Official Brazil Vaccination Requirements

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This article is a copy of an official Brazilian'that is how long it takes for you to be protected
Government press release on vaccinationagainst the disease. The reason for this is that, in some
requirements for visiting Brazil. Please read below toforest areas of the country, there is the possibility of
fully understand vaccination requirements to Brazil.people not having taken the vaccination becoming
Travelling to Brazil? Do you know if any vaccinationcontaminated and getting sick with yellow fever. The
procedure should be made? Belavista-Rio obtained anBrazilian coast is free from the disease in the strip that
official document from the Brazilian Governmentgoes from Rio Grande do Sul to Piauí. The forests in
stating what conditions and locations vaccinationthe coastal strip ranging from the North of Espírito
requirements should be made. Please read below toSanto to the South of Bahia have not registered the
fully understand vaccination requirements to Brazil.circulation of the wild yellow fever virus. It is important
For tourists who have been in transit over the pastto remember that no cases of urban yellow fever
three months, or who are coming from certainhave been seen in Brazilian cities since 1942.
countries - Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso,Other questions and concerns regarding Vaccines:
Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,Consult the Brazilian Consulate nearest you, or the
Guinea Bissau, French Guiana, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, theBrazilian Embassy in your country, to explain any
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leon, Sudan,doubts and to obtain any other information concerning
Venezuela and Zaire -, an International Certificate ofvaccinations in Brazil.
Vaccination against yellow fever is required.Again, we would like to confirm that major tourist's
The yellow fever vaccine is also recommended for allsites like Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza
national and international tourists who intend to visit theand Natal are yellow fever free areas.
following Brazilian areas: North (Acre, Amazonas,Although there are several tourist locations when
Rondônia, Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Tocantins States)travelling to Brazil, we strongly advise you to stop at
and Mid-west (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul,the wonder city. Reasons for visiting Rio de Janeiro?
Goiás e Distrito Federal States) Regions of Brazil, toConsider best beaches like Ipanema, Copacabana and
all municipalities of Maranhão and Minas Gerais, toLeblon. Cultural Centers like Museum of Modern Art,
the municipalities located in the South of Piauí, WestFolklore Museum and the Catete Palace. What about
and South of Bahia, North of Espírito Santo,monuments like Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf?
Northwest of São Paulo and West of the states ofHow about the nightclubs at Lapa? Ok, now I
Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.understood you got the picture!