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Travel advisory · BrazilSalvador is in or near an area where governments advise against all but essential travel: Favelas and informal housing in major cities.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
Areas with warnings
  • Ceilandia · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, US
  • Favelas and informal housing in major cities · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, New Zealand, US
  • Paranoá · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, US
  • Santa Maria · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, US
  • São Sebastião · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, US
  • Venezuela border zone · avoid non-essential travel · Germany, France

Also named by one government: 160 km strip along all land borders (US), Complexo da Maré (Canada), Complexo da Penha (Canada), 20 km strip along the Bolivian border (excluding Pantanal National Park) (Canada), 20 km strip along the Colombian border (Canada), 20 km strip along the French Guiana border (Canada), 20 km strip along the Guyana border (Canada), 20 km strip along the Paraguay border (Canada), 20 km strip along the Peru border (Canada), 20 km strip along the Suriname border (Canada), 50 km strip along the Venezuela border (Canada), Amazonas River and its tributaries between Codajás and Belém do Solimões (Amazonas State) (UK), Border zones (unspecified) (France), Chapada Diamantina National Park (trilha do 21) (Spain), Planaltina (Italy), Rio de Janeiro favelas (Germany), Samambaia (Italy)

GovernmentAdviceUpdatedRead the advice
United Kingdom (FCDO)No advice against the whole country (regional advisories)–Read the advice
United States (State Dept)Exercise increased caution (regional advisories)Aug 31, 2026Read the advice
Canada (Global Affairs)Exercise a high degree of caution (regional advisories)–Read the advice
Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)No advice against the whole country (regional advisories)Oct 27, 2026Read the advice
New Zealand (SafeTravel)Exercise increased caution due to high crime rates (regional advisories)–Read the advice
France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)Vigilance renforcée (pays à risque) (regional advisories)–Read the advice

Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 3, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.

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