07-24-2006, 07:54 AM
|
|
|
Confirmed User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 8,452
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MFXumeroth
Funny u should say that. I don't recall any "acident" with kids and guns here for a while, do u in the US? With their parents guns that is? I know I do...and news form the US travel slow here...and still all I hear about is stuff like that.
|
You hear about it because we matter. As for the great country of Brazil, lets look at some facts:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p.../cis_1072.html
Quote:
|
Brazil?s murder rate is four times higher than that of the U.S. Rates for other crimes are similarly high. The majority of crimes are not solved.
|
Quote:
|
Street crime remains a problem for visitors and local residents alike, especially in the evenings and late at night. Caution is advised with regard to nighttime travel through more rural areas and satellite cities due to reported incidents of roadside robberies that randomly target passing vehicles. Robbery and ?quicknapping? outside of banks and ATM machines are common. In a ?quicknapping,? criminals abduct victims for a short time in order to receive a quick payoff from the family, business or the victim?s ATM card.
|
Quote:
|
The incidence of crime against tourists is greater in areas surrounding beaches, hotels, discotheques, bars, nightclubs, and other similar establishments that cater to visitors. This type of crime is especially prevalent during Carnaval (Brazilian Mardi Gras). While the risk is greater at dusk and during the evening hours, street crime can occur both day and night, and even safer areas of cities are not immune. Incidents of theft on city buses are frequent and visitors should avoid such transportation.
|
Quote:
|
In Rio de Janeiro, efforts by jailed drug lords to exert influence over the city have led to a violent backlash against local authorities and businesses (see separate section on Rio de Janeiro).
|
Quote:
|
Very poor neighborhoods known as "favelas," such as those located on steep hillsides in Rio de Janeiro, are found throughout Brazil. These areas are sites of uncontrolled criminal activity and are often not patrolled by police. U.S. citizens are advised to avoid these unsafe areas. Carjacking is on the increase in Sao Paulo, Recife and other cities.
|
Much more in there for you to read. The United States is much safer than Brazil, that is a FACT. |
|
|