Is Coração de Jesus safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Coração de Jesus safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Coração de Jesus scores 58/100 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.
Coração de Jesus scores 58/100 (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 Coração de Jesus: 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 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 16.6850° S, 44.3650° W place Coração de Jesus within Minas Gerais at an elevation of 769 meters. Heading to Brasília: 388.4 km WNW.
Minas Gerais
16.6850° S, 44.3650° W
769 m
America/Sao_Paulo
25,377
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Coração de Jesus happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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