Clinica Sorrio
According to our open methodology, this clinic scored 48.3/100 for transparency, reputation, service accessibility, and digital visibility.
Overall rank: #4 of 17 ranked clinics · Last checked: 25 August 2026
Positions by Rating Profile
- Overall Transparency & Trust#448.3/100
- Best for Expats#545.8/100
- Best for Dental Implants#445.5/100
- Best for Emergency Dental Care#252.3/100
- Best Price Transparency#633.7/100
- Best English-speaking Clinicsnot ranked
- Best for Families / Children#453.3/100
- Sleep Dentistry (GA / deep sedation)not ranked
General Anaesthesia & Deep Sedation
Whether the clinic documents treatment under general anaesthesia or deep / twilight sedation — "sleep dentistry", where the patient is asleep and unaware (does not feel, see, or hear the procedure). Ordinary conscious sedation, where the patient stays awake and responsive, does not count here. This is informational and does not affect the transparency score.
- ? General anaesthesia / deep sedation (sleep dentistry) — Not verified No mention of general anesthesia or sedation on site; content focuses on implants and emergency care.
Summary
Clinica Sorrio has operated in Copacabana since 2002, offering a full range of dental specialties including implants, orthodontics/Invisalign, prosthetics, endodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral surgery and emergency care. It runs a dental-spa concept and references a dental-tourism program for international patients, with Dr. Fernando Brito as technical responsible. The Portuguese-only website does not publish prices; listings show two Copacabana addresses (Barata Ribeiro 529 and Santa Clara 115).
Strengths
- Information Transparency: 18 of 20 points.
- No red flags identified in public sources.
Weaknesses
- Price Transparency: 0 of 15 verifiable points (missing: prices or price ranges published; cleaning price listed; filling price listed; crown price listed; implant price listed; consultation price listed; x-ray / imaging price listed)
Score Breakdown
Every criterion below is scored from public sources. ✓ verified yes · ✗ verified no / not found · ◐ partial · ? unverified (scores 0, not a negative finding).
Information Transparency
Whether basic facts about the clinic - its team, premises, services, and location - are publicly verifiable.
Price Transparency
Whether patients can estimate costs before visiting. Published price ranges count; exact prices are not required.
Reputation & Reviews
Public review signals. The Google rating is adjusted with a Bayesian prior (rating 4.0, weight 25) so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds.
| ✓ | Google rating (Bayesian-adjusted) as of 2026-08-25 [clinica-sorrio-refresh] | 6/6 |
| ◐ | Google review volume [clinica-sorrio-refresh] | 2.5/3 |
| ? | Review recency | 0/3 |
| ? | Clinic responds to reviews | 0/2 |
| ? | No recurring complaints | 0/2 |
| ? | No suspicious review patterns | 0/2 |
| ✓ | Active Facebook presence [s1] | 1/1 |
| ✗ | TripAdvisor presence [s1] | 0/0.5 |
| ✓ | Other review platforms [s1] | 0.5/0.5 |
Medical Infrastructure
The range of publicly documented equipment and services. This measures documented availability, not clinical quality.
Communication & Service
How easy it is to contact the clinic, get answers, and book - especially for international patients.
AI & Search Visibility
Whether the clinic is discoverable when patients search - including via AI assistants. Checked with fixed queries: "best dentist Rio de Janeiro", "English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro", "dental implants Rio de Janeiro", "emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro", "Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats".
| ? | Mentioned for: best dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro | 0/1 |
| ? | Mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats | 0/1 |
| ? | Structured data on website | 0/1.5 |
| ? | Google indexing quality | 0/2 |
| ? | Dedicated service pages | 0/1.5 |
Licensing & Credentials
Whether the clinic publishes its operating licence and the dentists working there together with their professional licence numbers. A verified “not published” is recorded as a red flag; data we have not checked yet is shown as unverified and carries no penalty.
Clinic operating licence: CRO-RJ 28147 (technical responsible) [s1]
Dentists & professional licences
| Dentist | Specialization | Licence No. |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Fernando Vinicius Vargas Brito [s1] | Technical responsible / clinic lead | CRO-RJ 28147 |
Red Flags
No red flags identified in the public sources we reviewed.
Data We Could Not Verify
- Reputation & Reviews: Review recency
- Reputation & Reviews: Clinic responds to reviews
- Reputation & Reviews: No recurring complaints
- Reputation & Reviews: No suspicious review patterns
- Medical Infrastructure: On-site X-ray
- Medical Infrastructure: CBCT (3D imaging)
- Communication & Service: Response speed
- Communication & Service: English spoken
- Communication & Service: Convenient opening hours
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: best dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: English speaking dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: dental implants Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: emergency dentist Rio de Janeiro
- AI & Search Visibility: Mentioned for: Rio de Janeiro dental clinic for expats
- AI & Search Visibility: Structured data on website
- AI & Search Visibility: Google indexing quality
- AI & Search Visibility: Dedicated service pages
Unverified items score 0 points but are not treated as negative findings. If you can document any of them, please send a correction.
Contact Information
| Website | https://sorrio.com.br/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +55 21 2547-4468 |
| +55 21 96683-6006 | |
| https://www.facebook.com/clinicasorrio/ | |
| Google Maps | Map listing |
| Address | Rua Barata Ribeiro, 529, Loja A, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (a secondary address of R. Santa Clara 115, sala 204, appears in some listings) |
Contact details are provided for identification only and may change; verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | https://sorrio.com.br/clinica-sorrio/ | history since 2002, services, address, phones, WhatsApp | 2026-07-14 |
| s2 | https://dentistasrio.com.br/site/anuncios/sorrio-dr-fernando-brito-… | technical responsible name and CRO number | 2026-07-14 |
| clinica-sorrio-refresh | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cl%C3%ADnica+Sorrio+%7C+Implante+… | Google rating 4.9 (474 reviews) as of 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 |
Change History
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Re-verification 2026-08-25: confirmed website live, address and phone unchanged, clinic open (Google Maps); recorded Google rating 4.9 (474 reviews) and Maps place URL/coordinates (not previously tracked). |
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