Rio, Amazon, or Pantanal, all vaccines and health recommendations are confirmed in a single personalised appointment.
No GP referral needed. Confirm your Brazil appointment online.
Leave knowing your protection, follow-up timing, and what to watch for.
These vaccines are routinely recommended for Brazil, confirmed at appointment based on your itinerary and health history.
Spreads through contaminated food and water across the whole of Brazil. Recommended for all travellers regardless of accommodation standard or trip type.
Recommended for anyone eating outside large tourist hotels or visiting rural areas. Available as a single injection or oral capsule course, confirmed at appointment.
Recommended if your last dose was more than 10 years ago. Not available if boosted within the last five years. Eligibility confirmed at appointment.
Yellow Fever vaccination is strongly recommended for jungle areas. Get your required travel certificate at our clinic.
Rabies is common in Brazil. We strongly recommend vaccination for families and those visiting remote or rural areas.
Hepatitis B is recommended for longer trips or potential medical care. Our pharmacists will find your best schedule.
Attending Carnival or large crowds? Consider the Meningitis ACWY vaccine. Ask us if it’s right for your trip.
Malaria risk is concentrated in the Amazon basin; most popular tourist destinations carry no significant risk.
Malaria is present year-round in the Amazon basin. Travellers visiting jungle lodges or river cruises in Amazonas, Pará, and Roraima require antimalarial medication. Your pharmacist will assess your itinerary before confirming whether medication is appropriate.
Malarone: £3.50 per tablet | Generic Atovaquone/Proguanil: £2.50 per tablet | Doxycycline: 80p per capsule
Brazil carries health risks beyond vaccination; your appointment covers everything so you arrive fully prepared.
Dengue spreads by day-biting mosquitoes; DEET or picaridin protects.
Malaria risk is low in cities, higher near rural borders.
Avoid illness by drinking safe water and eating freshly cooked food.
Malaria risk is negligible; dengue and chikungunya occur. Hepatitis A, Typhoid, DTP, and Yellow Fever advice recommended.
Antimalarials are essential year-round. Yellow fever and rabies vaccines are recommended, with dengue, Zika, and chikungunya also present.
Day and evening bite prevention is vital; antimalarials and key travel vaccines recommended.
Hepatitis A
1 (+ booster at 6–12 months)
At least 2 weeks
Typhoid
1 injection or 3 oral capsules
At least 2 weeks
DTP
1 booster (if last dose more than 10 years ago)
At least 2 weeks
1 dose (ICVP issued same day)
At least 10 days before arrival
Rabies
3 doses
3 doses
Meningitis ACWY
1 Dose
Antimalarials (Malarone)
Daily tablets
Antimalarials (Doxycycline)
Daily capsules
We’re an independent, pharmacist-led clinic where you’re seen by the same team from first appointment to final vaccine, with no transfers and no chase.
Before recommending anything, Mandeep goes through your full itinerary, not just the country you are going to.
Every appointment is led by a pharmacist who has spent a career doing this.
Mandeep Sandhu has been a pharmacist since 2006, qualifying at Aberdeen. Travel health has been the real focus of his career. He has an independent prescriber qualification with yellow fever accreditation and NaTHNaC training and has spent over a decade helping people travel safely.
He is a keen traveller himself and understands that no two trips are the same. Every patient receives the time and advice that their trip actually needs.
Qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC
Authorised to prescribe and supply travel medications independently
Certified to administer the yellow fever vaccine and issue the ICVP certificate
Travel health training aligned with UK national guidance
Colchester Travel Clinic is easy to reach with free on-site parking and appointments available six days a week.
No. Rio and other major coastal cities carry negligible malaria risk. If your itinerary includes the Amazon or Pantanal, antimalarial medication is essential. Your pharmacist will assess your full itinerary at appointment.
Strongly recommended for the Amazon, Pantanal, and forested interior. For coastal city travel, it’s still worth discussing; some countries require proof of yellow fever if you are arriving from Brazil.
Hepatitis A £50, Typhoid £50, DTP £50, Yellow Fever £75 (including ICVP), Rabies £85 per dose, Hepatitis B £50 per dose. Antimalarial costs vary. Your pharmacist will confirm exactly which are appropriate at consultation.
Booking your appointment is quick and easy. We guide you through each step so you know exactly what to expect.
Brazilian values are good preparation. Going to Rio or the Amazon? Check if your health plan fits your needs. Book now.
