COA Curitiba
Centro de Orientação e Aconselhamento (COA)
Public sexual health clinic · Curitiba, Brazil
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
Published by Prefeitura de Curitiba· 22 Sep 2026The city's PEP list gives two phone numbers, +55 41 3321 2781 and +55 41 3233 7458.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The Ministry of Health says foreign tourists can use the public urgent-care network free of charge (see the city note); the city's COA pages do not say what a testing centre asks of a visitor.
About
The city's reference centre for STIs, HIV and viral hepatitis in the historic centre, with free rapid tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C in about 30 minutes, usually without an appointment, and PEP and PrEP on weekdays.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Results: About 30 minutes for rapid tests.
Booking, access & languages
The city's PEP list gives two phone numbers, +55 41 3321 2781 and +55 41 3233 7458.
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The city says the rapid tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C are free. |
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the public health system (SUS); start within 72 hours, taken for 28 days. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: in person
Brazil: good to know
- What visitors pay. Brazil's Ministry of Health says a foreign tourist with a health problem can also seek care in the urgent-care network of the public health system (SUS), including SAMU ambulances on 192 and 24-hour UPA units, and that these services are free. The page does not list any documents a tourist must show.Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026
- PEP in this country. The Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the SUS, must start within 72 hours of the exposure and is taken for 28 days. Curitiba's health department publishes a PEP service list (updated 10 September 2025): for consensual sexual exposure, the COA in the centre (Rua do Rosário, 144, 6th floor) on weekdays 7:00–16:00, the Salgado Filho (weekdays 8:00–16:00) and Santa Felicidade (weekdays 8:00–18:00) specialty centres, and UPA Cajuru and UPA Boqueirão 24 hours every day. Hospital de Clínicas, Hospital Evangélico Mackenzie and Hospital do Trabalhador are listed only for sexual violence.
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Prefeitura de Curitiba · 22 Sep 2026 · locais.curitiba.pr.gov.br — City places directory entry for the COA: address (R. do Rosário, 144, 6º andar), phone, hours Monday to Friday 7:00-18:00; free, confidential rapid tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C with results in about 30 minutes; an appointment is not usually needed for the rapid test; the COA is the main point of PrEP and PEP; medical and multidisciplinary follow-up for people living with HIV or hepatitis; e-COA teleconsultation for registered patients.
- e2 · Published by Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Curitiba · 22 Sep 2026 · mid.curitiba.pr.gov.br — City health department's list of PEP and PrEP services, updated 10 September 2025: COA Curitiba, Monday to Friday 7:00-16:00, Rua do Rosário 144, 6th floor, (41) 3321-2781 / 3233-7458, for PEP after consensual sexual exposure (within 72 hours) and for PrEP; the PrEP page is headed 'PrEP offered to people resident in Curitiba'.
- e3 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health PEP page: PEP is offered free of charge by the SUS, must start within 72 hours and is taken for 28 days.
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