The best eSIM for Brazil in 2026. Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Brazil, priced on the same day: two weeks unlimited for $36.99, a month for $71.99, which to buy.
Prices read on 28 September 2026. Six travel eSIMs sell a Brazil plan and get most of the traffic for this search. We priced all six on the same day, for a week in Rio, two weeks from Rio to Iguacu and Salvador, and a month, and read the fine print on unlimited. Here is where each one wins, and where we do not.
Ringo Light: Cheapest unlimited for two weeks. Unlimited data with no speed cap for 2 weeks at $36.99, one payment, nothing renews. Airalo and Ubigi ask $46 for 15 days. For a month we charge $71.99, and Ubigi is $2.99 cheaper at $69.
Ubigi: Cheapest month. 30 days at $69 with 5 GB a day at full speed, then 2 Mbps, on TIM and Vivo. Also 10 GB for 30 days at $19.
Nomad: Cheapest data buckets. 10 GB for 30 days at $19 and 20 GB at $31, on TIM. Its unlimited stops at 10 days.
Airalo: Cheapest 3 days and a week. Unlimited for 3 days at $12 and 7 days at $25, 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, on TIM.
Model: Airalo Buckets or unlimited days; Holafly Unlimited days only; Saily Buckets or unlimited days; Nomad Buckets or unlimited days; Ubigi Buckets or daily allowance, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light Unlimited trips: 2 weeks or 30 days.
Unlimited, 3 days: Airalo $12; Holafly $12.50; Saily No 3-day plan; 5 days $19.99; Nomad No 3-day plan; 5 days $17; Ubigi No 3-day plan; Ringo Light No 3-day plan.
Unlimited, 7 days: Airalo $25; Holafly $27.90; Saily No 7-day plan; Nomad No 7-day plan; Ubigi 8 days, 5 GB a day, $29; Ringo Light No 7-day plan; 2 weeks $36.99.
Unlimited, 2 weeks: Airalo 15 days $46; Holafly 15 days $50.50; Saily 15 days $48.99; Nomad No 15-day plan; 10 days $31; Ubigi 15 days, 5 GB a day, $46; Ringo Light $36.99.
Unlimited, 30 days: Airalo $85; Holafly $95.90; Saily $89.99; Nomad No 30-day unlimited; Ubigi 5 GB a day, $69; Ringo Light $71.99.
10 GB, 30 days: Airalo $23; Holafly No buckets; Saily $24.99; Nomad $19; Ubigi $19; Ringo Light No buckets; 2 weeks starts with 10 GB, $36.99.
20 GB, 30 days: Airalo $36; Holafly No buckets; Saily $39.99; Nomad $31; Ubigi $19 a month, renews; Ringo Light No buckets; 30 days starts with 20 GB, $71.99.
Full speed on unlimited: Airalo 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Holafly No daily cap stated; sharing 1 GB a day; Saily 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps; Nomad 2 GB a day, then slower; Ubigi 5 GB a day, then 2 Mbps; Ringo Light No speed cap; starts with 10 or 20 GB, adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
Networks: Airalo TIM; Holafly Claro, TIM, Vivo; Saily Not named by Saily; Nomad TIM; Ubigi TIM, Vivo; Ringo Light Local partner network.
Renews?: Airalo No; Holafly No; Saily No; Nomad No; Ubigi Monthly plans do; Ringo Light No, one payment; the trip ends when it ends.
App needed: Airalo Yes; Holafly For the data balance; Saily Yes; Nomad Yes; Ubigi Optional; Ringo Light No, the eSIM arrives by email.
Brazil is big, and most first trips run two weeks: Rio, then a flight to Iguacu or Salvador. For 15 days of unlimited, Airalo and Ubigi ask $46, Saily $48.99 and Holafly $50.50. Nomad stops at 10 days for $31. Ringo Light charges $36.99 for 2 weeks, one payment, nothing renews.
For a month the order changes. Ubigi sells 30 days at $69, with 5 GB a day at full speed and 2 Mbps after that. Ringo Light's 30 days is $71.99, $2.99 more. Airalo asks $85, Saily $89.99 and Holafly $95.90. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
Read what unlimited means before you pick. Airalo and Saily give 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Nomad gives 2 GB a day. Ubigi gives 5 GB a day, then 2 Mbps. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits sharing to 1 GB a day. Ringo Light has no speed cap: the 2 weeks starts with 10 GB and the 30 days with 20 GB, and when you have used 80% we add 10 GB once and charge the $36.99 top-up. So a heavy two weeks with us costs $73.98, more than any rival's 15 days, and a heavy month costs $107.98, more than any rival's month. If you will stream every day, Ubigi's 5 GB a day is the better buy in Brazil.
For a short trip, Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited at $12 and a week at $25.
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 ride TIM, Ubigi TIM and Vivo, and Holafly lists all three. For the cities and the beaches, any of them works; for remote places, download offline maps before you go.
Nomad, $19 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB, and the cheapest 20 GB at $31, on TIM.
Ubigi, $19 for 10 GB. The same price on TIM and Vivo, installed by QR code, no app needed. Its 20 GB is a monthly plan at $19 that renews.
Airalo, $23 for 10 GB. Its Maneiro plan: 20 GB for $36, buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
Saily, $24.99 for 10 GB. 20 GB at $39.99. Its listing is from June; saily.com would not load for us.
Ringo Light, no buckets. Our 2 weeks starts with 10 GB for $36.99 and our 30 days with 20 GB for $71.99. For a fixed amount of data, Nomad, Ubigi, Airalo and Saily are all cheaper in Brazil. Buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket.
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 with no speed cap: 2 weeks at $36.99, starting with 10 GB, and 30 days at $71.99, starting with 20 GB. Each adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged at $36.99. One payment, nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
In Brazil it is the cheapest two weeks of unlimited of the six. It is not the cheapest month: Ubigi is $2.99 less. The card to buy it is just below this article.
One more thing we would rather tell you here than let you find at checkout: our own Latin America trip covers Brazil as well, and on the same day it cost $29.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, the same unlimited data with no speed cap on one eSIM that also works in the neighbouring countries. If you only need Brazil, it is still the cheaper Ringo Light to buy today; the Latin America page compares it with the same brands.
A long weekend in Rio. Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $12. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
A week in Rio. Airalo unlimited, 7 days, $25. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is $36.99 if the trip might run longer.
Two weeks, Rio to Iguacu and Salvador. Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $36.99, less than any rival charges for 15 days. Ubigi 15 days at $46 if you will stream every evening.
Two weeks, light use, budget first. Nomad or Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $19.
A month in Brazil. Ubigi, 30 days, $69, with 5 GB a day at full speed. Ringo Light's 30 days is $71.99 with no speed cap, starting with 20 GB.
You need your own number to keep ringing. None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
What to do in Brazil, and what your phone needs for it. Eight places most first trips include, from Rio down to Iguacu and up to Salvador, the Lencois dunes and the Amazon, with the one thing your data does for you at each. Signal is good in the cities and on the coast; on the dunes and the rivers it drops, so offline maps matter.
Christ the Redeemer, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro. The statue stands on top of Corcovado, reached by a cog train up through the Tijuca forest. Go on the first trains of the morning, before the cloud and the crowds build. Train tickets are sold for timed departures. Buy online and keep the QR code on your phone.
Sugarloaf Mountain, Urca, Rio de Janeiro. Two cable cars climb from Praia Vermelha to the top of the granite peak at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. The view is at its best at sunset. Uber and 99 both work across Rio, and a ride back from Urca after dark is the easy way home.
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro. Four kilometres of sand from Leme to the Copacabana Fort, with the wave pattern promenade behind it. On Sundays the beachside road closes to cars. Beach kiosks take cards and Pix. Carry the phone and little else to the sand.
Iguacu Falls, Foz do Iguacu, Parana. The Brazilian side gives the wide view of hundreds of falls, with a walkway out towards the Devil's Throat. Many people cross to the Argentine side the next day. A Brazil-only eSIM stops working at the border. Check your plan covers Argentina before you cross.
Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia. The colonial old town of Salvador, a UNESCO site of painted houses, churches and cobbled squares on the hill above the bay. The Lacerda Elevator links it to the lower city. Call a ride from inside a shop or restaurant rather than standing on the street with your phone out.
Paraty, Costa Verde, Rio de Janeiro state. A colonial port town of white houses and big cobbles, between Rio and Sao Paulo. Schooners leave the harbour for the islands and beaches of the bay. Signal fades out on the island boat trips. Download the offline map before you board.
Lencois Maranhenses, Barreirinhas, Maranhao. White sand dunes with rainwater lagoons between them, reached by 4x4 from Barreirinhas. The lagoons are fullest from about June to September. There is no signal out on the dunes. Save your guide's WhatsApp and the offline map before you leave town.
The Meeting of the Waters, Manaus, Amazonas. The dark Rio Negro and the sandy Solimoes run side by side for kilometres without mixing. Boat trips leave from Manaus and often go on into the forest. Tours in Manaus are booked and confirmed on WhatsApp. Sort it in town, where the signal is good.
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Brazil on 28 September 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: Maya Mobile, we could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
Source for Airalo: https://www.airalo.com/brazil-esim?currency=USD (unlimited in dollars on the site; buckets from esimdb.com/brazil/airalo, 23 September 2026).
Source for Holafly: https://esim.holafly.com/esim-brazil/.
Source for Saily: https://esimdb.com/brazil/saily (listing dated 17 June 2026; saily.com refused the fetch).
Source for Nomad: https://esimdb.com/brazil/nomad (listing dated 20 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/brazil-esim).
Source for Ubigi: https://esimdb.com/brazil/ubigi (listing dated 23 September 2026; networks from cellulardata.ubigi.com).
For two weeks of unlimited data, Ringo Light at $36.99 on 28 September 2026, against $46 for 15 days at Airalo and Ubigi. For a month, Ubigi at $69, against $71.99 for Ringo Light. For 3 days, Airalo at $12. For a 10 GB bucket, Nomad and Ubigi at $19.
Airalo and Nomad ride TIM, Ubigi TIM and Vivo, and Holafly lists Claro, TIM and Vivo. Saily does not name its network on its listing. All three networks cover the big cities and the coast.
Every brand has a limit somewhere. Airalo and Saily slow you after 3 GB a day, Nomad after 2 GB, Ubigi after 5 GB. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Ringo Light has no speed cap: it starts with 10 or 20 GB and adds 10 GB once at 80%, charged.
You can, but a Brazilian prepaid line has to be registered to an ID, usually a CPF, the Brazilian tax number. Carrier shops can register a line to a passport, which takes time and a queue. A travel eSIM needs none of that and works as you land.
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