Emergency contacts are always useful, even for visitors who do not speak fluent portuguese, but one must remember that emergency contacts are only to be used in urgent situations, and calling emergency numbers without due reason or risk is a violation of the law and might be putting the lives of others in danger.

A friendly reminder is that most emergencies can be avoided with careful planning, and use of common sense and better judgement - calling authorities for help is and must always be considered a last resource, however, we provide some important contacts in case an emergency cannot be avoided, so a catastrophe can be averted in time.