- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Brazil
When travelling to Brazil, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Brazil.
| Brazil overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 22 August 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (dengue fever outbreak). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
[top]Summary
- We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Brazil because of the high levels of serious crime.
- Pay close attention to your personal security and monitor the media for information about possible new safety or security risks.
- You should avoid all demonstrations and protests given their potential to turn violent.
- Pay close attention to health warnings in the region. The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported serious outbreaks of dengue fever and yellow fever. For details, see the Health section below.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
