How to Save a Brazil WhatsApp Contact With +55
Tools Analyst
Brazil uses country code +55. To save a Brazilian WhatsApp contact from outside Brazil, use +55, the two-digit area code, and the local subscriber number.
Brazilian mobile numbers are commonly nine digits, while landline numbers are commonly eight digits.
Use +55 and the area code
Start the contact with +55. Then add the two-digit Brazilian area code, often called the DDD code, followed by the local number.
For example, a Sao Paulo mobile written as (11) 9XXXX-XXXX becomes +55 11 9XXXX XXXX.
Do not add carrier selection codes
Brazil has domestic and international carrier-selection dialing patterns for some phone calls. Those carrier codes are not part of a WhatsApp contact.
For WhatsApp, save the clean international number, not a full domestic dialing sequence.
Confirm the number type
If the number is a mobile contact, expect the local part to be nine digits in many current Brazilian formats. A business landline may be eight digits after the area code.
If WhatsApp does not find the contact, confirm the area code and whether the number is actually registered on WhatsApp.
To save a Brazil WhatsApp contact, use +55, add the two-digit area code, and then enter the mobile or landline number without domestic carrier-selection prefixes.