Is São Tomé safe? Brazil travel risk
Is São Tomé safe right now? Checked 26 October 2026
São Tomé scores 59/100 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 Tomé scores 59/100 (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 Tomé: 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 59 is higher than 82% of the cities we score.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 5.9728° S, 36.0750° W in Rio Grande do Norte, São Tomé maintains a regional distance of 1,688.3 km SW to Brasília.
Rio Grande do Norte
5.9728° S, 36.0750° W
167 m
America/Fortaleza
9,972
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of São Tomé happened in May (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Brazil travel advice & laws.
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