Crossing animalsBrazil
Traffic rules
Brazil
1. Crossing animals
An animals-crossing warning indicates a place or road section where wild animals, livestock or ridden animals may enter or cross the road. Animals may appear suddenly, move unpredictably or be difficult to see in darkness, vegetation or poor weather.
Drivers should reduce speed, scan both sides of the road and remain prepared to stop. The warning sign does not itself give animals priority or impose a numerical speed limit, but drivers must avoid frightening, endangering or colliding with them.
Which animals might drivers encounter on roads in Brazil?
Depending on the locality, drivers may meet livestock and wildlife on rural roads, including animals near wetland areas. Roadside animal-warning signs and local hazard information indicate where extra care may be needed; do not assume the hazard ends immediately after a sign.
🔗 gov.br • National warning manual — relevant hazard and advance-warning criteria
🔗 gov.br • DNIT — BR-262/MS Pantanal wildlife crossing context; current indexed official passage
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign A-35 • Animals. Animals may be on the carriageway. Reduce speed and be prepared to stop.
Português • A-35 • Animais. Adverte sobre a possibilidade de animais na pista. Reduza a velocidade e esteja preparado para parar.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Gov.br • CONTRAN/SENATRAN: MBST, Volume II, página PDF 102
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes • Public domain • Original revision 2014-01-17. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Brazilian Manual Brasileiro de Sinalização de Trânsito (current SENATRAN catalogue): Gov.br • A-35, PDF page 102. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign A-36 • Wild animals. Wild animals may be on the carriageway. Reduce speed and be prepared to stop.
Português • A-36 • Animais selvagens. Adverte sobre a possibilidade de animais selvagens na pista. Reduza a velocidade e esteja preparado para parar.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Gov.br • CONTRAN/SENATRAN: MBST, Volume II, página PDF 102
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes • Public domain • Original revision 2014-01-17. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Brazilian Manual Brasileiro de Sinalização de Trânsito (current SENATRAN catalogue): Gov.br • A-36, PDF page 102. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Brazil set a new speed limit?
A warning of animals is not, by itself, a numerical speed-limit sign. Continue to obey the applicable speed limit, but slow down whenever animals could enter the road or visibility is poor. A separate regulatory speed sign must also be obeyed.
🔗 gov.br • National warning manual — relevant hazard and advance-warning criteria
🔗 gov.br • DNIT — BR-262/MS Pantanal wildlife crossing context; current indexed official passage
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Brazil?
Ease off the accelerator, assess the traffic behind and brake smoothly if necessary. Avoid abrupt swerving into opposing traffic or off the road. Give farm animals and ridden animals room, avoid frightening them with unnecessary horn use, and be alert for more animals following.
🔗 gov.br • National warning manual — relevant hazard and advance-warning criteria
🔗 gov.br • DNIT — BR-262/MS Pantanal wildlife crossing context; current indexed official passage
