Is Santa Maria das Barreiras safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Santa Maria das Barreiras safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Santa Maria das Barreiras scores 61/100 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.
Santa Maria das Barreiras scores 61/100 (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 Santa Maria das Barreiras: 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 61 is higher than 85% of the cities we score.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Pará territory, Santa Maria das Barreiras is established at 8.8550° S, 49.7219° W. It lies 797.0 km SSE relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Belem.
Pará
8.8550° S, 49.7219° W
165 m
America/Belem
16,548
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Santa Maria das Barreiras happened in September (11 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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