Brazil 8 5 0 7 0 – 2 0 0

Brazil
Postcode
Postcode type and position
8 digits under the name of the locality, with a dash between the 5th and 6th digits.
Coding method
85070–200
delivery area
sub-sector-divider
sub-sector
sector
sub-region
region
Marina Costa e Silva Rua
Rua Afonso Camargo, 805
Santana
GUARAPUAVA – PR
85070-200
BRAZIL
Position of the
address on the
envelope
Bottom lefthand corner
Alignment of
address lines
Address
formats
The state abbreviation (two characters) must follow the town’s name separated by a
dash. It should never be put before the postcode. The postcode digits should never be
separated by dots.
Leftaligned
The capital 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
BRASÍLIA – DF
70002–900
BRAZIL
addressee
sector, quadra, block, floor
town – State abbreviation
postcode
Other towns:
Marina Costa e Silva
Rua Afonso Camargo, 805
Santana
GUARAPUAVA – PR
85070-200
BRASIL
P.O box:
Marina Costa e Silva
Caixa Postal 443
Guarapuava – PR
85100-970
BRAZIL
destinataire
street name, number
district
localité – abréviation de l’état
code postal
addressee
P.O box number
town – state abbreviation
postcode
Community mail box:
Antonio Vasconcelos de Oliveira
CPC 199
PLANALTINA – DF
73307-994
BRASIL
addressee
community mail box number
town – state abbreviation
postcode
Brazil (cont.)
Examples
(cont.)
Big mailer with special postcode:
Banco do Sudeste S/A
Rue Ribeiro Junqueira, 6561
Governador Valadares – MG
35010-900
BRAZIL
Abbreviations
of names of
States
AC
AP
DF
MA
MT
PE
RJ
RR
SE
Thoroughfare
types and
abbreviations
AL
Alameda
BL
Bloco
COND Condomínio
GAL Galeria
LG
Largo
PR
Praia
R
Rua
VL
Vila
Contact
Addressing and postcodes:
Departamento Operacional de Cartas
SBN – Quadra 01 – Bloco A – 12° andar
BRASILIA – DF
70002–900
BRAZIL
Website
 03/2012
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Sergipe
addressee
street name + number
town - state abbreviation
postcode
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ES
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Minas Gerais
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AM
CE
GO
MS
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RO
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TO
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AV
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Avenida
Chácara
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Loteamento
Parque
Setor
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Q
TV
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