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Jacinto Machado score: 55/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Jacinto Machado safe? Brazil travel risk

Is Jacinto Machado safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Jacinto Machado scores 55/100 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.

Jacinto Machado scores 55/100 (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 Jacinto Machado: 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 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Jacinto Machado belongs to Santa Catarina (Brazil), centered at coordinates 28.9969° S, 49.7639° W (41 m above sea level). Distance to Brasília is 1,480.7 km towards the N.

Region
Santa Catarina
Coordinates
28.9969° S, 49.7639° W
Elevation
41 m
Time Zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Population
10,624
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: São Paulo (681.2 km NNE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Forquilhinha - Criciúma Airport (CCM) 44.7 km NE
Hospital Care Hospital São Roque 0.5 km ESE
Police Station Polícia Militar 13.0 km NE
Railway Terminal Réplica da 1ª Estação Ferroviária de Criciúma, e Passeio no Trenzinho do parque 53.4 km NE

Proximate Regional Communities (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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Brazil entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Criciúma 15
52.3 km NE
Tubarão 15
94.5 km NE
Braço do Norte 10
99.3 km NE
Laguna 10
111.6 km ENE
Gramado 17
115.8 km WSW
Caxias do Sul 15
138.8 km W

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy