SMS API for Brazil: bulk SMS to +55 numbers

Brazil is the largest country in South America, with Brasília as its capital and São Paulo as its largest city, known for its diverse economy including agriculture, mining, and technology. Banks, e-commerce platforms, and healthcare providers use SMS to engage with users. Messages are triggered by events like payment confirmations, order updates, or appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile users, including those in remote areas or using basic phones.

Brazil

Calling code +55

Per SMS segment
$0.00247
Messages for $100
40,485
Local language
Portuguese
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Brazil costs

Every message is priced at $0.00247 per segment to Brazil. Texts over 160 GSM-7 or 70 Unicode characters are split into segments, so a two-segment text costs twice as much.
Messages1 segment2 segments
1$0.00247$0.00494
1,000$2.47$4.94
10,000$24.70$49.40
100,000$247.00$494.00

Number format in Brazil

A Brazilian mobile number is +55, a two-digit area code (DDD), the digit 9 and eight more digits: +55 11 96123 4567. Leave out the 0 and the long-distance carrier code that people add at home; store numbers with +55 and the DDD and they price as Brazil.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Portuguese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú: those letters are outside GSM-7 and turn the message into Unicode at 70 characters per segment (67 per part). For short alerts, write them without those letters to keep one segment; for longer texts, the console names each letter that changed the encoding.

Time zone and timing

Brazil spans several time zones, from UTC-5 in Eirunepe to UTC-2 in Noronha (January offsets). A send_at of 12:00 UTC lands at 09:00 in Sao Paulo in January; for a nationwide reminder, split the list by region and give each batch its own send_at.

Send to Brazil with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (BR) and the price. A delivered or failed event follows on your webhook, and a failed message is refunded.

For a list, send the same text to up to 10,000 numbers with POST /v1/batches, or a personal text per number in messages.

curl https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BULKSMSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+5511961234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Brazil

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Brazil.

Payment alerts

Banks in São Paulo send SMS alerts for successful payments, such as credit card bills or loan repayments.

Order updates

E-commerce platforms notify customers in Rio de Janeiro about order statuses, such as shipped or out for delivery.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Belo Horizonte send SMS reminders for medical appointments, reducing missed visits.

Event confirmations

Event organizers in Brasília send SMS confirmations for ticket purchases and event details.

SMS to Brazil: questions

More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Brazil?

Each message segment to Brazil costs $0.00247. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $2.47 and 10,000 cost $24.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to Brazil does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 40,485 one-segment messages to Brazil at $0.00247 each. The first top-up adds a bonus on top, which raises that number. The balance is shared by every country, so the same top-up also pays for messages anywhere else on the list.

How do I write Brazil numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +55 11 96123 4567 becomes "+5511961234567" in the to field. The API also accepts spaces, dashes and a 00 prefix and cleans them, and numbers that cannot be read are listed in set_aside instead of being charged.

What language should SMS messages use in Brazil?

Portuguese is the official language and should be used for SMS. English may be used for international audiences.

How does SMS handle Brazil's regional diversity?

SMS works uniformly across Brazil, reaching users in urban centers like São Paulo and remote areas like the Amazon region.

Start sending to Brazil

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Brazil at $0.00247 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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