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Brazil

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Everything we have on Brazil: every domain, every assessed factor with its reasoning, and an honest account of the domains we have not yet earned the right to grade.

The 8 domains

Where the country is strong, and where it is not

Equal-weight domains, strongest first, each shown with its average, its band, a printed bar and its coverage. Open a domain to read its factors — every finding's band and reasoning are free; the full report is behind the title. A domain that carries no number does so by design.

Aesthetic & Cosmetic Services 16 factors 4.2Good Avg · 16/16

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Facial Surgery

4.5Good Rhinoplasty Quality 5 clinics30 terms
4.5Good Facelift Quality 6 clinics26 terms
4.0Good Blepharoplasty Quality 6 clinics17 terms
4.0Good Facial Feminization/Masculinization 13 clinics40 terms

Body Surgery

4.5Good Breast Surgery Quality 7 clinics40 terms
5.0Good Body Contouring Quality 6 clinics30 terms
4.5Good Buttock Surgery Quality 10 clinics22 terms
4.5Good Post-Bariatric Body Surgery 3 clinics21 terms

Hair Restoration

4.5Good Hair Transplant Quality 8 clinics22 terms
3.5Moderate Hair Transplant Cost Savings 2 clinics11 terms

Non-Surgical & Cosmetic

4.0Good Injectable Aesthetics Quality 1 clinic23 terms
4.0Good Skin Treatment Quality 7 clinics42 terms
4.5Good Cosmetic Dentistry Quality 3 clinics30 terms

Cost & Infrastructure

4.0Good Cosmetic Surgery Cost Savings 4 clinics19 terms
3.5Moderate Cosmetic Surgeon Credentials 3 clinics32 terms
3.5Moderate Aesthetic Clinic Standards 3 clinics32 terms
Therapeutic Interventions 20 factors 4.0Good Avg · 20/20

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Surgical Quality & Specialization

4.0Good Cardiac Surgery Quality 6 clinics33 terms
4.0Good Orthopedic Surgery Quality 8 clinics44 terms
4.5Good Oncologic Surgery Quality 7 clinics38 terms
4.5Good Ophthalmologic Surgery Quality 13 clinics38 terms
4.5Good Dental Surgery Quality 17 clinics23 terms
4.5Good Bariatric Surgery Quality 9 clinics29 terms
4.0Good Neurosurgery Quality 10 clinics35 terms
2.0Poor Transplant Capabilities 3 clinics28 terms

Non-Surgical Treatments

4.5Good Radiation Therapy Quality 11 clinics37 terms
4.0Good Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Quality 8 clinics49 terms
3.5Moderate Stem Cell Transplant Quality 5 clinics26 terms

Cost Factors

4.5Good Surgical Cost Savings 5 clinics29 terms
3.5Moderate Cancer Treatment Cost Savings 5 clinics24 terms
4.0Good Dental Cost Savings 3 clinics31 terms

Pharmaceutical Access

3.5Moderate Medication Cost Savings 1 clinic47 terms
3.0Moderate Medication Availability 3 clinics35 terms
3.5Moderate Clinical Trial Access 7 clinics38 terms

Infrastructure

5.0Good Hospital Accreditation 10 clinics15 terms
4.5Good Specialist Credentials 1 clinic15 terms
4.0Good Medical Technology 10 clinics48 terms
Diagnostic Services 12 factors 4.0Good Avg · 12/12

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Imaging & Screening

4.0Good Advanced Imaging Quality 11 clinics39 terms
5.0Good Executive Health Screening 12 clinics28 terms
3.5Moderate Cancer Screening Quality 5 clinics29 terms
4.5Good Cardiac Diagnostics 6 clinics29 terms

Genetic & Specialized

3.0Moderate Genetic Testing Availability 8 clinics40 terms
4.0Good Specialized Diagnostics 10 clinics39 terms
4.0Good Pathology Quality 9 clinics56 terms

Service Factors

4.5Good Second Opinion Services 12 clinics21 terms
4.0Good Diagnostic Turnaround 8 clinics36 terms
3.5Moderate Diagnostic Cost Savings 12 clinics9 terms

Infrastructure

4.0Good Diagnostic Accreditation 5 clinics39 terms
3.5Moderate Telemedicine Diagnostics 10 clinics29 terms
Wellness & Preventive Care 12 factors 3.5Moderate Avg · 12/12

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Medical Spas & Retreats

4.0Good Medical Spa Quality 13 clinics37 terms
4.5Good Wellness Retreat Quality 10 clinics23 terms
3.0Moderate Post-Surgical Recovery Facilities 12 clinics20 terms

Thermal & Water Therapy

3.5Moderate Thermal Bath Quality 6 clinics21 terms
2.0Poor Thalassotherapy Availability 5 clinics16 terms
4.0Good Hydrotherapy Facilities 17 clinics36 terms

Detox & Fasting

3.5Moderate Detox Program Quality 10 clinics31 terms
3.5Moderate Fasting Program Quality 7 clinics25 terms

Anti-Aging & Longevity

3.5Moderate Longevity Medicine Quality 10 clinics43 terms
2.5Moderate Hormone Optimization 6 clinics35 terms
4.0Good Preventive Screening Packages 9 clinics29 terms

Infrastructure

3.5Moderate Wellness Tourism Infrastructure 7 clinics12 terms
Reproductive Services 16 factors 3.3Moderate Avg · 16/16

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IVF & Fertility Treatment

3.5Moderate IVF Quality 4 clinics38 terms
3.5Moderate IVF Cost Savings 5 clinics12 terms
4.0Good Fertility Technology 7 clinics40 terms
5.0Good Fertility Preservation 9 clinics29 terms

Third-Party Reproduction

4.0Good Egg Donation Legality 3 clinics18 terms
4.0Good Egg Donor Availability 7 clinics30 terms
3.5Moderate Sperm Donation Availability 10 clinics27 terms
2.0Poor Surrogacy Legality 18 terms
1.0Poor Surrogacy Cost 4 clinics14 terms
3.5Moderate Embryo Donation Availability 7 clinics25 terms

Specialized Services

2.5Moderate Gender Selection Legality 4 clinics13 terms
3.5Moderate Genetic Testing (PGT) 5 clinics36 terms
3.5Moderate Fertility Surgery Quality 6 clinics28 terms

Pregnancy Services

3.5Moderate Prenatal Care Quality 10 clinics45 terms
1.0Poor Abortion Access 14 terms
5.0Good Birth Tourism Feasibility 8 clinics20 terms
Alternative & Complementary Medicine 16 factors 3.2Moderate Avg · 16/16

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Traditional Medicine Systems

3.0Moderate TCM Quality 3 clinics26 terms
2.0Poor Ayurveda Quality 5 clinics26 terms
3.5Moderate Other Traditional Medicine 4 clinics38 terms

Stem Cell & Regenerative

3.5Moderate Stem Cell Therapy Availability 12 clinics31 terms
3.5Moderate Stem Cell Therapy Quality 13 clinics33 terms
4.0Good Regenerative Medicine Access 22 clinics40 terms
3.5Moderate Stem Cell Legality 3 clinics35 terms

Alternative Cancer Treatment

2.0Poor Alternative Cancer Treatment Availability 9 clinics32 terms
3.0Moderate Integrative Oncology Quality 8 clinics42 terms
2.0Poor Hyperthermia Treatment 10 clinics35 terms

Other Alternative Treatments

3.0Moderate Naturopathy Availability 7 clinics18 terms
4.0Good Homeopathy Availability 4 clinics25 terms
4.0Good Energy Healing Availability 12 clinics20 terms
3.5Moderate Integrative Medicine Quality 13 clinics46 terms

Cost & Regulation

4.0Good Alternative Medicine Cost Savings 3 clinics16 terms
3.0Moderate Alternative Medicine Regulation 2 clinics36 terms
Mental Health & Addiction 12 factors 3.1Moderate Avg · 12/12

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Psychiatric Treatment

2.5Moderate Psychiatric Care Quality 3 clinics21 terms
3.5Moderate Ketamine Therapy Availability 10 clinics25 terms
4.0Good ECT/TMS Availability 15 clinics16 terms
3.5Moderate Mental Health Cost Savings 7 clinics19 terms

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment

4.0Good Ibogaine Treatment Legality 3 clinics21 terms
4.0Good Ayahuasca Treatment Legality 8 clinics20 terms
2.0Poor Psilocybin Treatment Legality 6 clinics35 terms
3.0Moderate Psychedelic Treatment Quality 9 clinics30 terms

Addiction Treatment

2.0Poor Residential Rehab Quality 7 clinics24 terms
2.0Poor Rehab Cost Savings 9 clinics11 terms
3.0Moderate Medical Detox Quality 6 clinics26 terms

Infrastructure

3.5Moderate Mental Health Privacy 2 clinics23 terms
End-of-Life Services 8 factors 1.8Poor Avg · 8/8

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Assisted Dying

1.0Poor Assisted Dying Legality 16 terms
1.0Poor Assisted Dying Foreigner Access 2 clinics10 terms
1.0Poor Assisted Dying Organizations 11 terms
1.0Poor Assisted Dying Process 15 terms

Palliative Care

2.5Moderate Palliative Care Quality 4 clinics33 terms
3.0Moderate Palliative Sedation Availability 5 clinics26 terms

Support Services

2.0Poor End-of-Life Counseling 9 clinics20 terms
3.0Moderate End-of-Life Cost 2 clinics15 terms

Overall assessment

The coarse roll-up

One number across eight unlike domains is the bluntest view of Brazil — the record above is the real story. We show it small, and only when the coverage earns it.

Overall 3.5/5 Moderate
Published
8 / 8 Domains published
112 / 112 Factors assessed
0 Domains not yet graded

The overall is the mean of the domains we can publish — a calibrated band, not a promise. Where a domain is too thin to grade we say so above rather than publish a number for it. Read the scale →

How we decide what to publish

We publish a domain average only when at least 3 of its factors are scored and we have covered at least half the domain; we publish an overall only when at least 4 of 8 domains qualify. Any domain too thin to grade is shown above as exactly that — never as a thin average.

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Clinics & providers

The providers our research names

An overview of the hospitals, clinics and centres catalogued across Brazil's findings — by medical domain and by city. Open the card for the full directory, each provider linked to the reports behind it.

493 providers catalogued
0 cities represented

By medical domain

  • Therapeutic Interventions 86 Surgical Quality & Specialization (51) · Non-Surgical Treatments (19) · Cost Factors (10) · Pharmaceutical Access (9) · Infrastructure (18)
  • Diagnostic Services 67 Imaging & Screening (26) · Genetic & Specialized (22) · Service Factors (25) · Infrastructure (12)
  • Reproductive Services 61 IVF & Fertility Treatment (20) · Third-Party Reproduction (24) · Specialized Services (13) · Pregnancy Services (16)
  • Aesthetic & Cosmetic Services 57 Facial Surgery (24) · Body Surgery (18) · Hair Restoration (10) · Non-Surgical & Cosmetic (11) · Cost & Infrastructure (8)
  • Mental Health & Addiction 67 Psychiatric Treatment (30) · Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment (25) · Addiction Treatment (15) · Infrastructure (2)
  • Alternative & Complementary Medicine 116 Traditional Medicine Systems (12) · Stem Cell & Regenerative (47) · Alternative Cancer Treatment (25) · Other Alternative Treatments (34) · Cost & Regulation (5)
  • Wellness & Preventive Care 90 Medical Spas & Retreats (29) · Thermal & Water Therapy (28) · Detox & Fasting (17) · Anti-Aging & Longevity (20) · Infrastructure (7)
  • End-of-Life Services 16 Assisted Dying (2) · Palliative Care (7) · Support Services (10)

By city

  • Unspecified 493
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References

The sources behind Brazil

The distinct sources cited across Brazil's published reports — every finding carries its own citations; this is the union, each linking back to the reports that lean on it.

  1. Untitled source www.rbcp.org.br/details/3203/prevalence-of-body-contouring-surgery-in-post-bariatric-patients-at-a-university-hospital Cited in Post-Bariatric Body Surgery in Brazil
  2. Untitled source agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2017-11/brazil-unveils-new-rules-assisted-reproduction Cited in Egg Donation Legality in Brazil
  3. Untitled source agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/saude/noticia/2019-09/brazil-has-worlds-largest-public-organ-transplant-system Cited in Transplant Capabilities in Brazil
  4. Untitled source agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/saude/noticia/2022-09/cfm-divulga-parametros-eticos-para-reproducao-assistida Cited in Egg Donation Legality in Brazil
  5. Untitled source borgenproject.org/drug-rehabilitation-in-brazil Cited in Detox Program Quality in Brazil, Rehab Cost Savings in Brazil, Residential Rehab Quality in Brazil
  6. Untitled source chedidgrieco.com/fertilization-clinic-sao-paulo-brazil Cited in Egg Donor Availability in Brazil, Fertility Preservation in Brazil, Fertility Surgery Quality in Brazil, Fertility Technology in Brazil, IVF Cost Savings in Brazil, IVF Quality in Brazil, Surrogacy Cost in Brazil
  7. Untitled source clinicaohrpsiquiatria.com/quanto-custa-um-tratamento-com-cetamina Cited in Ketamine Therapy Availability in Brazil
  8. Untitled source curemeabroad.com/treatments/cosmetic-plastic-surgery/brazil Cited in Cosmetic Surgery Cost Savings in Brazil
  9. Untitled source drdanielcoutinho.com.br/why-foreign-patients-cross-borders-in-search-of-dental-implants-in-brazil Cited in Dental Cost Savings in Brazil
  10. Untitled source drlambertreproducaohumana.com.br/fertilizacao-in-vitro/escolher-o-sexo-do-bebe-o-que-a-medicina-e-a-lei-no-brasil-permitem Cited in Gender Selection Legality in Brazil
  11. Untitled source drtiagogil.com.br/o-que-diz-o-conselho-federal-de-medicina-sobre-a-cetamina Cited in Ketamine Therapy Availability in Brazil
  12. Untitled source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Controlled_Drugs_and_Substances_Act Cited in Psilocybin Treatment Legality in Brazil
  13. Untitled source fertivitro.com.br/escolher-o-sexo-do-bebe-nos-tratamentos-de-reproducao-assistida-e-proibido-no-brasil Cited in Gender Selection Legality in Brazil
  14. Untitled source globalstemcelltherapy.com/why-choose-stroke-stem-cell-therapy-in-mexico-for-safe-neurological-recovery Cited in Stem Cell Therapy Availability in Brazil
  15. Untitled source medicaltourismbusiness.com/brazils-medical-tourism-market-affordable-care-with-world-class-quality Cited in Medical Spa Quality in Brazil, Cosmetic Surgery Cost Savings in Brazil
  16. Untitled source neurocirurgia.fmrp.usp.br/unidade/hc Cited in Neurosurgery Quality in Brazil
  17. Untitled source oneill.law.georgetown.edu/abortion-decriminalization-on-the-docket-a-historic-moment-in-brazil Cited in Abortion Access in Brazil
  18. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10005466 Cited in Stem Cell Transplant Quality in Brazil
  19. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10656352 Cited in Stem Cell Therapy Availability in Brazil
  20. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11622396 Cited in Fertility Preservation in Brazil, Fertility Surgery Quality in Brazil
  21. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11867260 Cited in Fertility Preservation in Brazil, Fertility Surgery Quality in Brazil, Genetic Testing (PGT) in Brazil, IVF Quality in Brazil
  22. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12333575 Cited in Post-Bariatric Body Surgery in Brazil
  23. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4743508 Cited in Bariatric Surgery Quality in Brazil
  24. Untitled source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6735106 Cited in Medical Detox Quality in Brazil, Mental Health Privacy in Brazil, Psychiatric Care Quality in Brazil

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