.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center. A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted.
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".br" is Brazil's official internet domain extension, used for websites and email addresses associated with the country. It's managed by Brazil's Network Information Center and requires a local contact for registration, while also accepting domain names written with Portuguese characters.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.restrictions
- Varying restrictions based on which second-level name registration is within. In all cases the registrant must have either a CPF or CNPJ, documents usually granted only to Brazilian residents or recognized companies
- Top level domain.dnssec
- yes
- Top level domain.image_size
- 150px
- Top level domain.name
- .br
- Top level domain.image
- DotBr logo.svg
- Top level domain.introduced
- 18 April 1989
- Top level domain.type
- Country code top-level domain (ccTLD)
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Registro.br
- Top level domain.sponsor
- CGI.br
- Top level domain.registereddomains
- 5,388,244
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Domain registry
- Syntactic rules for .br domains
- Second-level domains
- Direct registration
- Predefined domains
- Special second-level domains
- Online gambling
- Agencies
- Networks
- Usage statistics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center. A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted.
With the exception of universities, the second-level domain is fixed and selected from a list that defines the category. For example, is in the art (music, folklore etc.) category, and is in the non-governmental organization category. Institutions of tertiary education were allowed to use the ccSLD , although some use and others (mainly public universities) use . There are also some other few exceptions that were allowed to use the second level domain until the end of 2000. As of April 2010, most domain registrations ignore categories and register in the domain, which has over 90% of all registered domains. The (Judiciary), and (banks) domains have mandatory DNSSEC use.