CTA Henfil
Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento Henfil (Henrique de Souza Filho)
Public sexual health clinic · São Paulo, Brazil
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
The city lists a phone number and a WhatsApp number for the unit.
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); neither source says what a testing centre asks of a visitor.
About
The city's free HIV testing and counselling centre in the old centre, a short walk from Sé metro, which the health department lists as offering HIV tests, PEP and PrEP on weekdays from 7:00 to 19:00.
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
The city lists a phone number and a WhatsApp number for the unit.
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free The city health department says PEP is free through the public health system (SUS) and lasts 28 days; start within 72 hours. |
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says HIV tests are free through the public health system (SUS) at public units and testing centres. |
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. São Paulo's city health department lists more than 100 units that give PEP, including the municipal testing centres (CTA) and specialised services (SAE) on weekdays 7:00–19:00, the Estação Prevenção inside República metro station (Tuesday to Saturday 17:00–23:00), and emergency units such as UPA Vergueiro and AMA Sé in the centre.Published by Prefeitura de São Paulo· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Prefeitura de São Paulo · 19 Sep 2026 · prefeitura.sp.gov.br — City health department's address list for its specialised STI/AIDS network (page dated 15 July 2026): address, phone and WhatsApp of CTA Henfil; testing centres offer prevention advice, HIV diagnostic tests, condoms, lubricant, PEP and PrEP; open Monday to Friday 7:00-19:00.
- e2 · Published by Prefeitura de São Paulo · 22 Sep 2026 · prefeitura.sp.gov.br — City PEP page: PEP is free through the SUS, must start within 72 hours, and is available at the specialised network and more than 100 other units.
- e3 · 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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