Brazil

From Rio and the Iguacu Falls to the Amazon, Brazil is a yellow-fever destination — and mosquito-borne illness is the main theme of pre-travel preparation.

Book a £10 travel health consultation and travel with confidence.

Book An Appointment

Call 0161 676 2015

Mosquito bite prevention visual for antimalarial consultation in Oldham

TRAVEL HEALTH GUIDE

Recommended vaccines for Brazil

Explore the travel vaccines most commonly recommended for visitors to Brazil. Your final recommendations will depend on your destination, trip duration, planned activities, and medical history.

Yellow Fever + certificate

Recommended for most itineraries, including Iguacu Falls and the Amazon

single dose (lifelong)

Hepatitis A

Most travellers

single dose

Typhoid

Most travellers, especially outside resorts

single dose

DTP booster

Most travellers if out of date

1 booster

Rabies

Remote travel, wildlife contact, long stays

3 doses

Malaria: tablets are advised for the Amazon basin; most coastal cities are malaria-free. Dengue and Zika circulate widely — rigorous bite avoidance matters even where no tablets are needed.

WHEN TO BOOK

Plan Ahead Before You Travel

We recommend booking your appointment 4–6 weeks before departure to allow enough time for vaccinations to become effective or for multiple-dose courses to be completed.