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Brazil

GTM #11
Estimated hand therapy patients / year
4,600,000
Insurance system
mixed
Medical tourism
emerging
Emergency number
192

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave
Wave 2
Editorial difficulty
high
Hub expansion priority
Queued after Wave 1 hubs
Research status
drafted (verify before product claims)

Largest Latin America opportunity in the export; ANVISA SaMD, LGPD/ANPD, public and private payer routes, and professional licensing contexts need local counsel before clinical modes.

National device/software orientation (from export): ANVISA — Medical devices (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · ANVISA — Medical devices (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: Ministério da Saúde

Open Emergency help for Brazil (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

  • Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP — Hand Surgery (São Paulo)

Therapists in directory

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · Brazil (informational)

Figures for Brazil are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In Brazil, public references commonly list 192 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

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Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

  • Sociedade Brasileira de Terapeutas da Mão e do Membro Superior (SBTM)
    National hand therapy society

    Brazilian hand therapy society (SBTM) is listed on the IFSHT Brazil page with a linked public site (sbtm.org.br).

    Citations: IFSHT — Brazil (SBTM member listing) · Sociedade Brasileira de Terapeutas da Mão (SBTM)

  • Hospital das Clínicas — FMUSP (tertiary university teaching hospital)
    Tertiary hospital or program (anchor)

    Large public teaching hospital in São Paulo used as a tertiary anchor; confirm current hand surgery teams via the hospital site.

    Citations: Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP

Nearby: United StatesRelated systems: United States, Canada
Sources (10)
  • IBGE — https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/home-eng.html
  • Ministério da Saúde — https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br
  • DATASUS — https://datasus.saude.gov.br/
  • SUS — https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/saude-de-a-a-z/s/sus
  • ANS — https://www.gov.br/ans/pt-br
  • Embratur — https://embratur.com.br/
  • SAMU 192 — https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/composicao/saes/samu-192
  • Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP — https://www.hc.fm.usp.br/hc/portal/
  • IFSHT — Brazil (SBTM member listing) — https://ifsht.org/members/brazil/
  • Sociedade Brasileira de Terapeutas da Mão (SBTM) — http://www.sbtm.org.br/