The overall risk rating for Brazil is Moderate due to a Moderate security risk rating and a Moderate health risk rating. Petty crime levels are high, especially in cities. Favelas (shanty-towns) in urban areas have increased rates of violent crime. Protests are common and occasionally turn violent. Landslides and flash floods may occur during the [...]
Important Numbers Intl. Country Code (+55) Fire 193 Police 190 Ambulance 192 Contact Information for Select Embassies US Embassy in Brasilia Setor de Embaixadas Sul, Av. das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 03 Brasília, DF 70403-900 Telephone: (+55) (61) 3312-7000 British Embassy in Brasilia Quadra 801, Conjunto K, Lote 08 Av. Das Nações, Asa Sul Brasília, [...]
Air: Brazil is rated Category 1 by the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA), indicating that the country's civil aviation authority has been assessed by IASA inspectors and found to license and oversee air carriers in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards. Bus: City bus stops tend to be unmarked, and maps [...]
Security Risk Rating: Moderate Security Risk Overview Petty crime is rife in Brazil, especially in large cities. Murders, burglaries, and carjackings are not uncommon. Favelas, or shanty-towns, have increased levels of drug-related violence, theft, and muggings. The tri-border area in western Paraná State is known for smuggling of illicit goods. Many international organized crime syndicates [...]
Health Risk Rating: Moderate Travel Health Advice Routine vaccines for preventable diseases, such as measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, chickenpox (or varicella), poliovirus vaccine, etc. are recommended for all travelers. Protect against insect bites and insect-borne diseases, such as tick-borne encephalitis or malaria, by using insect repellant and wearing long pants, long sleeve shirts, [...]
In this current coronavirus climate, our minds wander to where we should next go once this has all ended and traveling is a joy once again. Maybe you’ll look for culture, or places to truly get away from it all. Or how about natural landscapes that will take your breath away. I believe Chile has [...]
The western Panamanian province of Chiriqui is home to a 10,000-foot active volcano, the world’s largest binational protected reserve, Central America’s most peaceful and conflict-free rural tourism experience, and the world’s most expensive coffee. In addition, Chiriqui welcomes travel agents and their customers to rethink the Central American visitor experience. Panama tourism currently is hitting [...]
Situated on Mexico’s tropical Pacific coastline just north of Puerto Vallarta, the Riviera Nayarit region has emerged as one of this summer’s most sought-after beach destinations, A new report by online travel agency PriceTravel Holding. The wholesale agency with operations in Latin America also discovered a 45 percent increase in room nights reservations for the [...]
Few countries do nature quite like Chile. Starting with the driest desert on earth, the world’s longest country stretches 4,300 kilometres to the icy southern tip of South America, passing giant sand dunes, snow-capped volcanoes, palm-fringed beaches, ancient rainforests, turquoise fjords and enormous glaciers along the way. This is one of the few destinations left [...]
Tennis fun in the Caribbean sun at Curtain Bluff If you enjoy a spot of tennis in the sun then why not serve up an ace trip to the Caribbean. Curtain Bluff in Antigua has world-class tennis facilities and plays host to many events each year. Two notable events are Antigua Tennis Week (every spring) [...]
White Desert’s ‘Wolf’s Fang’ Antarctic camp Antarctica luxury travel company White Desert has announced details of its second camp, “Wolf’s Fang”, which launches in November. Situated amongst pillars of rock rising 1,000m vertically from the icecap, the camp derives its name from an iconic mountain peak that dominates the skyline. Visible from more than 100km [...]
People may not have traveled much during the past year, but that didn’t stop them from searching for ideas online. Luxury travel operator Unforgettable Travel wanted to know which travel experiences people searched the most during the past year. With the help of digital marketing agency SEO Travel, the company compiled a list of 135 of the [...]
