# Brazil municipal rabies vaccination drives

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazil-municipal-health-service-upgrades
> Updated: 2026-08-05T13:59:22.000Z. Sources: 82. Developments: 3.

Municipal rabies‑vaccination drives continued expanding in August 2026. On 8 August, Rio de Janeiro’s municipal government launched a free antirabies campaign, operating 125 vaccination posts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. across the Centro, Zona Sul, Ilha do Governador and Grande Tijuca districts. The program, managed by the Secretaria Municipal de Proteção e Defesa dos Animais and overseen by Secretary Jeniffer Coelho Ramos, targets dogs and cats of all sizes that are older than three months, not gestating and not ill. Owners must bring a responsible adult, keep dogs on a leash (with muzzle if aggressive) and transport cats in carriers. The campaign will be carried out in five stages, with additional dates and locations to be announced. A parallel house‑to‑house effort in the Tijuca district offered free vaccination on 6–7 August at the Clube Orfeão Portugal, reinforcing the city‑wide push.

Campo Grande intensified its door‑to‑door effort, with the Centro de Controle de Zoonoses visiting roughly 300,000 homes and delivering about 50 vaccinations per team each day, aiming to protect the city through the end of 2026. In Mariana, the municipal health office began vaccinating dogs and cats across urban and rural districts from 20 August to 4 September.

Parallel multivaccination campaigns were reported in other cities. Teresina’s program, running until 1 September, offers free immunisations for children and adolescents under 15, while Maricá and several municipalities are providing the full national vaccine schedule to residents of all ages. These actions reinforce the sustained municipal implementation of Brazil’s national anti‑rabies strategy, extending protection for animal and public health.

## Claims

- The São Paulo multivaccination campaign will start on 3 August across all 645 municipalities. (corroborated by 10 sources)
- The campaign targets children under 15 and residents aged 6 months to 59 years in São Paulo, Guarulhos and São Bernardo do Campo for a sarampo booster. (corroborated by 10 sources)
- The campaign will offer more than a dozen vaccines, including BCG, hepatitis B, pentavalent, polio, rotavirus, pneumococcal, meningococcal C and ACWY, influenza, COVID‑19, yellow fever, triple viral, (corroborated by 10 sources)
- Preliminary 2026 data show 77.5 % coverage for the first dose and 65.5 % for the second dose of the triple viral vaccine, below the 95 % target. (corroborated by 10 sources)
- Health officials urge parents to bring vaccination cards to verify schedules. (corroborated by 10 sources)
- Rabies is a fatal disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans and has a high lethality rate. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Boa Vista municipal rabies‑vaccination campaign started on 1 August, providing free inoculations for dogs and cats at 18 locations over four consecutive Saturdays. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Boa Vista's rabies‑vaccination campaign began on 1 August and will run for four consecutive Saturdays. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Vaccination in Boa Vista is free and available at 18 locations across the city. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The Boa Vista campaign is organized by the municipal health secretariat and the Unit of Surveillance and Control of Zoonoses. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Boa Vista municipal rabies vaccination campaign started on 1 August, offering free inoculations at 18 locations over four consecutive Saturdays. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Free dog vaccination using the V8 vaccine was offered at Park Shopping Campo Grande on August 1 and 2. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-05: Rio de Janeiro launches free antirrabic vaccination campaign for dogs and cats

Rio de Janeiro starts a free antirrabic vaccination drive on 8 Aug 2026, with 125 sites city‑wide, aiming to boost immunised pets by 20 % and prevent rabies transmission.

27 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-rolls-out-free-rabies-vaccination-drives-for-pets-in-rio-de-janeiro-and-porto-real

### 2026-07-26: Santana and Feira de Santana launch municipal anti‑rabies vaccination campaign

Santana and Feira de Santana in Brazil have started a municipal anti‑rabies vaccination campaign, aiming to immunize tens of thousands of dogs and cats, with initial actions protecting over 5,700 animals.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/santana-and-feira-de-santana-launch-municipal-antirabies-vaccination-campaign

### 2026-07-19: Brazilian Cities Launch Rabies Vaccination Drives for Dogs and Cats

Brazilian municipalities are running free rabies vaccination campaigns for dogs and cats, with drives in Teixeira de Freitas, Ilhéus, Dourados and others stressing public‑health benefits.

53 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazilian-municipalities-boost-health-services-with-new-ubs-in-parintins-and-veterinary-unit-in-parn

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