Access Star+ 🇧🇷 Brazil from 🇵🇹 Portugal
Star+ no longer exists as a separate app in Brazil: it merged into Disney+ in mid-2024. Its sports (ESPN) and general entertainment catalog moved into Disney+ plans. Portugal has direct submarine cables to Brazil (EllaLink), so latency to São Paulo can be as low as 100–160 ms — among the best in Europe.
What Star+ (agora Disney+) carries — and how the block works
What used to be Star+ — ESPN live sport, adult-oriented series and movies — now lives in Disney+ Brazil under the plan that includes ESPN.
You need a Brazilian Disney+ subscription tier with ESPN for the live sport. The Brazilian catalog and BR live channels require a Brazilian IP to stream.
Watching from Portugal: timezones, latency, community
Lisbon is 3–4 hours ahead of BrasÃlia. Sunday-afternoon Brasileirão games land in the Portuguese evening — the best time slot for expats in Europe.
Portugal has direct submarine cables to Brazil (EllaLink), so latency to São Paulo can be as low as 100–160 ms — among the best in Europe.
Portugal hosts the largest Brazilian community in Europe — hundreds of thousands strong — and Brazilian TV, BBB, and futebol are part of daily life there.
Connecting in under a minute
No manual server configuration is involved — the dashboard generates everything, and the WireGuard app does the rest.
- Create your tunells.online account — no card needed to start.
- In the dashboard, add a device and open its QR code (or download the .conf on desktop).
- Scan it with the WireGuard app and activate the tunnel.
- Confirm the Brazilian IP (search "my IP") and open your streaming app.
Tips to avoid trouble on match day
- Searching for the old Star+ app? Skip it — install Disney+, subscribe to the Brazilian plan with ESPN, and connect with a Brazilian IP before opening live channels.
- Lisbon is 3–4 hours ahead of BrasÃlia. Sunday-afternoon Brasileirão games land in the Portuguese evening — the best time slot for expats in Europe.
- For live sport, prefer ethernet or 5 GHz Wi-Fi — packet loss hurts streams more than ping does.
- Connect the VPN before opening the streaming app; many apps cache your region at launch.
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FAQ
My Star+ subscription disappeared. What happened?
Disney migrated Star+ accounts into Disney+ in 2024. Your content is there — but Brazilian live sport still checks for a Brazilian IP.
Is the speed enough for streaming from Portugal?
Portugal has direct submarine cables to Brazil (EllaLink), so latency to São Paulo can be as low as 100–160 ms — among the best in Europe.
Do I need a credit card to try it?
No. The 24 hours trial requires only a verified account — subscribe later if it works for you.
Is my connection private?
WireGuard encrypts all traffic between your device and the Brazilian exit with modern cryptography (ChaCha20-Poly1305). Your local network and ISP see only encrypted packets.