Is Pontes e Lacerda safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Pontes e Lacerda safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Pontes e Lacerda 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.
Pontes e Lacerda 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 Pontes e Lacerda: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 15.2258° S, 59.3350° W in Mato Grosso, Pontes e Lacerda maintains a regional distance of 1,228.5 km E to Brasília.
Mato Grosso
15.2258° S, 59.3350° W
247 m
America/Cuiaba
52,018
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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.
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