BRAZIL 

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(Updates 12/2011

Special Notes. Many PY awards require contacting combinations of stations in their respective Brazilian states. The following list may help you associate call prefixes and the states they comprise:

RADIO AMATEUR CALLS IN BRAZIL - COURTESY ELETRONICA POPULAR Magazine.

Difficulty confirming these rules - 9/05.  This is a National Association, but mail does not seem to be getting through?  Write first. Can a Brasilian station confirm that their organization is active?

LABRE  (Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao) Series

General requirements for LABRE series: All contacts must be made from the same country, or within a radius of 125 miles. Contacts must be with land stations, and ships, anchored or not and aircraft are not allowed. No date requirements. Three types of certificates are awarded: Mixed phone/cw, phone and all CW. GCR is acceptable

Each award costs $US10 or the equivalent in IRCs. Submissions should be sent to: LABRE – Award Manager, Att.  Mr. Orlando Perez Filho, SHIGS 706, bloco L , casa 22 – Asa Sul, 70350-762 - Brasília, DF, BRAZIL

Effective 1 Jan 87 onwards, WAO, WAB and WAS also available for SSTV, RTTY, VHF and satellite with band endorsements. DBDX is available for RTTY, SSTV and band endorsements. (CHG 96)

Internet:   http://www.labre.org.br/labre_awards_program.asp 

(Chg 12/2010)

Worked All America (WAA)

Confirm contacts with 45 countries in the American Geographic Area. One must be PY.

COUNTRY LIST:

Worked All Brazil (WAB)

Contact Brazilian stations in all 26 states and the Capital City - Brasilia (PT2). 
(CHG 92)

Worked All Oceans (WAO)

Confirm contacts in all 9 Brasilian Geographic Regions: 
(1)PY1 or PP1, 
(2)PY2, PP2, PQ2 or PT2), 
(3) PY3, 
(4) PY4, 
(5) PY5 or PP5, 
(6) PY6 or PP6, 
(7) PY7, PP7, PR7, PS7, or PT7, 
(8) PY8, PP8, PQ8, PR8, PS8, PT8, PU8, PV8, PW8, 
(9) PY9, PT9 and PY0 
plus 21 countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. 

(91.CHG)

DBDX Award

Confirm contacts with a minimum of 20 different countries from the ARRL official DXCC list. One must be PY. Endorsement stickers allowed for each additional 10. All contacts must be on 160, 80 and 40 meters only.

The B-P (Baden-Powell) Award is available to stations engaged in the World Scout or Girl Guiding Movements, as follows. Contact 10 stations worldwide  whose QSL card certifies by any acknowledged scouting symbol that the station is involved with radio scouting are valid. For every additional 10 stations is an endorsement sticker is available. Honor Roll: by submitting 100 contacts with radio scouting stations, among which at least 20 are required to be a Boy Scouts or Girl Guides association’s station or the official station of a large scouting event. Contacts are eligible in the bands of 160 through 2 meters in any mode. Cross-mode and cross-band contacts are void for this award. SWL OK.

Cards are not required. Send a GCR list with endorsement from a radio scout or guiding entity or from two “A” class radio amateurs to whom the QSL cards are presented. In case none of these is possible, send the station’s license and the QSL photocopy attached to the log. For contacts before July 31, 2000, enclose to the log sheet, photocopy of the QSO certifying QSL card. Award cost $US6 or 4 IRC’s and the endorsement or Honor Roll US$ 1 or 1 IRC. Send GCR list to: Guelfo Jorge Poltronieri, PR7JP, Caixa Postal 4, 58010–970 João Pessoa, PB Brazil. 

E-mail: pr7jp@radioescotismo.com.br

Tks PA3CUZ 2/206

Worked All Brazilian National Parks Award

The DIPLOMA NATIONAL PARKS OF BRAZIL - WABNP, is sponsored by the TERESINA DX GROUP and was developed to publicize the National Parks of Brazil, as well as the conservation of the environment by Brazilian environmental agencies.  Available to all amateur operators and SWLs making contacts with National Parks in Brazil, with beginning on 06/10/2011 on all amateur bands and all modes: Stations operating from such parks will receive credit for the Park.

The award will be issued for contacting at least 20 such Parks. Endorsements for each additional 20 parks.  
Park QSOs will be valid if the following conditions are met:
1 the operator has submitted to the Commission WABNP a sample printed QSL, stating the name and code of the National Park (after the end of the operation).
2 the Park is correctly listed in the Official List of National Parks. The format for this listing is:
IP 01 - NATIONAL PARK in the Serra da Capivara State of Piauí.
3 The List of parks can be changed with the addition of new parks as published by the sponsor.
4 The operation, provides evidence that the contacts were held on the premises of the park, on the ground under the same jurisdiction.

Send copies of QSL cards (front and back) via mail to Nelson de Almeida Costa-Filho PS8NF: PO Box 110, Teresina - Piauí - BRAZIL CEP 64001-970 or electronically via e-mail to
ps8nf@bol.com.br . The Diploma is available in two versions: Completely free when sent via the Internet formatted as a pdf. File or by mail at a cost of U.S. $ 10.00 or 3 IRC's.

E-mail: ps8et@hotmail.com
Internet: http://www.teresinadxgroup.com/?page_id=19

(A complete listing of Brazilian National Parks is found on this site)

K1BV Research 9/11

Brazilian YL Award

Contact 10 PY-YL stations from your same QTH since 1 July 1975.  If the contacts are made on the BRYLA Net and Net bands (40 and 80 meters), then no cards are needed for the award.  Send a GCR list, a copy of your QSL card and fee of 8€ or 10 IRCs to: BRYLA, c/o PT2TF Teresa Cardoso, Shin AQL 08 Conj 07 Casa 09, Lago Norte, 71520-275, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

E-mail: teresa.pt2tf@abordo.com.br 

Tks PA3CUZ 12/07

 ---CECW Series---

General Requirements: GCR list accepted. Fee is $US5 or 10 IRCs for each award. Apply to CECW Award Manager PT7SD, Caixa Postal 546, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil 60001-970.  Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. 

E-mail: sergiobotelho@terra.com.br 
(Chg 3/2005).

BRIO Award (Brazil: Geographic Regions and Islands)

Work the following prefixes: PP6, PY6, PP7, PR7, PS7, PT7, PY7, PR8, PS8 (one of each). PT7 must be a CECW member. Contacts after 3 September 1987. BRIO endorsements: A - North Region PT8 PW8 PV8 PP8 PY8 PQ8, B - Centerwestern Region: PY9 PT9 PP2 PT2, C - Southwestern Region: PY4 PP1 PY1 PY2, D - South Region: PY5 PP5 PY3, E - Oceanic Islands: PY0F PY0T PY0S.

 (CHG 92)

CECW Award

(Rewrite 3/2005) Work 10 different PT7 stations (at least 5 must be CECW members).  PT7CCW = 5 stations.  There are 3 endorsements for each 30 contacts with the 7th region (at least 1 member).  For DX stations, work 5 different PT7 stations (at least 3 must be CECW members even if the amateur prefix is not PT7) or QSO with PT7CCW + 2 PT7 stations.  Contacts after 1 Sep 1983.  All bands, but CW mode only. 

CECW members: CE8FGC PQ8OO PY1AFL KXI PY3LI/PT2 MQ PY4JIU PY5FB PY6PP PT7AA AC ADC AQ BL BTO BYZ BZ CG CQ CRK DM DX HP NK NR OAB ON OQ QL RG SD SY TZ VB VBN WA WX YF YS ZP ZZ PY8EL RR TI4SU UA9MHN.

(Chg 3/2005)

CWJF SERIES

General Requirements: Contacts after 1 January 1985, but only using the CW mode. SWL OK. Contacts made and confirmed for the Manchester Mineira contest are valid for these awards. No need for GCR, just send the list of contacts and fee of $US7 or 5 IRCs to: CWJF, PO Box 410, Centro, Juiz de Fora MG 36001-970  - Brazil/

Internet: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf/eng5.htm 

CWJF Award

Contact 5 different CWJF members on any band.

City of Juiz de Fora Award

Form the phrase JUIZ DE FORA - A MANCHESTER MINEIRA by using any letter of the suffixes of South American stations using CW.  3 different members of the CWJF group must be included. The Juiz de Fora stations can be used as "wild cards" for any letter needed to form the phrase.

(Tks K1BV Research 12/2010)

--- CWSP Series Grupo CW Sao Paulo ---

CW contacts only. Fee for each award is 10 IRCs; endorsements are 2 IRCs. SWL OK. GCR list to: CWSP, Caixa Postal 1807, 01059-970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Internet:  http://www.cwsp.org.br/awards.htm 

Brazil CW Award (BRCW)

Work 15 different states or territories as shown below including Fernando de Noronha and Trindade Islands. Only those who have received the CWSP Award may apply. You must notify this group of the CWSP award number when applying. Contacts after 15 October 1976. Endorsements: (14) one for each new Brazilian state or territory. 
(CHG 92)

States/Territories: PY0 (Fernando de Noronha and Trinidade Isl.), PP1 PY1 PP2 PT2 PY2 PY3 PY4 PP5, PY5 PP6 PY6 PP7 PR7 PS7 PT7 PY7 PP8  PQ8 PR8 PS8 PT8 PV8 PW8 PY8 PT9, PY9, PY0F and PY0T.

CWSP Award

Contact 5 different members of the Grupo de CW de Sao Paulo in cw mode after 15 Oct 1976. Endorsement seals for every additional 10 members.  A complete member list is found on their website. 

(Chg 12/04)

CWYL Award

For basic award, work 3 different Brazilian YL's using the cw mode after 1 May 1984. Endorsement only available for each 3 different YL's in any other country. .
CWSP YL members include:  PY1VMW  PY2ADI  PY2DHP  PY2OJD  PY7YL.  

Father Roberto Landell de Moura Award

Contact any 5 of the below listed stations. Try the PY-YL net Wed 14.248 19:00-21:00Z. No fee listed, but return postage suggested. GCR list to: Alda Niemeyer PP5ASN, PO Box 675, CEP 89100, Blumenau - SC, Brazil.

Eligible Stations: PT2LS SV. PY2JY ADI NPP DHP TME ATL SMM.

E-mail: aldas@terra.com.br 

(Chg 9/05)

--- GPCW Series ---

General Requirements: GCR accepted.  SWL OK.  Apply to GPCW, PO Box 556, Santos, SP 11010 970, Brazil.

Brazil Coast Award (BCA)

Awarded for CW contacts with 8 different call areas along the Brazilian coast.  Contacts since 30 Sep 1978 on any HF bands with minimum report of 338.  Call areas include: PP1 PP5  PP6  PP7  PQ8  PR7  PS8  PT7  PY1  PY2  PY3  PY5  PY6  PY7  PY8  PY0F  PY0S  PY0T. The prefixes PU and ZY are valid if they belong to stations on the Brazilian coast.  Fee is 10 IRCs. 

GPCW Award

Work 3 members (PYs need 5) on CW only after 5 Nov 1973.  Minimum report of 338.  (QRP endorsement is signed statement is provided saying not over 10 watts were used for all contacts. 

SWL-GPCW Award

SWLs submit proof of having received cards from 3 GPCW members after 1 July 1976.  Fee is 5 IRCs.

Traveler CW Award

Contact varying numbers of countries in 6 continents as follows:

    Class 2
    15 countries in 6 continents as follows: SA = 2 countries (Brazil is mandatory), NA = 2, EU = 7, AS = 2, AF = 1, OC = 1.  Note; on continents where more than one country is to be worked, the countries must be worked sequentially. QSOs with other continents in between the same time period are NOT valid for the award.
(Chg 2/07)

    Class 1
    As above, but with double the number of countries for each continent, for a total of 30 countries.

All HF bands may be used.  Contacts since 21 Jan 1987.  Fee is 10 IRCs. 

Worked International Port Award

Awarded for CW contacts with 10 cities which are considered to be an international sea-port in a minimum of 3 continents.  Only 2 of the ports may be from the applicant's home country.  Contacts since 1 Jan 1983.  CW contacts only with a minimum report of 338.  Endorsements: copper label for an addditional 5 cities; silver label for an additional 15 cities; and a gold label for an additional 30 cities.  Fee is 10 IRCs (fee for endorsements is 3 IRCs for each label.) 

(Added 3/2005)

BRAZIL             — LABRE - SP Series —

General Requirements: Issued by the Brazilian Liga of Radioamadorismo LABRE - SP. SWL OK. All bands, phone, CW or mixed mode. GCR list, your QSL card and fee of  $US10, 10€ or 5 IRCs for each award to: Award Manager, LABRE-SP, Rua Dr. Miguel Vieira Ferreira, 345A, Sao Paulo - SP, 03071-080, Brazil.

E-mail: py2uz@labre-sp.org  

Diploma CESP - Certificado do Estado de Sao Paulo

Contact different stations in cities of the state of Sao Paulo after 1 Jan 1965 as follows:
     SP, Rio de Janerio, ES, MG, GO, DF, SC, RS, TM, MS and PR need 40 different cities.
     Other Brazilian states need 20 cities.
     All others, including DX stations need 10 cities.

The LABRE-SP clubstation PY2AA can be used once for a missing city.

Diploma AZ Sao Paulo

Confirm contacts with 26 stations located in the state of Sao Paulo (PY2) which comprise all the letters of the alphabet. For example: PY2AA, PY2SB, .......PY2ZX. Contacts after 1 August 1977. Endorsements for all CW only. LABRE-SP club station PY2AA may be used one time for any missing letter.

Diploma Milhoes de Paulistas

Contact different stations from the state of Sao Paulo and collect the first 5 digits of the zip code (01059-970 = 1,059) and accumulate a total of 1,000,000 points. Endorsements for each additional million. Contacts after 1 July 1987. Endorsements for CW only.

Diploma Incentivador do Radioamadorismo

Contact 20 different Brazilian Class C licensed stations, including 5 from the state of Sao Paulo. DX stations need 10 and 2 from Sao Paulo. Contacts after 1 July 1987.

Diploma Baden Powell de Radioescotismo

Basic award requires contact with 10 different Scout Radio Stations.  Endorsements available if all contacts are made in a single mode.  Contacts on or after 1 January 2001.  The card received must have the world-wide symbol of Scouting Radio.  Cards must be sent with your application. 

(Tks PA3CUZ)(11/2005)

      – NATAL Digital Group Series –

General Requirements: This series of awards is sponsored by the Natal Digital Group (NDG) for making contacts as required using only DIGITAL modes of operation. All of these awards are FREE of charge. You will apply via e-mail using the UltimateEPC file and receive an electronic file which can be printed in your shack.

You are required to download a special program from their Internet site called UltimateEPC. It selects and converts data from your electronic log ADIF file into the proper format based on the award you have chosen. The digital data on your file must have been created 8 April 2002 or later. The assumption is made that since you are applying for DIGITAL awards, that you possess one of the 29 popular logging programs which can create such an ADIF log and that you use Windows XP or Vista as an operating system.

E-mail: ps7dx@globo.com 
Internet: http://www.ndg.qsl.br (The site is written in the Portuguese language, and GOOGLE translations are excellent for this purpose.)

WAB Award - 10

Contact 10 Brazilian states using digital modes.

NDG-WAB LIST
Acre 		Alagoas 		Amapá 		Amazonas 		Bahia
Ceará 		Distrito Federal 	Goiás 		Espírito Santo 		Maranhão
Mato Grosso 	Mato Grosso do Sul 	Minas 		Gerais Pará 		Paraiba
Paraná 		Pernambuco 		Piauí 		Rio de Janeiro 		Rio Grande do Norte 
Rio Grande do Sul  Rondônia 		Rorâima 	São Paulo 		Santa Catarina
Sergipe 	Tocantins

WAB Award - 20

Contact 20 Brazilian states using digital modes.

WAB Award - All

Contact ALL 27  Brazilian states using digital modes.

WAB + PY0 Award

Contact ALL Brazilian states and PY0F, PY0T, and PY0S using digital modes.

WARB Award

Contact all Brazilian regions using digital modes.

W10SA Award

Contact 10 DXCC entities (countries) in South America using digital modes.

NDG-WASA LIST

8R Guyana 	9Y Trinidad & Tobago 	CE Chile 	CP Bolivia
CX Uruguay 	FY French Guiana 	HC Ecuador 	HK Colombia
LU Argentina 	OA Peru 		P4 Aruba 	PY Brazil
PJ2 Neth Antilles PZ Surinam 		VP8 Falkland Is YV Venezuela
ZP Paraguay

WASA Award

Contact ALL the entities (countries) of South America using digital modes.

Tks PS7DX 8/09

--- PS7AB Series --- 

General Requirements:  The four awards and their endorsements in this series are FREE of charge with applications and the award being sent and received by e-mail only.  The certificates are in PDF format which must be printed on your equipment. Sponsored by the Brazilian Islanders Expeditionaires Association c/o PS7AB.

E-mail: ps7ab@yahoo.com 
Internet: www.aei.radioamador.org.br/aei-ingles.htm

Brazilian Islands Award

Contact stations operating from Brazilian Islands on or after 27 October 1992.  All bands and modes.  SWL OK.  The list of contacts should include usual contact data plus the Island number or name.  The basic award is for 10 islands, and endorsements each 5 additional islands. 

(Rewrite 5//2011)

Brazilian Lighthouses Award

Contact stations operating from Brazilian Lighthouses since 27 Oct 1992.  All bands and  modes. SWL OK.  GCR list must contain usual data plus lighthouse number or name. The basic award is issued for 10 lighthouses, endorsements for each 5 additional lighthouses. 

Historical Fortifications Award

Contact stations operating in Brazilian historical fortifications since 1 Dec 1996. All bands and modes. SWL OK. The GCR list must include the Fortifications number and proper name. Basic award is issued for 10 fortifications and endorsements for each 5 additional fortifications. 

All Portugese Language Countries Award

Contact 10 countries which customarily use the Portugese language. SWL OK. All bands and modes. No time limitations. The basic award is for 10 countries and an endorsement is for all 14 countries. 

Countries:

City of Santos Award

Contact 10 stations in any of the following cities: Santos, Sao Vicente, Guaruja or Cubatao (PY2). Contacts only after 26 Jan 1960. All bands and modes. Valid QSLs will have a photo (stamp card) of the City of Santos. GCR list and fee of $US10, 10€ or 5 IRCs for each award to: Award Manager LABRE-SP Delegacia de Santos, a/c Franquelim de Jesus Varandas, Rua Saturnino de Brito, 327 - Apto. 1, 11070-001 Santos - SP, Brazil. 

(Chg 11/2005)

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