Is Guaratinguetá safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Guaratinguetá safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Guaratinguetá 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Guaratinguetá 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 Guaratinguetá: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 22.8167° S, 45.2278° W in São Paulo, Guaratinguetá features an altitude of 545 m. The settlement is located 829.0 km NNW from Brasília.
São Paulo
22.8167° S, 45.2278° W
545 m
America/Sao_Paulo
119,073
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Guaratinguetá happened in February (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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