Is São Sebastião do Paraíso safe? Brazil travel risk
Is São Sebastião do Paraíso safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
São Sebastião do Paraíso 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.
São Sebastião do Paraíso 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 São Sebastião do Paraíso: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Minas Gerais territory, São Sebastião do Paraíso is established at 20.9169° S, 46.9908° W. It lies 577.4 km N relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
Minas Gerais
20.9169° S, 46.9908° W
974 m
America/Sao_Paulo
71,796
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of São Sebastião do Paraíso happened in September (5 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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