Brazil

Last update: 13 Dec 2020

In general:
a full list of district codes (from 1990)

	Picture	Date of first issue	Date of last issue	Type	Description	Remarks
1		1941	1957?	car	123456	front 350x165mm Francoplaque
2		1953		dlr	1	first dealer in Brazil? year tabs seen: 42 and 53
3		1957? 1959	1969	car	1234 12345 123456 1234567	front 350x175mm also yellow? Francoplaque
4		1957?	1969	car	123456	rear 350x200mm year tabs seen: 59, 60, 61, 66, 67, 68 and 69 Francoplaque
5		1957?	1969	truck	123456	truck (small and big), but also bus and taxi Francoplaque
6		?		CD	CD 1234	diplomatic Klotz
7		1969	1987	car	AB 1234	400x160mm metal tabs used from 1972 - 1982 year tabs seen: 72, 73/74, 75, 78, 79, 80 and 82
8		1969	1990	mc	AB 123	motorcycle Klotz
9		1978		dlr	AB 1234	dealer Klotz
10		1978		CC	CC 123	Corps Consular van Wersch
11		?		truck	AB 1234	truck (small and big), but also bus and taxi Klotz (2x)
12						just an other sized plate
13		1987	1997	car	AB 1234	new size: 400x130mm Obrigado (1st) second one in the 1990 style with the state strip



14		1990	now	car	ABC 1234	a full list of district codes 400x130mm issued in blocks per state, the changeover took place from 1990 to 1997 BFA - GKI = SP = São Paulo HTX-HZA = CE = Ceará Obrigado (2x)
15		1990	now	car	ABC 1234	if you move from one state to an other, you will keep your plate and combination, but will get a new state strip on the top KKM is originally from PE = Pernambuco MXL is original from RN = Rio Grande do Norte Obrigado (2x)
16		1990	now	mc	ABC/1234	185x135mm Obrigado
17		1990	now	govt	ABC 1234	government plates are black on white state government uses the state name on the strip here the state Ceará also seen: CE Oficial national government uses Brasil on the strip Obrigado (4x)
18		1990	now	govt	ABC 1234	SPM = Serviço Publical Municipal also known Francoplaque SPE = Serviço Publical Estadual SPF = Serviço Publical Federal
19		1990	now	truck	ABC 1234	truck (small and big), but also bus and taxi Obrigado
20		1990	now	taxi	ABC/1234	taxi motorcycle Obrigado
21		1990	now	other	ABC 1234	driving school Obrigado
22		1990	now	dlr	ABC 1234	manufacturer ADM = ? Steitz
23		1990	now	dlr	ABC 1234	test plate Toledo
24		May 1998?	now	other	ABC 1234	antique > 30 years de Been
25		2004	now	car	ABC 1234	new bar code at the top Gordon

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