.br

.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil) until 2005 and now it's administered by Brazilian Network Information Center (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto br). A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted. Except possible for universities, the second level domain is fixed and defines the category. For example, site.art.br is in the art (music, folklore, etc.) category, and othersite.org.br is in the Non-governmental organization category. Institutions of third level education were allowed to use the second level domain and .edu.br, although some use .com.br. There are also some other few exceptions that were allowed to use the second level domain until the end of 2000. As of February 2007, most domain registrations ignore categories and register in the .com.br domain, which has over 90% of all registered domains. The .jus.br domain has mandatory DNSSEC use.

.br is the most common Portuguese language Web site suffix

Second level domains

• ADM.BR - Administrators
• ADV.BR - Lawyers
• AGR.BR - Agriculture-related companies and/or websites
• AM.BR - AM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
• ARQ.BR - Architecture
• ART.BR - Art: music, folklore, etc.
• ATO.BR - Actors
• BIO.BR - Biologists
• BLOG.BR - Blogs
• BMD.BR - Biomedics
• CIM.BR - Brokers
• CNG.BR - Scenographers
• CNT.BR - Accountants
• COM.BR - Commercial websites in general
• COOP.BR - Cooperatives
• ECN.BR - Economy
• EDU.BR - Higher education institutions
• ENG.BR - Engineers
• ESP.BR - Sports
• ETC.BR - Entities that do not fit in previous categories
• ETI.BR - I.T. Specialists
• FAR.BR - Pharmacies and drugstores
• FLOG.BR - Photologs
• FM.BR - FM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
• FND.BR - Phonoaudiologists
• FOT.BR - Photographers
• FST.BR - Physiotherapists
• G12.BR - K12 education institutions
• GGF.BR - Geographers
• GOV.BR - Government entities
• IMB.BR - Real estate
• IND.BR - Industries
• INF.BR - Media and information
• JOR.BR - Journalists
• JUS.BR - Brazilian Judiciary Branch of the State.
• LEL.BR - Auctioneers
• MAT.BR - Mathematicians and Statisticians
• MED.BR - Medics
• MIL.BR - Brazilian Armed Forces
• MUS.BR - Musicians
• NET.BR - Exclusively for providers of physical communication means, legally habilitated for the prestation of public telecommunication services
• NOM.BR - People
• NOT.BR - Notaries
• NTR.BR - Nutritionists
• ODO.BR - Dentists
• ORG.BR - Non-profit non-governmental entities
• PPG.BR - Publicity specialists and Marketeers
• PRO.BR - Teachers
• PSC.BR - Psychologists
• PSI.BR - Online service providers
• QSL.BR - Radio amateurs
• REC.BR - Recreational activities, entertainment, leisure, games, etc.
• SLG.BR - Sociologists
• SRV.BR - Services providers
• TMP.BR - Temporary events, such as fairs and exhibitions
• TRD.BR - Translators
• TUR.BR - Tourism
• TV.BR - Sound and image broadcasters, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
• VET.BR - Veterinarians
• VLOG.BR - Videologs
• WIKI.BR - Wikis
• ZLG.BR - Zoologists

References

External links

• IANA .br whois information
• Registro.br
• Second-level domain statistics for .br
• NameAction (website) Local Presence for foreign registrants-to-be of "com.br" domains.

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