Yellow Fever:  At least 10 days prior to traveling to Brazil, you need to get a Yellow Fever vaccination.  

Vaccinations

Proof of vaccination against polio is compulsory for children aged between three months and six years (for example, the vaccination booklet from the local clinic or a letter from the GP).

An international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is compulsory for travelers who, within three months prior to their arrival in Brazil, have visited or been in transit through any of the following countries:

• Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela.

Vaccination against yellow fever is recommended for all travelers when visiting the following states of Brazil:

• Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Paraná, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Tocantins.

Please note that yellow fever vaccinations take approximately 10 days to become effective.

CONSULATE-GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN LONDON
INFORMATION CONCERNING VACCINATIONS WHEN TRAVELING TO BRAZIL

Added to site:  April 25, 2010