Brazilian postcodes

Brazilian Postcode Format

00000-000
Use numbers only

Sao Paulo postcode -- example

Begining with 0, the postcode, or CEP as we call it, would be a variation of the following:
CEP: 07500-000

CEP: What is it?

Postal code in Brazil is know as CEP (Código de Endereçamento Postal - translated as "Code of Postal Addressing")

CEP validate expression:([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})-?([0-9]{3})

Official structure for CEP

The CEP is structured under the decimal system and it's composed of: Region, Subregion, Sector, Subsector and the three distribution identifiers.
The regions are composed with one or more states (or countries) and follow the list bellow:
- Region 0: Sao Paulo's metropolitan area
- Region 1: Sao Paulo's country side
- Region 2: Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo
- Region 3: Minas Gerais
- Region 4: Bahia and Sergipe
- Region 5: Pernambuco, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte
- Region 6: Ceara, Piaui, Maranha, Paraiba, Amazonas, Acre, Amapa and Roraima
- Region 7: Distrito Federal, Goiania, Tocantins, Matogrosso, Matogrosso do Sul and Rondonia
- Region 8: Parana and Santa Catarina
- Region 9: Rio Grande do Sul

How to write Brazilian address

How to write a letter to Brazil using Brazilian Postal Addresses - quick guide

For developers

Regex CEP Brasil

([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})-?([0-9]{3})

Example

<?php

$cep = "90050-320";

preg_match("/^([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})([0-9]{1})-?([0-9]{3})$/i" ,$cep,$postcode);

print_r($postcode,true);

?>

Output

Array
(
[0] => 90050-320
[1] => 9
[2] => 0
[3] => 0
[4] => 5
[5] => 0
[6] => 320
)