Is Brazil safe in 2026?
Brazil scores 76.7/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, natural disasters, political stability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 75.2/100).
76.7 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Brazil's score changed by −0.2 over the last 22 days (76.8 → 76.7) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
3.1/34.1 safety points.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 1.5/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Brazil at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime. Our live index reads 76.7/100. That advisory was last revised May 25, 2026, 144 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 25, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Shocking videos show streets, tunnels, and metro stations in São Paulo, Brazil, flooded after rain with hail and wind gusts
- Heavy rain causes mass pileup in Brazil tunnel - Flooding left vehicles piled up and people stranded inside Sao Paulo’s Anhangabau tunnel.
- Fires surge in Brazil's Amazon, fueled by El Niño and climate change
- Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks
- Brazil blames human action for the fires sweeping the Amazon
- Brazil’s Lula accuses Meta of election interference
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 75.2/100 (generated )
Severe flooding, pileups, and Amazon fires create immediate safety deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 76.7 | — | |
| Paraguay | 86.3 | +9.7 | |
| Bolivia | 85.8 | +9.1 | |
| Suriname | 86.4 | +9.8 | |
| Uruguay | 93.7 | +17.0 | |
| Guyana | 78.7 | +2.1 |