Official language: Portuguese
Population: 196,342,592
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 2.5766 BRL
1 GBP = 2.7994 BRL
1 USD = 1.7175 BRL

Sports Betting in Brazil
Sports betting is a popular form of gambling in Brazil. This is largely because football is extremely popular. Football has been played in Brazil since the late 1800s. Brazilians often refer to their country as "o país do futebol", which means "the country of football". There are over 10,000 pro players from Brazil in teams around the world. Unfortunately, Brazilian sports betting industry is undeveloped and unregulated, and not all sportsbooks in Brazil are safe to give money to. Many Brazilian bookies are unlicensed and operate illegally.

Online Sports Betting in Brazil
Online sportsbooks are a safer way to bet on sports in Brazil. While there are no true Brazilian sportsbooks online, since the Brazilian government does not license online gambling sites in the country, there are plenty of large, international online sportsbooks that accept Brazilian players. These are hosted in foreign countries where the Brazilian government has no jurisdiction. Most of these major sites are in English, but some of the biggest ones also have Portuguese pages just for Brazilian players.