Is Itatiaia safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Itatiaia safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Itatiaia 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.
Itatiaia 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 Itatiaia: 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.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Itatiaia belongs to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), centered at coordinates 22.4914° S, 44.5592° W (406 m above sea level). Distance to Brasília is 822.4 km towards the NNW.
Rio de Janeiro
22.4914° S, 44.5592° W
406 m
America/Sao_Paulo
30,908
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Itatiaia happened in April and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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