US State Department issued a warning about the risks of crimes and kidnappings to those who travel to the country
A (Brazilian Agency for International Tourism Promotion) published a note of repudiation on Saturday (31.MAI.2025) in response to the warning made by Americans who travel or are in Brazil. The president of the agency said that the classification “Reproduces a distorted and outdated image”From Brazil. Read the note (PDF – 88 kb).
The US statement says US citizens should redouble attention in Brazil, especially in the face of the possibility of robberies, armed violence and lightning kidnapping. Care in large urban centers and areas with low police presence. They recommended to avoid night displacements and the use of transport applications in certain regions.
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Embratur countered the Americans statement.
“In 2024, Brazil registered the lowest rates of violence in 11 years, the result of an effective federative articulation and consistent public policies. We repudiate this kind of alarmist recommendation, which is more likely to the protection of US citizens,” said Embratur.
Guidance on travel to certain areas by “High crime rate”It was also questioned by other public agents.
The Governor of the Federal District, (MDB), reacted to the alert against going to the administrative regions of Brasilia at night, including Ceilândia, Santa Maria, São Sebastião and Paranoá. that the US statement has no “Foundation”.
Read the full note published this Saturday (31.mai) by Embratur:
“Brazil lives today the best moment of international tourism in its history. In the first four months of 2025 alone, we received 4.4 million visitors – a 51% growth over the same period of the previous year. The United States is the second largest tourist emitter for Brazil, with 306 thousand visitors between January and April, an increase of 21.7%. immense natural and cultural diversity.
“In this context, it causes strangeness and indignation to the note published by the United States Embassy in Brazil, which reproduces a distorted and outdated image of our country. In 2024, Brazil recorded the lowest rates of violence in 11 years, resulting from an effective federative articulation and consistent public policies. We repudiate this type of alarmist recommendation, which is more likely to the protection of American citizens.
“Brazilian hospitality is recognized worldwide. Here, everyone is welcome-regardless of nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or political position. We will continue to consolidate our real image abroad: that of a safe, welcoming, sustainable, democratic, diverse and open country, increasingly prepared to receive tourists.”
