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| Introduced | 1989 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Registro.br |
| Sponsor | Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Brazil |
| Actual use | Very popular in Brazil (Largest Portuguese language Web presence[1]) |
| Registration 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 granted only to Brazilian residents or recognized companies |
| Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath various categories and they were allowed at the second level for institutions of third level education until 2000; a wide variety of second-level categories exist, but .com.br is still much more popular than others |
| Website | Registro.br |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.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 when it started being 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.
With the exception of universities, the second-level domain is fixed and selected from a list that defines the category. For example, site.art.br is in the art (music, folklore etc.) category, and site.org.br is in the non-governmental organization category. Institutions of tertiary education were allowed to use the ccSLD .edu.br, although some use .com.br and others (mainly public universities) use .br. 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 .com.br domain, which has over 90% of all registered domains. The .jus.br (Judiciary), and .b.br (banks) domains have mandatory DNSSEC use.
.br is the most common Portuguese language Web site suffix,[1] surpassing all other Portuguese-speaking countries' TLDs as well as .com in popularity.
Second level domains
Currently there are 66 second-level domains.[2]
- 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
- B.BR - Exclusively for banking environment use (online banking, etc.).
- BIO.BR - Biologists
- BLOG.BR - Blogs
- BMD.BR - Biomedics
- CIM.BR - Realtors
- CNG.BR - Scenographers
- CNT.BR - Accountants
- COM.BR - Commercial websites in general and individuals.
- 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 other categories
- ETI.BR - I.T. Specialists
- FAR.BR - Pharmacies and drugstores
- FLOG.BR - Photoblogs
- 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.
- LEG.BR - Brazilian Legislative Branch of the State.
- LEL.BR - Auctioneers
- MAT.BR - Mathematicians and Statisticians
- MED.BR - Physicians
- MIL.BR - Brazilian Armed Forces
- MUS.BR - Musicians
- NET.BR - Commercial websites in general and individuals.
- 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
- RADIO.BR - Entities that wish to broadcast radio
- REC.BR - Recreational activities, entertainment, leisure, games, etc.
- SLG.BR - Sociologists
- SRV.BR - Services providers
- TAXI.BR - Taxis
- TEO.BR - Theologians
- 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
- ^ a b As of February 18, 2010, Google showed 530.000.000 pages for site: .br, 95.100.000 for site: .pt (Portugal) and 553.000 for site: .ao (Angola). Portuguese pages in the .com domain were 283.000.000.
- ^ Registro.br
External links
- IANA .br whois information
- Registro.br : Brazil's official registry administrator
- Second-level domain statistics for .br
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