Is Rio do Pires safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Rio do Pires safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Rio do Pires 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.
Rio do Pires 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 Rio do Pires: 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 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 13.1278° S, 42.2919° W within Bahia, Rio do Pires is situated 671.0 km WSW of Brasília at an altitude of 550 m.
Bahia
13.1278° S, 42.2919° W
550 m
America/Bahia
10,497
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Brazil)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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