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Licence plates in Brazil

Mercosur plate saying BRASIL

A white plate with a blue band on top saying BRASIL and a Brazilian flag is from Brazil.

Mercosur style: blue band on top with BRASIL and the flag.
Format ABC1D23, letters and numbers mixed.
Older plates were grey with black letters and a city name.

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11 photos, grouped by the clue they show.

Key clue BRASIL band 3

Brazil: BRASIL band — Navegador1133, CC BY 4.0

Brazil: BRASIL band — Dickelbers, CC BY 4.0

Brazil: BRASIL band — Dickelbers, CC BY 4.0

Key clue Old grey plate 8

Brazil: Old grey plate — Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — Ralf1963, Public domain

Brazil: Old grey plate — Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — Jerry "Woody", CC BY-SA 2.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — Rkt2312, CC BY-SA 3.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — JasonVogel1970, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0

Brazil: Old grey plate — André Gustavo Stumpf, CC BY 2.0

Brazil: what its plates look like

Brazil uses the white Mercosur plate: a blue band on top with BRASIL and the Brazilian flag. The format is ABC1D23.

Older plates were grey with black letters and the name of the city at the top.

The Mercosur plate has been used across Brazil since 2018.

Look-alikes: how to tell them apart

Brazil vs Argentina

Argentina uses the same Mercosur design, but the band says REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.

Questions about plates in Brazil

What is a Mercosur plate?

A shared plate design used by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, with a blue band on top showing the country.

How do I tell Brazilian and Argentine plates apart?

Read the blue band: BRASIL or REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.