Is Barreiras safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Barreiras safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Barreiras 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 2 minor (green) events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barreiras 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 Barreiras: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 12.1528° S, 44.9900° W in Bahia, Barreiras maintains a regional distance of 511.2 km SW to Brasília.
Bahia
12.1528° S, 44.9900° W
472 m
America/Bahia
131,849
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Barreiras happened in September (10 of 19 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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