Internet censorship is more and more present in the world, and all the countries are concerned by that. It starts with China, Syria and Vietnam, which all keep a watch on online contents. There is also what we call the geographical restriction: the fact that a website’s contents are locked anywhere, except in their own country. For example, if you want to access a Brazilian website from abroad, it will be impossible for you, because this website’s contents will be locked in your country. Then, unless you live in Brazil, you don’t really have other alternatives. But you can also install a VPN service on your computer.
VPN service: what is it?
It’s a software which allows you to change your IP address. What is an IP address? To sum up, it identifies your computer when this one is connected to an Internet network. Your IP changes according to the place/country where you are: in the United States, you will have an American IP; in Brazil, you will have an IP different from the American one.
A VPN service has other functions too:
- It secures your Internet connection: hackers won’t be able to hack your e-mail or your bank account.
- It keeps your data safe: when you don’t use a VPN, all your data leak out (your Internet service provider, your web browser, your passwords…); when you use a VPN, only your new IP leaks out.
To conclude, the VPN is an efficient and simple way to avoid censorship and geographical restrictions on the Internet.
Then, you can see how to get a Brazilian IP address thanks to the chart below.
Top 3 best VPN services to get an IP from Brazil in 2013
Server locations: Brazil + 52 other countries
Price: $11.52
Server locations: Brazil + 61 countries
Price: $14.99
