diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index faff2e1..179a4bd 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ SAUDE_DOCS_URL=
 ECONOMIA_RENDA_DOCS_URL=
 SANEAMENTO_DOCS_URL=
 HIDRAULICA_DOCS_URL=
+DB_HOST=
+DB_DATABASE=
+DB_USER=
+DB_PASSWORD=
+DB_PORT=
+
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 82bf05e..6e23319 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ def get_config_value(name: str) -> str | None:
 ECONOMIA_RENDA_DOCS_URL = get_config_value("ECONOMIA_RENDA_DOCS_URL")
 SANEAMENTO_DOCS_URL = get_config_value("SANEAMENTO_DOCS_URL")
 HIDRAULICA_DOCS_URL = get_config_value("HIDRAULICA_DOCS_URL")
+DB_HOST = get_config_value("DB_HOST")
+DB_DATABASE = get_config_value("DB_DATABASE")
+DB_USER = get_config_value("DB_USER")
+DB_PASSWORD = get_config_value("DB_PASSWORD")
+DB_PORT = get_config_value("DB_PORT")
 
 MACROTEMAS = {
     "demografia": {
@@ -148,4 +153,4 @@ def require_config_value(value: str | None, env_name: str) -> str:
             status_code=500,
             detail=f"{env_name} não configurado. Defina no arquivo .config, .env ou nas variáveis de ambiente.",
         )
-    return value
\ No newline at end of file
+    return value
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 47e8ddb..1e622e1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ fastapi
 matplotlib
 weasyprint
 dotenv
+psycopg2-binary
diff --git a/utils/database.py b/utils/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50a1803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import psycopg2
+from config import DB_HOST
+from config import DB_DATABASE
+from config import DB_USER
+from config import DB_PASSWORD
+from config import DB_PORT
+
+def get_connection():
+    try:
+        conexao = psycopg2.connect(
+            host= DB_HOST,
+            database=DB_DATABASE,
+            user=DB_USER,
+            password=DB_PASSWORD,
+            port=DB_PORT,
+            connect_timeout=5
+        )
+        
+        cursor = conexao.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("SELECT version();")
+        versao_db = cursor.fetchone()
+        print("Conexão bem-sucedida!")
+        print(f"Versão do banco de dados: {versao_db[0]}")
+        
+        cursor.close()
+        conexao.close()
+        
+    except psycopg2.OperationalError as e:
+        print(f"Ocorreu um erro operacional (provavelmente rede ou credenciais): {e}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Erro: {e}")
+
+def test_connection():
+    try:
+        conn = get_connection()
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("SELECT version();")
+        version = cursor.fetchone()
+        cursor.close()
+        conn.close()
+        return {"status": "connected", "version": version[0]}
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"status": "error", "message": str(e)}
+
+def main():
+    test_connection()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()