People spend their life avoiding physical activity, eating rubbish and sucking down soft drinks with complete disregard for their health but the moment they purchase a ticket to Brazil panic sets in about contracting obscure diseases.

Those travelling to remote Amazonian ecological sites should speak to a tropical medicine specialist but for the rest of us common sense is the best medicine.

The biggest threats to your personal health come from alcohol and private motor vehicles. Below are some of the other health considerations for Brazil.

First aid kit
Malaria, yellow fever & denghue fever
Food poisoning
Drinks
Vaccinations