Tag: Phone
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Arpoador is one of the top tourist destinations in Rio de Janeiro. Locals and gringos alike gather to applaud the sunset, take a picture with the statue of Tom Jobim...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - During the opening ceremony and first game of the World Cup in São Paulo June 12th, more than 135,000 calls were made and more than one million pieces of data sent...
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Telecoms giant Oi launched its high-speed 4G mobile internet service in Rio on Thursday, becoming the city’s second operator to offer the service. Rival operator Claro launched its 4G...
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
MANAUS, BRAZIL – Italian telecom giant TIM has unveiled a new R$171 million (US$84 million) plan to bring high-speed internet to Brazil’s Amazon region, accounting for over 45 percent of the country’s territory, but...
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday all mobile numbers in São Paulo starting with "11" should now be dialed with an additional 9 before the regular number (+55) 11-9-XXXX-XXXX. This change increases...