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The above is not correct! I have been to SP and Rio a combined 9 times in the last 3 years. São Paulo and Rio both use 110v/115v... completely compatible with American Voltage requirements. In the kitchen areas you may find 220v outlets, they are usually marked with a red face plate to differentiate them from the 110. Most times they will be clearly labeled with 220v, especially at an AirBnB, because a few Americans did not understand what the red color meant! The 220v outlets are always in the kitchen to accommodate certain popular counter top appliances that Brazilians like to have in their kitchens. You can get adapters easily at a chain store called Kona (think our Office Depot) for about 6,00R$. Konas are everywhere both in SP and in Rio, just google "Kona near me". In all of my travels so far in SP and Rio I have seen only one old school Internet Cafe, on Agusto in SP. It seems to be for gamers though. Brazil in general is a cell phone society, so an internet cafe to surf the web does not really make sense. There are now starting to be a few working spaces spread around. But these are bring your own computer type places, Like Starbucks, just without the coffee and a lot less crowded.

Hi. First time poster here. I've been reading for months! Heading to São Paulo on the 22nd of November and staying until the 28th of February. This will be my 4th trip. Looking forward to meeting some of you for drinks.