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Amazon Prime Video Brazil: how to use the main functions

Amazon Prime Video Brasil is Netflix's main rival in the area of streaming movies and series. The platform, available on the web and iPhone app (iOS) and Android, has a vast catalog of famous titles and exclusive productions from Amazon. Free for 7 days, Prime Video has a promotional price of R $ 7.90 for the first six months. Then, the monthly payment goes to the normal value of R $ 14.90. Cancellation of the subscription can be made at any time, before or after the trial period.

On the service platform, there are very practical features, such as personal list of contents, technical specifications of productions and the option to reproduce scenes in which there is a soundtrack. The following tutorial teaches you how to use these and other features of the web version of Amazon Prime Video Brazil.

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Tutorial shows how to use the basic functions of the Amazon Prime Video service

Creating an account in the service

Step 1. Go to the service website and click on the "Start your free trial" option;

Option to start the free trial in Amazon Prime Video

Step 2. Use an Amazon account to log into Prime Video;

You must have an Amazon account to log into the Amazon Prime Video service

Step 3. The page will display your credit card data from the Amazon account, and the option next to it selected. To choose another payment method to use Amazon Prime Video, choose "add a credit card" in the "More payment options" section. Otherwise, just click "Continue";

Choose another payment method for Amazon Prime Video or select your Amazon account data

Home screen options

The service start screen allows you to filter the suggestions in "Series" or "Movies". Click on the filter of your choice to activate it.

Title suggestions filter options on the Amazon Prime Video home screen

Options for a title

Step 1. When you rest your mouse pointer over a title's cover, a brief synopsis of the work is displayed. In the same frame, you can play the content or add it to your playlist. To see more options, click the movie or series cover;

Quick options for an Amazon Prime Video title

Step 2. The production screen displays information about cast, genre, subtitles, and voiceovers available. To watch the title, click the blue video playback icon;

In Amazon Prime Video, the blue play icon indicates title playback

Step 3. The player screen displays options in the upper right corner of the screen. There, you can modify or add captions, access settings, increase volume, and enable full-screen mode. To see more options, click on "Options";

Amazon Prime Video player settings

Step 4. The options reveal the choice of video quality. Note that each option displays the amount of data consumed per hour. You can use this information to configure the video according to your internet plan;

Amazon Prime Video reports the amount of data consumed per hour by streaming

Step 5. Still in the player, there is the option "See all" in the upper left corner of the screen;

all "of the Amazon Prime Video service

Step 6. Clicking "See all" will show the cast photos. Click on one of the actors to access more details;

all "displays information about the cast of the movie or series in Amazon Prime Video

Step 7. Click on the actor's photo to access his biography. To proceed, click the "Music" option in the section bar;

Information about an actor in the Amazon Prime Video service

Step 8. The "Music" page displays the name of the tracks of the title soundtrack and the excerpts in which the songs are played in the series or movie;