Is Itanhandu safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Itanhandu safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Itanhandu 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.
Itanhandu 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 Itanhandu: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 22.2958° S, 44.9350° W in Minas Gerais, Itanhandu maintains a regional distance of 786.5 km NNW to Brasília.
Minas Gerais
22.2958° S, 44.9350° W
899 m
America/Sao_Paulo
15,236
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Brazil)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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