Is Cotia safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Cotia safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Cotia 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.
Cotia 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 Cotia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the São Paulo territory, Cotia is established at 23.6039° S, 46.9189° W. It lies 874.3 km N relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
São Paulo
23.6039° S, 46.9189° W
801 m
America/Sao_Paulo
148,987
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Brazil
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (27 °C avg high); Wettest: January (214 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Low °C | 19° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 214 | 165 | 144 | 65 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 125 | 143 | 188 |
Normals: São Paulo (29.6 km away).
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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cotia happened in January, April, September and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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