pré-pago
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
cartão pré-pago — pay-as-you-go SIM card
A SIM with no contract and no commitment: you top up or choose a monthly plan in the app, and it works as long as you have credit. These SIMs are sold in shopping centres, supermarkets, operators' shops and online with delivery. The opposite is pós-pago, a contract plan with monthly bills and, as a rule, a minimum term.
Where you come across it. Your first SIM after arriving; a spare number for bank text messages.
If you are asked for documents and a signature, it is not pay-as-you-go but a contract, almost certainly for two years. And remember that a pay-as-you-go number does not last for ever: without a top-up it is cut off after about 90 days, and the number itself is held for you for about another 90.