
Buying sim card in Brazil in 2026 as foreigner is nightmare and full of scams
Buying a prepaid SIM card should be one of the easiest things you do after arriving in a new country. In Brazil, it turned into one of the most frustrating experiences of my trip. I was staying in São Paulo and went to official mobile-phone stores around Avenida Paulista, assuming that buying a local SIM directly from an official carr...











