CTA at Hospital Escola São Francisco de Assis (UFRJ)
Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento – HESFA/UFRJ
Public sexual health clinic · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026Arrive for one of the ticket times: Monday to Thursday 7:00, 10:00 or 14:00; Friday 7:00 or 10:00.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go
About
A university-hospital testing centre near the city centre where first-time visitors queue for a ticket rather than book, with rapid and laboratory tests for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C plus counselling.
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
Arrive for one of the ticket times: Monday to Thursday 7:00, 10:00 or 14:00; Friday 7:00 or 10:00.
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says HIV tests, including self-tests, are free through the public health system (SUS) at testing centres like this one; the hospital's own page lists no charges for its HIV, syphilis and hepatitis tests. |
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)· 19 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.Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · hesfa.ufrj.br — The hospital's own CTA page: address, phone, email; Monday to Friday 7:00-18:00; ticket times for first-time users; rapid tests and serology for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C with pre- and post-test counselling; prevention supplies.
- e2 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health HIV diagnosis page: HIV tests are done free of charge by the public health system (SUS) at public units and at Testing and Counselling Centres (CTAs); HIV self-tests are also supplied free by the SUS.
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