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Come on! No more danger than usual ...   São Paulo

Come on! No more danger than usual ..., São Paulo

 11 Reviews  IT IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER BIG CITY! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD!!!! IT IS SO COMMON TO BE ROBBED OR KIDNAPPED THAT THERE IS NO "SHOCKED" REACTION WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT!... 

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Pelourinho   Salvador da Bahia

Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia

 7 Reviews  I set out on foot for a restaurant about an hour after sunset on Monday, 14 July 2003. I soon got lost. I should have turned around and gone back the way I'd come. Instead I walked on, finding myself... 

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Favela slums   Manaus

Favela slums, Manaus

 3 Reviews  Stay away from the favalas (slums) in Manaus. These are durg infested, dirty, and impovished areas. Crime is huge and common in these areas. The poores favelas look like garbage dumps, the homes are... 

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Watch your back!   São Paulo

Watch your back!, São Paulo

 14 Reviews  IT IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER BIG CITY! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD!!!! IT IS SO COMMON TO BE ROBBED OR KIDNAPPED THAT THERE IS NO "SHOCKED" REACTION WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT!... 

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Thieves   Salvador da Bahia

Thieves, Salvador da Bahia

 5 Reviews  I´m sniffing at the fact that this establishment is eligible to receive ten times ratings by VT staff. I am mad as hell at this place and I´m warning all of you, stay away !!!! There is NO EXCUSE for... 

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Jacare...Caymane   Manaus

Jacare...Caymane, Manaus

 4 Reviews  careful, those big, very big Crocodiles( called Jacare in Brazil) are realy not in the mood to get hassled and a swim with them could be your last when on the River, never ever leave the boat or for... 

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Traffic   São Paulo

Traffic, São Paulo

 6 Reviews  Traffic is a real b**** here, so allow plenty of time for your trip whether you're taking the bus, taxi, subway or car. Things get worse when it rains and/or during rush hours. Coach travel: I was... 

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Carnaval   Salvador da Bahia

Carnaval, Salvador da Bahia

 2 Reviews  Carneval in Salvador is the best party i have ever been to and i would go back any time. I did have a little problem with 2 guys though who beat me up for unknown reasons. Visiting a hospital in... 

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Travel in tropical South...   Manaus

Travel in tropical South..., Manaus

 3 Reviews  You will hear repeatedly that there are no mosquitoes on the Negra River. This may be true on the river itself, but once you get into the forest or near people there are mosquitoes. Perhaps not enough... 

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Drugs   Manaus

Drugs, Manaus

 1 Review  Due to Manaus's link by boat with Colombia, drugs is a growing problem. When I spoke to soem of the people in Manaus they simply said it is part of the economy: the poor sell drugs to the poorer.... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Use Common Sense and You'll Love Brazil (Brasil)

by acommon1

Much safer country that it is given credit. Love Brazil.Common sense Acommon Travel rules as to where ever you go.#1. Don't go where you shouldn't go.#2. Follow the rule of law in the country that you reside.#3. Adhere to the rule of law from your home country.#4. Respect and "pre-" read up on the culture(s).#5. Gain some familiarity with the country's national language prior to your trip.#6. Practice the local language with the locals.#7. If concerned with lodging then don't do what isn't familiar to you.#8. Eat what has been cooked.#9. Drink bottled water that has a seal. Open it yourself.#10. Know your coordinates (esp. North & South). Memorize the major cross-roads prior to taking your trip. #11. Have a copy or two of your Passport in a safe place (either on you personally or in an emergency place).#12. Go electronic (with back up paperwork) when you can.#13. Be reluctant to share...

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renting a car

by rkearns

yep. it's INSANELY expensive to rent a car, especially if you're not dropping off in the same location. i tried to rent a car from rio to floripa and just the "tax" alone was over R$1000. this was for a two day trip. also, like the above poster said, if you don't speak portuguese, you're pretty much screwed if you have any problems/get lost/break down. there have been many conversations by brazilians on here about driving in brazil. there are tons of warnings. just something to consider.

DO NOT GIVE THE 'OK' HAND GESTURE

by DAO

In most countries in the world the ‘OK’ symbol made using one hand means just that – OK. In fact, in all South American countries that speak Spanish, the OK sign is OK. Here in Brazil it means something much much worse and is shockingly offensive. Don’t do it or you may just get a punch in the nose. Or worse. In fact, I don’t even have a picture of this offensive gesture, so please enjoy some random photos of Brazil I have loaded for your viewing pleasure.

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Fingerprinting

by NedHopkins

At Rio de Janeiro's international airport the fingerprinting of Americans is quick and easy.Seated just behind the business class section of my American Airlines flight (from Miami), I was among the first off the plane and first to immigration.After my passport had been stamped, I -- being an American -- was sent to a second window. There an agent took a digital photograph and fingerprint. It added maybe a minute to the process.It remains amazing that a single judge in a far off province could impose this requirement on Americans -- and on Brazilians. As a writer in BRAZZIL magazine has pointed out, the cost to Brazil is significant and the likelihood is that nothing (apart from random filing) is ever done with the photos and prints.UPDATE (2008): Americans entering Brazil are no longer photographed and fingerprinted.

Don't be put off by scare stories

by robine

On no account be put off your visit by the scare stories you will certainly hear, here and elsewhere: as long as you're sensible you'll come to no harm. I first came to live in Rio 38 years ago, have since lived all over the world but revisted for a month almost every year, and have recently chosen to retire here. Touch wood, I have never been the victim of, nor witnessed, any crime here. Be careful of the driving, though - that's near-criminal!

People giving out your personal details

by BlueLlama

This is something that happened to me time and time again in different places in Brazil. I think it's particularly worth pointing out as a danger because, unlike the more familiar scams, pickpocketing and dodgy casanovas travellers encounter. As it was something I'd never experienced before and had not been warned about, it took me a while to realise it's something that happens a lot.I found that over-helpful people were only to keen to pass on my contact details to blokes who had taken an interest. It ranged from neighbours (opened the door of my building once to find a man I'd only met once before waiting on the steps for me), to my ex-landlady (her neighbour's scary son turned up at my new flat one evening demanding to be let in) and hotel staff (I received direct calls to my room from guides and fellow guests trying their luck more than once ).It's irritating at best and downright...

Rio: Really can be dangerous!

by kimberlyfisher1

Rather be safe than sorry, I never believe when people say a place isn't safe, but one girl in our tour group got a necklace ripped off her neck and another a purse stolen at Sugarloaf( tourist attraction).To be safer, don't wear any real jewelry, and leave the name brands (aka gucci purse and louis vuitton luggage) at home.

NATAL: NO VALUABLES AT BEACH

by swesn

Do not bring any valuables when you head out to the beaches of Natal.Unfortunately, I was robbed of my camera. 2 boys jumped on me and fought me to the ground. When they had run off with my camera and my watch, I simply got up and watched them disappear. I looked around me, many stared at me, but no one helped. I guess they are used to seeing such crimes.Even at the police station later trying to report this incident with my friend, we met a Brazilian couple there who had also just been robbed. Gosh, what are the odds of 2 robberies (or more!!) happening at the same time!?? I learnt that they were robbed at gun-point. Gosh... now, I was 'relieved' that I was not.Anyway, according to my friend tourists had been killed before for a watch. So, just be careful.

Exchange Rates

by ally923

I was recommend exchanging money at the airport. We were stupid and did not check the exchange rate before we left and just exchanged at our hotel and banks. The best rate we got was 1.93 Real for 1 US Dollar. When we were leaving we saw that the airport wwas giving 2.13 Real for the Dollar. So basically we lost about $10 for every $100 we exchanged.

ANTI-MALARIAL PILLS NOT DISPENSED

by swesn

If you are going into the Amazon Jungle and are those who prefer to protect yourself against malaria, do arrange to purchase your anti-malarial pills before you arrive in Brazil. Here, you CANNOT buy anti-malarial pills from pharmacies.But, if you get malaria, of course, they will TREAT you.

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Aram Yami Hotel  Salvador da Bahia

 1 Review and 100 Opinions  I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the... 

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