.br

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**.br**
Introduced	1989
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Registro .br
Sponsoring organization	Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil
Intended use	Entities connected with Brazil
Actual use	Very popular in Brazil (Largest Portuguese language Web presence^{[citation needed]})
Registration restrictions	Varying restrictions based on which second-level name registration is within
Structure	Registrations are at third level beneath various categories; a wide variety of second-level categories exist, but .com.br is still much more popular than others
Documents
Dispute policies
Web site	Registro.br

.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It is administered by the Managing Committee of the Internet in Brazil (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil). A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted.

.br is the most common Portuguese language Web site suffix^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Second level domains

ADM.BR - Administrators
ADV.BR - Lawyers
AGR.BR - Agriculture-related companies and/or websites
AM.BR - AM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
ARQ.BR - Architecture
ART.BR - Art: music, folklore, etc.
ATO.BR - Actors
BIO.BR - Biologists
BLOG.BR - Blogs
BMD.BR - Biomedics
CIM.BR - Brokers
CNG.BR - Scenographers
CNT.BR - Accountants
COM.BR - Commercial websites in general
COOP.BR - Cooperatives
ECN.BR - Economy
EDU.BR - Higher education institutions
ENG.BR - Engineers
ESP.BR - Sports
ETC.BR - Entities that do not fit in previous categories
ETI.BR - I.T. Specialists
FAR.BR - Pharmacies and drugstores
FLOG.BR - Photologs
FM.BR - FM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
FND.BR - Phonoaudiologists
FOT.BR - Photographers
FST.BR - Physiotherapists
G12.BR - K12 education institutions
GGF.BR - Geographers
GOV.BR - Government entities
IMB.BR - Real estate
IND.BR - Industries
INF.BR - Media and information
JOR.BR - Journalists
LEL.BR - Auctioneers
MAT.BR - Mathematicians and Statisticians
MED.BR - Medics
MIL.BR - Brazilian Armed Forces
MUS.BR - Musicians
NET.BR - Exclusively for providers of physical communication means, legally habilitated for the prestation of public telecommunication services
NOM.BR - People
NOT.BR - Notaries
NTR.BR - Nutritionists
ODO.BR - Dentists
ORG.BR - Non-profit non-governmental entities
PPG.BR - Publicity specialists and Marketeers
PRO.BR - Teachers
PSC.BR - Psychologists
PSI.BR - Online service providers
QSL.BR - Radio amateurs
REC.BR - Recreational activities, entertainment, leisure, games, etc.
SLG.BR - Sociologists
SRV.BR - Services providers
TMP.BR - Temporary events, such as fairs and exhibitions
TRD.BR - Translators
TUR.BR - Tourism
TV.BR - Sound and image broadcasters, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
VET.BR - Veterinarians
VLOG.BR - Videologs
WIKI.BR - Wikis
ZLG.BR - Zoologists

[edit] External links

IANA .br whois information
A number of second-level domains under .br
NameAction (website) Local Presence for foreign registrants-to-be of "com.br" domains.
Domains FAQ (website) For foreign registrants of "com.br" a local tax number is needed (Brazilian CNPJ number)

Country code top-level domains
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See also: Generic top-level domains