Ambulatório de Dermatologia Sanitária (ADS)
Ambulatório de Dermatologia Sanitária, Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do RS
Public sexual health clinic · Porto Alegre, Brazil
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
Published by Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul· 22 Sep 2026Turn up before 9:00 or 14:00 on a weekday for a ticket. CTA/STI desk +55 51 3288 7677; SAE/HIV desk +55 51 3288 7669.
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 state's page does not say what the CTA asks of a visitor.
About
The state's outpatient centre for STIs and HIV a short way south of the centre, home to Brazil's first testing and counselling centre, where the state says rapid testing and STI diagnosis run on a first-come basis at 9:00 and 14:00 on weekdays and PEP and PrEP are available.
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
Booking, access & languages
Turn up before 9:00 or 14:00 on a weekday for a ticket. CTA/STI desk +55 51 3288 7677; SAE/HIV desk +55 51 3288 7669.
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The state health department says the rapid HIV test is free, confidential and needs no doctor's request. |
| 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.
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 free through the SUS, must start within 72 hours and lasts 28 days. In April 2026 the city health department said PEP is available until 22:00 at Unidade de Saúde São Carlos (Av. Bento Gonçalves, 6670; 13:00–22:00) and at the Modelo (Av. Jerônimo de Ornelas, 55), Navegantes (Av. Presidente Franklin Roosevelt, 5) and Restinga (Rua Álvaro Difini, 520) district pharmacies (8:00–22:00); in regular hours at the SAE units, including SAE Santa Marta in the centre; and after 22:00 at the Lomba do Pinheiro, Cruzeiro do Sul and Bom Jesus emergency units and UPA Moacyr Scliar.Published by Prefeitura de Porto Alegre· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul · 22 Sep 2026 · saude.rs.gov.br — State health department page on state-run outpatient units: ADS at Av. João Pessoa, 1327, Monday to Friday 7:30-17:00; phones for information (3288-7650), SAE/HIV (3288-7669) and CTA/STIs (3288-7677); four care lines (dermatology, leprosy, HIV/AIDS, STIs); access by referral or on the person's own initiative; STI diagnosis and advice through the CTA Monday to Friday at 9:00 and 14:00 by order of arrival with a ticket limit; people needing STI treatment are referred to the AHF team on site or to their basic health unit.
- e2 · Published by Prefeitura de Porto Alegre · 22 Sep 2026 · prefeitura.poa.br — City health department news of 9 May 2024: the SAE, CTA and tuberculosis centre from Santa Marta were working at the Ambulatório de Dermatologia Sanitária (Av. João Pessoa, 1327), 8:00-17:00, and 'pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, rapid tests, antiretroviral treatment and consultations with an infectious-disease specialist' remained accessible there.
- e3 · Published by Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul · 22 Sep 2026 · observatorioaids.saude.rs.gov.br — State HIV observatory rapid-test page: the test is free, confidential, needs no doctor's request and gives a result in about 30 minutes; lists 'Ambulatório Dermatologia Sanitária, Avenida João Pessoa, 1327, (51) 3288-7650' among Porto Alegre's testing sites.
- e4 · Published by Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul · 22 Sep 2026 · observatorioaids.saude.rs.gov.br — State HIV observatory PEP page: lists 'ADS - Ambulatório de Dermatologia Sanitária, Avenida João Pessoa, 1327, (51) 3288-7654, Monday to Friday 9:00-11:00 and 14:00-16:00' among Porto Alegre's PEP services in business hours; PEP must start within 72 hours and lasts 28 days.
- e5 · 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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