On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 02:15:16PM +0200, Giovanni Mascellani wrote: > Hi, > > first of all, thanks to all the DebConf19 organizers for their work! > > Then the question: is health insurance mandatory or suggested while > being in Curitiba, or can I expect reasonable quality basic health > services to be available for free or at low price? Brazil has universal health care and anyone in its territory, including foreigners, have access to it. So it's should not be mandatory for you to have one before entering. Also, there is a public health unit a few blocks away from the venue where one can get primary attention and low-complexity treatment. With that said, there is also a large private health insurance market, and everyone in Brazil who can afford one has a private health plan. With those you also get access to private facilities, less waiting, etc. I would recommend that you do the same, i.e. get one if you can afford it. These international travel health insurances also cover things like accidents, flying you back home if you have to stay because of health issues and miss your flight back, and other things.
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