Not medical advice. Whether a treatment is right for you is a decision to take with a doctor or dentist who has examined you. We never rank, review or recommend clinics in Rio de Janeiro.
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro state)
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Who licenses clinics in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is in Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro state) (Município do Rio de Janeiro).
Regional authority
Municipal Institute of Sanitary Surveillance (IVISA-Rio), Municipal Health Department
Instituto Municipal de Vigilância Sanitária, Vigilância de Zoonoses e de Inspeção Agropecuária (IVISA-Rio)
The city's sanitary surveillance body: establishments under sanitary control, health services included, need its sanitary licence, renewed every year; operating without it is an offence under Rio Decree 57501/2026.
Check a clinic or a doctor in Rio de Janeiro
The national registers for Brazil cover Rio de Janeiro too:
Doctors
Federal Council of Medicine: search for doctors (Busca por médicos)
Search by the doctor's name, state (UF) or CRM registration number. Ask the surgeon for their CRM number and state.
Dentists
Federal Council of Dentistry: registered professionals
Search registered dentists, and dental companies (clinics).
Clinics
Ministry of Health: national register of health establishments (CNES)
The government register of health establishments: check that the clinic or hospital is registered (Consultas).
Getting there
Most patients fly into Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG). Santos Dumont (SDU), in the city centre, is used for domestic flights.
| From | Estimated flight |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | about 12.1 h |
| Ireland | about 12 h |
| Germany | about 12.5 h |
| France | about 11.3 h |
| United States | about 8.9 h |
| Canada | about 10.7 h |
| Australia | about 17 h |
Straight-line estimate from the nearest main airport (800 km/h plus 30 minutes), not a timetable: connections add time.
Treatments in Brazil
Other cities in Brazil: São Paulo · Brazil: the whole country
Sources
- IVISA-Rio: sanitary licensing vigilanciasanitaria.prefeitura.rio · checked 9 Nov 2026
- IVISA-Rio: services of interest to health (about the institute) vigilanciasanitaria.prefeitura.rio · checked 9 Nov 2026
- DECEA AISWEB ROTAER, Galeão (SBGL) aisweb.decea.mil.br · checked 9 Nov 2026
Next review due 9 May 2027.