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