Brazil Basics
Plugs, water, time zones, holidays
- Can You Drink the Tap Water in Brazil? Three Answers, Not OneBrazilian law requires drinkable water at the tap and tolerates no E. coli at all. It stops at your building's connection, and nobody measures what comes after.Aug 28, 2026
- Is Brazil 110V or 220V? The Answer Is a City, Not a CountryBrazil standardises two low-voltage supplies, 127 V and 220 V, and the utility picks one per locality. Rio and Salvador are 127 V, Porto Seguro is 220 V.Aug 28, 2026