The short answer
Nomad is cheaper than Airalo for a data bucket in Brazil: $19 against $23 for 10 GB and $31 against $36 for 20 GB, both for 30 days. For unlimited the two sell different lengths: Airalo 3, 7, 15 and 30 days, Nomad 5 and 10 days, so we make no price comparison between them. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $37.99 or 30 days at $64.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $37.99 or 30 days at $64.99, nothing renews, no app. Airalo asks $46 for 15 days and $85 for 30. Nomad sells no 15-day or 30-day unlimited. No buckets, no 3-day or 7-day plan.
10 GB for 30 days at $19 and 20 GB at $31, on TIM. Unlimited for 5 days at $17 and 10 days at $31, 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower. Needs its app.
Unlimited for 3 days at $12, 7 days at $25, 15 days at $46 and 30 days at $85, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, on TIM. 10 GB at $23, 20 GB at $36. Needs its app.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Nomad on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Airalo 15 days. Nomad sells no 15-day plan, its unlimited stops at 10 days for $31, so it has no bar here.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited, so it has no bar here. Airalo slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 2 weeks is unlimited, and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. For a fixed 10 GB, Nomad is the cheapest of the three.
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Airalo vs Nomad in one paragraph
For a data bucket, Nomad is cheaper: $19 for 10 GB against $23 at Airalo, a $4 gap, and $31 for 20 GB against $36, a $5 gap. For unlimited the two sell different lengths. Airalo sells 3, 7, 15 and 30 days, from $12 to $85. Nomad sells 5 days at $17 and 10 days at $31, and nothing longer, so a month of unlimited is Airalo or another brand. Both ride TIM and both need their app. Airalo slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day; Nomad slows after 2 GB. Pick Nomad for a bucket. Pick Airalo for a long weekend, a week or a month of unlimited. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $37.99 and 30 days at $64.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 25 October 2026, in US dollars. Unlimited: Airalo asks $12 for 3 days, $25 for 7, $46 for 15 and $85 for 30. Nomad asks $17 for 5 days and $31 for 10. Those are different lengths, so we do not call either one cheaper. Buckets, for 30 days: Nomad $19 for 10 GB and $31 for 20 GB, Airalo $23 and $36, so Nomad is cheaper by $4 and $5. Airalo also sells buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
Ringo Light sells two trips for Brazil: 2 weeks at $37.99 and 30 days at $64.99. The 2 weeks is $8.01 less than Airalo's 15 days; Nomad has no 15-day plan to compare. The 30 days is $20.01 less than Airalo's $85; Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited. Ringo Light sells no buckets, and its 2 weeks at $37.99 is $18.99 more than Nomad's 10 GB. For a fixed amount of data, buy Nomad or Airalo, not us.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited for Brazil gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps. Nomad gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower, and its unlimited stops at 10 days. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Brazil
Brazil has three national networks: Vivo, Claro and TIM. All three cover Rio, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Foz do Iguacu and most of the coast. Coverage thins out in the Amazon, on the dunes of Maranhao and on long roads through the interior, whichever network you are on. Airalo and Nomad both ride TIM. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. For the cities and the beaches, any of them works; for remote places, download offline maps before you go.
Installation, app and support
Airalo and Nomad both need their app: you buy, install and top up inside it. Ringo Light needs no app; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, and support is by email. Whichever you pick, install it at home before you fly and switch it on for data when you land.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Brazil it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $37.99 and 30 days at $64.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it does not do: no buckets, no 3-day or 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB for a month, Nomad at $19 is the better buy. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three where the brands sell the same length.
The full six-brand comparison for Brazil is at /blog/best-esim-for-brazil. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $19, 20 GB at $31, both less than Airalo. Ringo Light sells no bucket.
- Airalo, if you want unlimited for 3 days, a week or a month. $12, $25 or $85, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Nomad sells 5 and 10 days only.
- Airalo, if you want a very small bucket. Buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $37.99 for 2 weeks or $64.99 for 30 days, cheaper than Airalo at 15 days and at a month.
Pick by trip
Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $12. Nomad has no 3-day plan; its shortest unlimited is 5 days at $17.
Airalo unlimited, 7 days, $25. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is $37.99 if the trip might run longer.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $37.99, against $46 at Airalo for 15 days. Nomad has no 15-day plan.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $19, or 20 GB at $31. Airalo asks $23 and $36.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $64.99, against $85 at Airalo. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Brazil on 25 October 2026, all on the same day, in US dollars. Each rival's price comes from its own website where it showed dollars, otherwise from an esimdb.com listing, and every source and its date is listed below. Ringo Light's prices come from the catalogue our checkout charges.
We compare the trips people actually book: a week, two weeks and a month of unlimited data, and a 10 GB bucket. We read each brand's fair use and speed rules and quote them as the brands state them. We did not run speed tests, so this page makes no speed claims for any brand.
Ringo Light is our own product. We put it in the table on the same terms as everyone else, and where a rival is the better buy the page says so.
Left out: Holafly, Saily and Ubigi. They sell Brazil too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-brazil. This page answers one question, Airalo or Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/brazil-esim?currency=USD, unlimited in dollars on the site; buckets from esimdb.com/brazil/airalo, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/brazil-esim, prices in dollars on the site, read 25 October 2026; network from the same page
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 25 October 2026.
Written and priced by the Ringo team. Prices change often; if you spot one that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update the table.
