“A pregnant 14-year-old raped, a grenade
tossed into a crowd by robbers during a getaway. Those are just a few of the
stories tucked inside Rio de Janeiro's main newspaper, O Globo, this week.”
This is extremely shocking that so many bad things happened just this week in
Brazil. Brazil is one of the top places where murder rate is high, even worse
than Mexico. I had no clue that Brazil had some much crime in it. The article
says that the killing of a former professional football player didn’t even make
many newspaper headings. I can see why now, they are probably so used to crime
that they forgot to mention another usual thing. I would never want to live in
a country where they are so accustomed to it, it doesn’t seem that important.
“The news did, however, make
headlines around the world, shining the spotlight yet again on violence in one
of the host cities of the 2014 World Cup.” The news not really informing
anybody about the terrible things happening in Brazil is very risky and not
very respectful of the people. I would never ever want to go to the World Cup
knowing about all this. The fact that the citizens are so used to crime it doesn’t
really phase them that bad, is pretty much a warning sign. Even if you are a
tourist staying for a couple days, a tragedy could still happen, whether the
degree of it is high or low. In fact, being a tourist probably puts you at a
higher risk. You aren’t accustomed to the type of things that happen in Brazil
and what safety measures need to be taken.
“In Rio de Janeiro, cars drive
through red lights at night. The drivers don't stop for fear of being robbed.
Brazilians rarely carry cash, using debit cards even to pay for a cup of
espresso. In Sao Paulo, criminal "sweeps" of restaurants and bars are
common. An armed gang moves through in a matter of minutes, relieving patrons
of all their valuables.” This is why tourist should be extra cautious because
if you didn’t know this about Brazil, all these things could happen to you
because you didn’t know what went on in Brazil. I think this article is very
helpful, because now I’m going in further in depth with the situation. When you
travel you should research the place so you are well informed of what to look
out for and if you should take extra care of your money.
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