Overview
Brazilian healthcare is enumerated as a constitutional right. As such, healthcare
services are provided by both public and private institutions, with primary healthcare
services listed as a responsibility of the federal government. Despite the public option,
millions of Brazilians opt for private healthcare coverage, making the private sector a big
player in Brazil’s urban areas, in addition to wealthy Brazilians and medical tourists. The
size of both Brazil and its private healthcare market has made medical tourism a fast-
growing market in Brazil. The South American behemoth has cut its teeth in cosmetic,
dental, and bariatric services, not unlike other Latin American destinations, but also contains high-profile cancer institutes and cardiac specialists. A 2017 report projected that Brazil’s medical tourism market could expand as much as 45 percent by 2022; that follows a growing trend that medical tourism experts are tracking, with dramatic increases in traffic in big emerging markets. Brazil draws healthy traditional tourism traffic and has a decent medical tourism profile.
*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*
dental, and bariatric services, not unlike other Latin American destinations, but also contains high-profile cancer institutes and cardiac specialists. A 2017 report projected that Brazil’s medical tourism market could expand as much as 45 percent by 2022; that follows a growing trend that medical tourism experts are tracking, with dramatic increases in traffic in big emerging markets. Brazil draws healthy traditional tourism traffic and has a decent medical tourism profile.
*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*