Rio de Janeiro - Crime & Safety

[Sperto]

the couple, studying in rio, were a american girl and a french guy.
http://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano...o-de-crime.htm

hopefully the three fat [CodeWord127] get the treatment they deserve in prison.
http://radioitaperunafm.com/site/wp-...res-no-rio.jpg

i feel sorry for the brazilian girl who got raped a week before the couple. the police didn't care to investigate her case good enough.

[Poucolouco]

some really bad propaganda for rio with the upcoming world cup and olympics. two foreign tourists were robbed, beaten and raped on a minibus in rio de janeiro.

police has caught two of the bandits and are still looking for the third one.

a week before the bandits robbed and raped another passenger, a brazilian woman.

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/n...z-policia.html

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/no...=2#comentarios

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21990788

they arrested the third suspect today and all three suspects are being transferred to bangu prison this afternoon. locals are outraged that the police did nothing to react to the first victim of this trio more than a week ago, however they were able to track them down within 12 hours of the attack on a foreigner. the brazilian girl's complaints were not given much credence because she was a poor black girl from the favela. this disgusting performance by the police has attracted much attention in the press and resulted in two police officers being fired. also other victims of the gang have come forward since the oglobo reports began to air on tv.

[Sperto]

How did he refuse to go with the police to the police station? That is a powerful secret that I am sure everyone on here would need. I didn't even know you had the ability to tell the police "No, I am not getting in the car or going anywhere with you" and not suffer a few baton knots upside the head.

My friend told me he explained to the police that he had done nothing wrong and that he refused to go with the police. The police didn't use any force trying to bring him to the car. Maybe because he believed him?

[Bravo]

In seconds a policía militar turned up. The PM checked his I'd and was very angry. He wanted to bring him to his car and go the police station. My friend managed to stay calm, he explained what happened (he speaks fluent portugues) and refused to go with the police. After a couple of minutes the police gave up and let him go. No bribe involved.

How did he refuse to go with the police to the police station? That is a powerful secret that I am sure everyone on here would need. I didn't even know you had the ability to tell the police "No, I am not getting in the car or going anywhere with you" and not suffer a few baton knots upside the head.

[Sperto]

some really bad propaganda for rio with the upcoming world cup and olympics. two foreign tourists were robbed, beaten and raped on a minibus in rio de janeiro.

the van was normally used to transport passengers from niteroi to são gonçalo. on saturday the bandits (the driver, cobrador and another guy that entered the van later) decided to rob passengers. they used the van to pick up passengers in copacabana. among the passengers were a couple of young foreign tourists (nationality not revealed by the police) that were going to lapa. the bandits robbed all the passengers. in botafogo all the passengers except the tourist couple were told to leave the van. the van headed to niteroi. the male tourist was handcuffed in the van and badly beaten with a steel stick, while his gf was repeatedly raped. the couple were hold for 6 hours. the bandits used their credit card to buy drinks and to withdraw money at a banco do brasil. when the card had reached it's limits the bandits went to the apartment of the couple, in copacabana. the woman was forced to enter the apartment to pick up more credit cards. then they went to são gonçalo to make more withdrawals and buy more drinks. later they released the couple on the highway in itaborai.

police has caught two of the bandits and are still looking for the third one.

a week before the bandits robbed and raped another passenger, a brazilian woman.

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/n...z-policia.html
http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/no...=2#comentarios
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21990788

[Sperto]

Be careful about girls that approach you at nighttime in Copacabana. A couple of nights ago a friend of mine was walking home alone after partying. Somewhere between Balcony and Copacabana Palace two girls approached him. Both girls went directly up to him and started kissing him. He wasn't sober and let it happened. Obviously the girls were minors.

In seconds a policía militar turned up. The PM checked his I'd and was very angry. He wanted to bring him to his car and go the police station. My friend managed to stay calm, he explained what happened (he speaks fluent portugues) and refused to go with the police. After a couple of minutes the police gave up and let him go. No bribe involved.

It's very possible that it could have been a setup with the girls working together with the police, as a way of trying to extort money.

P. S Just for the record, my friend is a MILF lover and almost never goes with women younger than 28 years.

[ProfHacker]

I go to Rio for a few weeks at a time for business, multiple times per year and never had any problems in Rio so far except some petty fraud, like taxi drivers taking forever to get to destination and not activating the meter, giving you fake change and I noticed some ATM skimming devices in the tourist areas as they are everywhere in my country, and I know what to look for when using an ATM. I always quickly check for small cameras or fake attachments before putting in my card. If there's a skimming device I don't rip it out, or make a scene I just walk away because chances are some shady dudes hanging around watching the ATM to retrieve their device. I don't use my regular bank card anyways, I use a prepaid reloadable ATM card with a fixed amount on it so if it gets stolen I don't care. If I run out of money I just reload it online instantly.

Lately I've been using bitcoins instead of ATMs because of daily limit, shady people around the ATM, and skimming devices. Also exchange rate is pretty high when using ATMs. With bitcoins I go on localbitcoins website, find somebody in Rio to meet at a trusted safe public cafe, and then we discreetly exchange money while I transfer bitcoins from my phone right in front of him / her. I pay no ridiculous bank fees this way. Almost everytime the bitcoin guy is also speaking good english or Russian so we go out together and party it up and he becomes my portuguese wingman so I can meet girls. We go to local clubs, I buy all the drinks and always meet 10/10 non pro girls who don't charge anything but I take them out shopping anyways the next day because they're fun to be around and I get laid twice.

[The Cane]

At least 245 people killed in a fire in a boate in Santa maria, Rio Grande do Sul.

The security closed the main entrance so people wouldn't leave without paying their bills.

http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/porta-p...beiros-7408973

I hope the responsible people get a hard penalty.

I saw the story this morning. Somebody needs to be charged with and convicted of manslaughter at the very least.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...id=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D262242

[Sperto]

At least 245 people killed in a fire in a boate in Santa maria, Rio Grande do Sul.

The security closed the main entrance so people wouldn't leave without paying their bills.

http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/porta-p...beiros-7408973

I hope the responsible people get a hard penalty.

[Exec Talent]

Over the last couple years, those of us who make frequent visits to Rio have notice a significant drop in petty crimes. Well, that seems to have ended. I am hearing about and witnessing more petty crimes than I have in recent memory. Just yesterday right at the Metro stop in Botafogo a guy's motorcycle was stolen in broad daylight. The owner tried to pursue the thief but he got away.

[Exec Talent]

My biggest concern for real sustained Brazilian economic growth always has been domestic inflation. We know as foreigners how it hits us, but imagine those Brazilians making the minimum salary. With all the construction going on there still is a lot of work for unskilled laborers, but many are feeling squeezed. Be careful if you walk the tunnels between Botafogo and Copacabana. Almost daily reports of knife welding robbers with the only police presence usually at the Rio Sul mall.

[Bimbo Boy]

Torture! Torture is a known tactic. And they will hold you until they get money!

People that do not live in Brazil have just no idea of the level of potential violence there. Cariocas and Paulistas are paranoiac about security. I lived with a carioca lawyer for 3 years, who was studying in order to become a judge in Rio de Janeiro. I became a very good friend to several carioca judges. I am also connected to the director of corporate security of a major European multinational company based in São Paulo. Some of the stories they tell me are hair-raising indeed.

[Voyajer1]

All ATM / Credit cards bear the Mastercard / Visa / AMEX logo meaning that, unless you are going to an ATM, the pin code really isn't needed. They can get the funds using the card's 4 digit code clearly mark on each of the cards. Remember they were using computers so it was easy to circumvent the pin code barrier to obtain funds. As long as you have the card's 4 digit code which IS on the card, that safeguard is useless.

Torture! Torture is a known tactic. And they will hold you until they get money!

[Ipanema Carioca]

And how did they get the pincode for the credit card?

Torture! Torture is a known tactic. And they will hold you until they get money!

[The Cane]

Always be careful when eating Sushi, or anything raw. Make sure it smells FRESH. (insert big grin smiley here)

I love sushi and had some at the Siquiera Grill during my very first trip to Rio and got sick as hell! I was about half way through the trip if I recall correctly and was afraid the rest of it would be ruined. Lucky for me it only lasted for one day. No more sushi for me in Rio!