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Japeri score: 59/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Japeri safe? Brazil travel risk

Is Japeri safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Japeri scores 59/100 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.

Japeri scores 59/100 (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 Japeri: 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 59 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

Charted at coordinates 22.6431° S, 43.6533° W in Rio de Janeiro, Japeri maintains a regional distance of 881.4 km NNW to Brasília.

Region
Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates
22.6431° S, 43.6533° W
Elevation
32 m
Time Zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Population
105,548
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Rio de Janeiro (54.7 km ESE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) 32.9 km S
Hospital Care Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora da Conceição 0.3 km WSW
Police Station PMERJ 0.3 km SW
Railway Terminal Japeri 0.2 km SSE

Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 Japeri happened in March (2 of 4 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Barra do Piraí 15
26.2 km NW
Volta Redonda 15
48.2 km WNW
Petrópolis 20
51.1 km ENE
Barra Mansa 15
54.3 km W
Rio de Janeiro 84
54.7 km ESE
Niterói 15
62.4 km ESE

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