Sergipe SP São Paulo TO Tocantins

Contact Addressing and postcodes:

Departamento Operacional de Cartas Tel: (+55 61) 307 36 29
SBN – Quadra 01 – Bloco A – 12° andar Fax: (+55 61) 307 30 81
BRASILIA – DF
70002–900
BRAZIL
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