Brazil Urban Metas

By Cheddarman and Antidotess.

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Introduction

I have spent two months playing and researching exclusively Brazil in Geoguessr. I knew Brazil had so much more potential, and I wanted to be the one to discover the new information and see if I could be one of the best at something in the community.

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Regarding the document, not all metas, especially in Brazil, can be trusted. However, the vast majority of metas in this document are common, unique, and reliable (as far as I know). This document purposely does not hold every possible meta. There will be metas that I don’t know, and if you think something could be worth adding, message me on Discord. Some of the metas extend to the whole state, known ones are noted. Pole percentages are estimates. The vast majority of information here is new and was found by me alone.

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Thanks to Jupaoqq for discussing ideas with me and for making the city streaks map.

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25 City Streak with commentary Lamp Map

https://youtu.be/LuYbbd3JHpw https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/63caa0740d7b36e152fcb243

12 State Streak Plonk It Former WR Plonk It Guide

https://youtu.be/K29SbxUIMPs https://www.plonkit.net/brazil

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CEP codes

Most Useful

CEP not crucial, just remember the general pattern.

Dialling Codes

Round Ladder Wooden

Multi-state Metas

“MG/GO lamp”

2-part lamp, most commonly seen in MG and GO.

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Viable to use for getting RS in the south and RN in the north. FD is spill from GO.

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PA, MT, RO - extremely rare.

SP pole

Extremely common in SP.

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Common in RS.

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Uncommon in RJ, ES and MS (Especially Três Lagoas).

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Rare in MT.

Asymmetrical crossbeam and insulator position with a long support bar reaching to the middle of the longer part of the crossbeam.

Gamma + box

Gamma pole with an electricity box at the end of the crossbeam.

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Most common in Belem, Salvador and Rio.

Short crossbeam version - only Belem.

Electricity counter on the pole

Most common in MT, PA and AP, sometimes seen in PB with a more compact design

Pencil pole top

Most common in Rio, however can be found in Manaus and Federal District.

Statewide Metas

If you are going to remember anything, remember these.

Maranhão

Yellow plate embedded into pole. Spill into Para and Piaui.

Electricity company names in Brazil are commonly engraved onto the poles, with their names sometimes corresponding to state names.

Electricity company - CEMAR.

Para

State-wide IDs.

Electricity company - CELPA.

Ceara

Ceara state-wide pole top - asymmetrical with no supports :)

Electricity company - COELCE.

Rio Grande de Norte

Yellow plate attached by zip tie or metal strip. This is seen rarely in Pernambuco much higher up the pole.

Electricity company - COSERN.

Pernambuco

Serra Talhada

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

Recife

Since Bahia also has almost identical pole paint, there are some other pole features unique to Pernambuco to differentiate.

Brown mushroom insulators.

Square paint ID.

‘CELPE’ electricity company.

Yellow paint with black numbers, starts with a letter.

RGDN Pole ID but high up.

Bahia

Bahia uses these unique insulators sometimes.

Yellow paint with black numbers, starts with a letter.

Often says COELBA on the poles.

Alagoas

Differing colours.

Goiás

Yellow paint with black numbers or black plate with yellow numbers. :)

Tocantins

Toc lamps.

State Capitals (and a Federal District)

North

Belém

50% ladder, 50% round.

Lots of rare pole IDs in the city.

Statewide ID.

Orange lamp.

Boa Vista

Piles of dirt meta (real) + wide streets.

90% ladder, 5% round in centre and 5% wooden in residential.

This light is in other towns in Roraima but in different colours. Blue in Rorainópolis, yellow in Caracaraí, and green in Pacaraima.

Black and white striped streets.

ID

Macapá

Gen 4.

Gen 3 and Gen 4.

40% ladder, 40% round, 20% wooden.

Gridguessing.

Electric meter boxes possible.

IDs

Manaus

90% ladder, round in city centre.

Pole IDs are usually above the lamp.

Unique but uncommon.

Palmas

Roundabouts, weird layout roads that are mostly empty, and perfectly flat.

100% ladder.

In general, the state is often part of the name of electric companies in some way. These are particularly visible.

Unique sign (They are all corroded).

Porto Velho

Hazy sky common.

Concrete bins.

Gridguessing.

90% ladder, round in city centre.

Pole ID.

Rio Branco

90% ladder, round in city centre.

Concrete bins.

Unique sign.

Unique road and pavement paving.

Stilt or wooden houses.

São Luís

100% ladder.

Pointy front of lamp head, blue or yellow top light.

In all of Maranhão!

São Luís specific.

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North East

Aracaju

99% ladder, a few round in centre.

Unique sign.

Unique ID on a common lamp head.

Sometimes you can’t see much of the code, only zip ties.

Electricity company - SIGMA.

Fortaleza

Aerodynamic Fortaleza lamp heads. Red sticker unique.

100% ladder.

João Pessoa

More hole ladder poles than other cities.

Either this stone or white dash lines most common. Yellow dash rare.

Distinct stone sidewalks/ driveways.

Uncommon, kinda statewide.

100% ladder.

Maceio

Long post with top arm bend with yellow/grey dot.

95% ladder, 5% round.

Unique sign (Also available in blue).

Rare.

Natal

100% ladder.

NET telecom posters in Natal very common.

In all of Rio Grande do Norte!

Recife

Pole ID can be multiple top letters, R, H, E, B within Recife. Similar paint in all of Pernambuco!

100% ladder.

Can be faded, remember shape!!!

Brown mushrooms.

Salvador

80% round, 20% ladder.

Black/yellow bollards very common.

Unique sidewalk (can have other black and white broken tile patterns).

Only X top.

Empréstimo posters.

Long yellow ID on the lamp arm.

Teresina

100% ladder.

Thin horizontal ID.

Central West

Brasília

Suspicious lack of poles sometimes, curved lamp posts instead.

Right angle top bar common.

Yellow dashed lines + speedbumps very common.

60% round, 40% ladder.

Unique sign.

Campo Grande

80% round, 20% ladder.

Unique pole-wrapped sign.

Bend attached to pole very common.

Both metas state-wide.

Neon-yellow ID, similar to Vitoria

Cuiaba

80% round, 20% ladder.

Electric meter boxes. Seen in other cities but here are usually 3-6, or more, per pole.

Bend on pole common, like in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Goiânia

80% round, 15% ladder, 5% wood

Two part lamp, visible pole underneath.

Both across Goiás!

South East

Belo Horizonte

100% round.

Starts with 0 or 1, Uberaba starts with 2.

Rio de Janeiro

Curvy lamp arm, usually big head.

Spammed in São Gonçalo, RJ, found statewide.

99% round, 1% wooden or ladder.

“Rio Weird Pole” - when there is anything out of the ordinary happening with the pole it’s Rio :)

São Paulo

100% round.

Straight long lamp neck with tight top bend, usually thin head.

It says SP!

Also in Ribeirão Preto.

SP pole top, statewide, common in RS as well but also seen in RJ, ES, MS.

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Vitoria

100% round.

Small tile, circular bumps, red tactile pavement very common.

Unique sign.

Green lamp, not to be confused with other green lamps! (Manaus and Cuiaba)

Metal electricity box sandwiched between plastic electricity boxes - very common.

Neon yellow ID,

usually vertical opposed to SP.

South

Curitiba

WiFi password-like code on lamp poles.

90% round, 10% ladder.

Common sidewalk pattern.

Grass verge.

Yellow outer line.

Common sidewalk pattern.

Unique sign (still uses normal sign too).

Florianopolis

Unique pole paint, also seen on signposts :)

Not unique but very common on residential roads.

Large red tile tactile paving common.

Unique sign.

100% round.

Belem lamp spammed in this neighbourhood.

Porto Alegre

80% round, 19% wooden, 1% ladder.

Noticeably more foliage, cleaner, and more spacious than any other city which makes the common wooden poles look somewhat out of place.

State-wide sidewalks. Can spill into Santa Catarina.

ID

Bonus

São Paulo

Região Metropolitana São Paulo

Etc.

Various São Paulo Cities

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Campinas, SP

Paraná

Paraná Road Pole Paint

Metal signs are expensive. Possible on north RGDS ladder poles.

Paraná Black Paint Pole IDs

Not in Curitiba so technically not statewide.

Paraná Black Square

Rare, usually on a larger pole.

Paraná Fancy Lamps

Paraná Tiny Lamps

Londrina

Cascavel

Bonus Cities

Other Para

Santarém

Electric meter boxes, usually open or trashed.

Yellow skull stickers common.

Marabá

Imperatriz, MA

Ornate lamp

City ID, on the lamp arm, distinct thanks to holes on the sides

Other Mato Grosso

Sinop

Barra do Garças

Gurupi, TO

He’s just a little guy.

Betim, MG

Biiiiiig ID.

Other Goiás

Luziânia

Itumbiara

Uberaba, MG

Usually starts with 2 or 3. Not in MG cities other than Belo or Uberaba as far as I know.

Caxias do Sul, RS

Only place I’ve seen stone have road markings.

Joinville, SC

Thanks for reading!