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Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin score: 60/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin safe? Brazil travel risk

Is Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin scores 60/100 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.

Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin scores 60/100 (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 Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin: 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 60 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

Geographically located in Rio de Janeiro (22.5500° S, 43.6778° W), Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin sits 871.3 km NNW from Brasília at 391 m elevation.

Region
Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates
22.5500° S, 43.6778° W
Elevation
391 m
Time Zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Population
12,242
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Rio de Janeiro (62.9 km SE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) 42.7 km S
Hospital Care Postinho 1.9 km WSW
Police Station PMERJ 10.9 km SSE
Railway Terminal Paracambi 7.6 km SSW

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Brazil

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Brazil travel advice & laws.

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Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Japeri 15
10.7 km SSE
Barra do Piraí 15
17.6 km WNW
Volta Redonda 15
43.9 km W
Barra Mansa 15
50.6 km W
Petrópolis 20
51.5 km E
Rio de Janeiro 84
62.9 km SE

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy