Is Balsas safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Balsas safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Balsas scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Brazil Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 31 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 29 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Balsas scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Brazil (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balsas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (73/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Balsas belongs to Maranhão (Brazil), centered at coordinates 7.5325° S, 46.0356° W (254 m above sea level). Distance to Brasília is 940.4 km towards the SSW.
Maranhão
7.5325° S, 46.0356° W
254 m
America/Fortaleza
107,767
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Brazil
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Balsas happened in September (11 of 24 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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