Official Brazil Vaccination Requirements
Travel to Brazil? Do you know if any vaccination procedure should be? Belavista-Rio obtained an official document the Brazilian Government indicating what conditions and place of vaccination requirements should be. Please read below to understand fully the requirements of vaccination in Brazil.
For tourists who have been in transit over the past three months, or who come from certain countries – Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, French Guiana, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Venezuela and Zaire – International Certificate of Vaccination against yellow fever is mandatory.
The yellow fever vaccine also is recommended for all domestic and international tourists intending to visit the following Brazilian areas: North (Acre, Amazonas, Rond?, Roraima, AMAP? Par? Tocantins States) and Central West (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goi? States Federal District E) Regions of Brazil, all the municipalities of Maranh? and Minas Gerais, municipalities located in the south of Piau? West and South of Bahia, north of Esp? Santo, northwest of S? Paulo and west of the states of Paraná? Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul
The vaccine should be taken ten days before his trip, "which is the time it takes for you to be protected against the disease. The reason for this is that in some areas country's forest, it is possible that people have not taken the vaccination becoming contaminated and become ill with yellow fever. The Brazilian coast is free of disease in the belt stretching from Rio Grande do Sul Piau? The forests in the coastal strip from northern Esp? Santo to southern Bahia have not registered the movement of virus were reported. It is important to remember that no urban yellow fever cases have been seen in Brazilian cities since 1942.
Other questions and concerns about vaccines:
Call your nearest Brazilian Consulate or Embassy of Brazil in his country, to clarify doubts and to obtain any other information on vaccination in Brazil.
Once again, we would like to confirm that the most important tourist sites such as Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza and Natal are yellow fever free areas.
Although there are several tourist places to travel to Brazil, we strongly advise you to stop in the city great. Reasons to visit Rio de Janeiro? Consider the best beaches such as Ipanema, Copacabana and Leblon. Cultural centers like the Museum of Modern Art, Folklore Museum and the Palace of Catete. What happens to monuments like Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf? What about the clubs in Lapa? Ok, now I understand that you have the photo!
About the Author
Andre Skowronski is the founder Belavista-Rio, a vacation rentals agency and Rio de Janeiro on-line guide. Please visit —> http://www.belavista-rio.com/blog/ to find a list of apartments in the best neighborhoods of Rio, as well as several tips on the wonder city at the Belavista-Rio Blog.
