Power, water, internet and the rest of the bills
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When you move in, ask what the condo fee (condomínio) already covers. Water often is included. Power usually is not. Internet almost never is.
Power, Equatorial / CEEE
The distributor is Equatorial Energia RS. People still say CEEE. The bill and the agency virtual live under both names. To put the account in your CPF you need the lease, your documents, and a morning. Some landlords keep it in their name and you repay them. Get that in writing so you are not funding their cousin.
Summer AC is the spike. Winter, a cheap heater on a 220V circuit from the 1970s is how fuses die.
Water, DMAE
DMAE supplies municipal water. The building often bills it through the condo fee. After 2024, ask about the pumps.
Gas
Building gas or botijão. If it is botijão, you will learn the delivery WhatsApp. Do not run out on a Sunday night.
Internet
Fibre is widely available in the belt and wealthier neighborhoods. Expect R$100–R$200 for a plan you can work on. Claro, Vivo, Oi, and smaller fibre operators all serve the city. Installation requires someone at home.
Starlink exists for houses on the edge. You probably do not need it in Rio Branco.
Phone
Prepaid with CPF is easy. Portability is a rite. WhatsApp calls eat Wi-Fi so a modest data plan is enough if you are not a maps addict on the bus.
Trash
The building has a shaft or a room. Recycling is uneven. Do not start a war with the síndico in week one about glass. Win the war in month four.