Doctors and pharmacies
Where to see a doctor or go in an emergency, where to get lab tests, how to buy prescription medicine and what insurance covers.
- checked Aug 2026
Health care in Florianópolis — health centers, clinics, UPA and hospitals by neighborhood
For routine care — go to the health center of your neighborhood (Centro de Saúde, CS), there are 51 of them, they operate 07:00–19:00 on weekdays and are free for…
- checked Sep 2026
Medical care and insurance in Brazil
Emergency care in Brazil is provided to a foreigner free of charge — the public system SUS is obliged to accept any person in the country, including a tourist without…
- checked Sep 2026
Lab tests, ultrasounds and scans in Florianópolis — where to get them and how it works
Everything starts with a referral (pedido médico): without a paper from a doctor neither a public nor a private laboratory will perform the exam — except those that…
- checked Aug 2026
Pharmacies and medicines: prescriptions, generics, Farmácia Popular
What they will sell you without a prescription is decided not by the pharmacy but by the stripe on the packaging: no stripe — over-the-counter sale, red — by…