Is Caraguatatuba safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Caraguatatuba safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Caraguatatuba 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Caraguatatuba 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 Caraguatatuba: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 23.6200° S, 45.4128° W in São Paulo, Caraguatatuba features an altitude of 2 m. The settlement is located 907.7 km NNW from Brasília.
São Paulo
23.6200° S, 45.4128° W
2 m
America/Sao_Paulo
78,921
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Caraguatatuba happened in February (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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