Brazilian phone number lookup (+55)

Who called you from +55? Look up any Brazil mobile, landline or toll-free number to see the carrier, line type, region and spam reports — free and anonymous.

Unknown calls from Brazil

Brazilians receive a steady stream of unknown calls, and many go unanswered on principle. Telemarketing for phone plans, credit and insurance is heavy enough that regulators created a dedicated 0303 prefix and blocked robocallers making abusive volumes of calls. The bigger worry is fraud: fake bank call centres, criminals posing as relatives with a "new number" on WhatsApp, and schemes built around the instant Pix payment system. With so much at stake from a single answered call, checking an unfamiliar number before replying has become common practice.

Brazil phone numbers at a glance

Country calling code: +55
Trunk prefix: 0
Number format: Numbers include a two-digit area code (DDD). Mobiles have nine digits beginning with 9, e.g. (11) 91234-5678; landlines have eight digits. Domestic long-distance calls add 0 and a two-digit carrier code before the DDD.
Example (national): (11) 91234-5678
Example (international): +55 11 91234-5678
Emergency number: 190 (police), 192 (SAMU ambulance), 193 (fire brigade)
Telecom regulator: Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel)

To call a Brazilian number from abroad, drop the leading 0 and dial +55 first: (11) 91234-5678 becomes +55 11 91234-5678. A missed call showing +55 at the start came from a Brazil number.

How to tell what kind of Brazilian number called you

Mobile numbers

Type	Starts with	Notes
Mobile	DDD + 9	All mobiles have nine digits starting with 9 after the two-digit area code, e.g. 11 9XXXX-XXXX in São Paulo or 21 9XXXX-XXXX in Rio de Janeiro. Portability means the number does not show the carrier.

Toll-free, premium and special numbers

Type	Starts with	Notes
Toll-free	0800	Free-to-call customer service numbers.
Telemarketing	0303	Mandatory prefix for active telemarketing calls, so consumers can identify sales calls.
Shared-cost	0300	Nationwide numbers charged to the caller.
Capital numbers	4004 / 4003	Eight-digit business numbers dialled without an area code; used by banks and large companies.

Mobile networks in Brazil

Numbers can be ported between networks, so the prefix alone does not prove which carrier a number is on today. A WhoCallsMe lookup reads the current carrier of record. The main mobile operators are:

Vivo
Claro
TIM

Common phone scams in Brazil

Fake bank call centre

A caller posing as your bank's security team reports a suspicious purchase and asks you to confirm data, install an app or transfer funds to a "safe" account. Sometimes the call appears to come from the bank's real number. Banks do not ask for passwords or transfers to protect your account; hang up and call the number on your card.

"New number" WhatsApp scam

A message from an unknown number uses a relative's profile photo and says they changed phones. Soon they ask for an urgent Pix to pay a bill. Call the person on their old number or ask a question only they could answer before sending anything.

Fake courier collecting cards

After a fake bank call, a courier is sent to your home to collect your "cloned" card for analysis. The criminals then use the card and the PIN you provided. No bank collects cards at your door, and you should never hand your card to anyone.

Report scam calls in Brazil

File a police report (boletim de ocorrência), which many states allow online; notify your bank immediately and use the Pix refund request if a Pix was sent; report abusive telemarketing to Anatel.

Stop unwanted calls

Não Me Perturbe (naomeperturbe.com.br): blocks telemarketing calls from telecom operators and from banks offering payroll loans and credit cards.

Brazil number lookup FAQ

Who called me from +55?+

+55 is Brazil's country code. The next two digits are the area code (DDD), such as 11 for São Paulo or 21 for Rio. A nine-digit number starting with 9 after the DDD is a mobile.

What does a 0303 number mean?+

Since 2022, telemarketing calls in Brazil must use the 0303 prefix. A 0303 call is a sales offer, not a personal call. You can reject it or block the prefix on many phones, and register with Não Me Perturbe.

Is a call from my bank's real number always safe?+

No. Fraudsters can spoof caller ID so the screen shows your bank's official number. If a caller asks for passwords, codes or transfers, hang up and dial the bank yourself from another phone or later.