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🇵🇾 Paraguay to 🇧🇷 BrazilPlugs fit, but the voltage is a lottery.

Brazil uses 127 V and 220 V in different places. Dual-voltage gear only, please.

Brazil → Paraguay

What to pack

No plug adapter needed. Plugs from Paraguay (Type C) fit the Type C and N sockets in Brazil.

Voltage & frequency

🇵🇾 Home

220 V

50 Hz

🇧🇷 There

127/220 V

60 Hz

Mixed voltage
Brazil uses 127 V or 220 V in different places. An input rating of "100–240V" covers the listed supply voltage; you still need a suitable plug or adapter. Check the local socket supply before use.

The destination may use a different frequency (50 → 60 Hz). Check your device's input rating for the local frequency; a plug adapter does not change it.

Will my stuff survive?

Decode a device label

  • Phone charger

    Basically all modern USB chargers are 100–240V. Adapter only.

  • Laptop charger

    Look for "100–240V" on the brick. It's almost always there.

  • Camera battery charger

    Usually dual voltage. Check the tiny print.

  • Electric toothbrush

    Many are dual voltage, some are not. Check the base.

  • Electric shaver

    Often dual voltage. Often. Check.

  • CPAP machine

    Most modern ones auto-switch, but confirm before you rely on it to breathe.

  • Hair straightener / curler

    Some have a voltage switch. Many don't. Fire is a bad hairstyle.

  • Hair dryer

    Usually single voltage and very power-hungry. Buy a travel one or use the hotel's.

  • Kettle / coffee maker

    Single voltage, high wattage. Leave it home. Buy coffee abroad like a local.

  • Anything with a heating element

    If it gets hot on purpose, assume it's single voltage.

The plugs

Sockets in 🇧🇷 Brazil

Type CType N

Your 🇵🇾 Paraguay plugs

  • Type CFits compatible outlets
Plugbert's note on Brazil
Brazil runs 127 V or 220 V depending on the state, and sometimes depending on the building. Check the socket label.
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