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Lauro de Freitas score: 55/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Lauro de Freitas safe? Brazil travel risk

Is Lauro de Freitas safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Lauro de Freitas 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.

Lauro de Freitas 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 Lauro de Freitas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

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.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 12.8939° S, 38.3269° W in Bahia, Lauro de Freitas maintains a regional distance of 1,078.6 km WSW to Brasília.

Region
Bahia
Coordinates
12.8939° S, 38.3269° W
Elevation
10 m
Time Zone
America/Bahia
Population
113,543
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Maceió (456.8 km NE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) 1.7 km SSE
Hospital Care Pronto Atendimento Centro - Padre Nelson Barros 0.7 km SE
Police Station BOPE - Batalhão de Operações Especiais 0.9 km NNW
Railway Terminal Pedreira 17.8 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Brazil

Climate by Month

Hottest: February (29 °C avg high); Wettest: May (197 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 29° 29° 28° 27° 26° 25° 25° 24° 26° 27° 28° 28°
Low °C 25° 25° 25° 24° 24° 23° 22° 22° 23° 24° 24° 25°
Rain mm 63 66 111 181 197 152 142 107 71 76 66 58

Normals: Salvador (20.5 km away).

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.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Simões Filho 15
14.8 km NW
Salvador 42
20.5 km WSW
Camaçari 15
21.8 km N
Santo Amaro 10
56.9 km NW
Alagoinhas 15
84.9 km N
Valença 17
96.6 km SW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy