Is Belém safe? 🇧🇷

Belém presents moderate safety risks for visitors, with notable street crime and occasional violence requiring vigilance. Belém has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100k and only 48.3% of residents feel safe walking alone after dark, indicating elevated personal security concerns. While terrorism and health risks are low, petty theft and robbery remain common in tourist areas and on public transport. Visitors should exercise caution, especially at night and in less frequented neighborhoods. (Assessed 13 October 2026.)

Safety is not one number, and this Belém report does not pretend it is: the score is re-weighted for who is travelling. A woman travelling alone, a family with children and a solo backpacker face different street-level risks, so the headline score shifts and the report leads with the findings that matter for that group. Personalize this report in one click to see the 2026 score and safety briefing for your specific travellers.

Field research flags São Braz, Jurunas as best avoided. See the district-by-district safety map.

• Fake taxi drivers overcharging or taking tourists to isolated areas
• Unofficial guides offering tours then demanding excessive payment

Belém ranks #9 of 9 Brazil destinations we've assessed, scoring 59/100. See the Brazil safety overview for the full list.

The score blends 12+ public data sources — government advisories, UNODC/World Bank crime statistics, FBI crime data for U.S. cities, WHO health data, live air quality and disaster alerts — with AI field research over current local reporting. The databases carry the bulk of the weight; the traveller-sentiment score from field research carries the rest. Full methodology.