Is Palmas safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Palmas safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Palmas scores 58/100 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.
Palmas scores 58/100 (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 Palmas: 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 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 10.1886° S, 48.3336° W within Tocantins, Palmas is situated 625.2 km S of Brasília at an altitude of 271 m.
Tocantins
10.1886° S, 48.3336° W
271 m
America/Araguaina
302,692
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Palmas happened in September (12 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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