Is Ponta Porã safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Ponta Porã safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ponta Porã scores 57/100 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.
Ponta Porã scores 57/100 (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 Ponta Porã: 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 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Mato Grosso do Sul at 22.5361° S, 55.7256° W (elevation 659 m), Ponta Porã lies 1,113.3 km NE of Brasília. Time zone: America/Campo_Grande.
Mato Grosso do Sul
22.5361° S, 55.7256° W
659 m
America/Campo_Grande
93,937
Emergency & Aviation Access
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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ponta Porã happened in September (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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