.br

.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center. A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted.

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".br" is Brazil's official internet domain extension, used for websites and email addresses associated with the country. It's managed by Brazil's Network Information Center and requires a local contact for registration, while also accepting domain names written with Portuguese characters.

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Key facts

Top level domain.restrictions: Varying restrictions based on which second-level name registration is within. In all cases the registrant must have either a CPF or CNPJ, documents usually granted only to Brazilian residents or recognized companies
Top level domain.dnssec: yes
Top level domain.image_size: 150px
Top level domain.name: .br
Top level domain.image: DotBr logo.svg
Top level domain.introduced: 18 April 1989
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain (ccTLD)
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: Registro.br
Top level domain.sponsor: CGI.br
Top level domain.registereddomains: 5,388,244
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: 2024-09-09
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Brazil
Top level domain.actualuse: Very popular in Brazil

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Wikidata facts

Official website: registro.br

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inception: 1989-00-00
Commons category: .br

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Contents

History
Domain registry
Syntactic rules for .br domains
Second-level domains
Direct registration
Predefined domains
Special second-level domains
Online gambling
Agencies
Networks
Usage statistics
See also
Notes
References
External links

With the exception of universities, the second-level domain is fixed and selected from a list that defines the category. For example, is in the art (music, folklore etc.) category, and is in the non-governmental organization category. Institutions of tertiary education were allowed to use the ccSLD , although some use and others (mainly public universities) use . There are also some other few exceptions that were allowed to use the second level domain until the end of 2000. As of April 2010, most domain registrations ignore categories and register in the domain, which has over 90% of all registered domains. The (Judiciary), and (banks) domains have mandatory DNSSEC use.