These calls are free from any phone, even without credit or a SIM card.

🚓 190, police. Call for robbery, assault, threats, or any situation involving danger to people.

🚑 192, SAMU, ambulance and medical emergencies. Call for a heart attack, accident with injuries, seizure, or fainting.

🚒 193, fire department. Call for fire, rescue, drowning, or anyone trapped.

🌧️ 199, civil defense. Call for floods, landslides, or natural disasters.

👮 197, civil police. This is for filing a report after something happened, not for an emergency in progress.

🛂 194, federal police. Relevant for immigration matters, visas, and RNM issues.

👩 180, women's support hotline. For domestic violence or gender based violence.

📍 When you call, be ready to describe your location in Portuguese, street name, number, and a nearby landmark. Dispatchers usually don't speak English, so having your address written down in Portuguese ahead of time can save critical minutes.