in rio de janeiro, international visitors can benefit from emergency medical treatment in public hospitals - in state facilities, trauma care to foreigners is guaranteed by brazilian law.

however, cures would not last past the initial treatment, and public hospitals will not offer treatment for existing illnesses or conditions - seeing as there are extraordinary factors that can surprise visitors to the city, such as the high termperatures, summertime is when public hospitals are the busiest.

private emergency rooms and private hospitals in rio also offer emergency care, but only if the patient can present proof of insurance or pay upfront.

rede d'or is the most famous and complete chain of hospitals in rio with locations in copacabana, barra, zona oeste, centro - additionally, cardio trauma in ipanema or pro cardiaco in botafogo, are both emergency rooms easily accessible from anywhere in the zona sul.