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Originally Posted by kap arai
rio is a lot cooler, a lot less dangerous and a lot more expensive than i would have thought. it's by far the nicest looking city i've ever visited though. hope i can move there 2014
I lived in rio for close to a year. I have lived alot of places from asia/north america/south america/europe and its by far the most dangerous city I have lived. Every single one of my friends has a story of getting robbed in one way or another from house evasion, car jacking, to just straight jackings. If you visit for a short time you "might" not see this. But you have to remember that the city of rio is surrounded by an astronomical number of favelas. Dont wear nike shoes, watches, or sunglasses in brazil. These are all very expensive items which dirt bags target. For example a pair of nike shoes in rio is about $250-400 american dollars. Nice Sunglasses cost $1000+ for a pair that would be $300 in the states. Like my friend said "its not if you get robbed, its when". I personally watched my friend get robbed in broad day light in copa who was 20 feet away from me on the main strip. This is a city where there is 15 murders a day so be careful is my advice