Is Boca da Mata safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Boca da Mata safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Boca da Mata scores 56/100 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Boca da Mata scores 56/100 (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 Boca da Mata: 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 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 9.6408° S, 36.2200° W within Alagoas, Boca da Mata is situated 1,437.5 km WSW of Brasília at an altitude of 147 m.
Alagoas
9.6408° S, 36.2200° W
147 m
America/Maceio
21,187
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Boca da Mata happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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