safety in Brazil

Brazil since 1980, reputation had become very bad due to the frequent occurrence of crime and violence in Rio de Janeiro in particular. In the 1990s, we built a clean image installation of lighting to brighten the street, including the establishment of an alternate road to the city and beach and try to improve the situation. Government has started working on the improvement of public health and water for the poor.
Of special interest are the most today is the pickpocket-snatching. Please refrain from acts such as show the valuables in public, such as public places. Area crowded, Please note pickpockets use of public transportation, especially when. Please be careful not to walk the main street except at night.

safety and trouble

■ rough area in particular
The neighborhoods and shanty town called Favu~era is a danger zone. Pickup man and snatching have occurred frequently.
[Particularly dangerous area]
  -Train Who flies to Kariokka aqueduct (Largo da trumpet) near the center of Rio de Janeiro
→ Japanese travelers, are a victim of snatching in the past.
-Donna Malta observatory
, Near Ipanema and Copacabana district district is adjacent.
- Flamengo district

* District of Botafogo, which is a residential area other, Flamengo district, the Japanese companies and Japanese residents, Corcovado, which is also the famous attractions, Pont de Azucar, etc., care should be taken.
* In addition, criminal groups seeking travelers there, Santa Teresa district where there is a large number of favela, has become one of the danger zone of Rio de Janeiro.
* Vehicle because it is a priority when you cross the road, it is dangerous.
* There is no place where it can be said that the Central Station bus terminal, and the like is also a danger, and a safe place compared to Japan.
* It is recommended that you follow the instructions in the guide and local operators.
Going out at night is assumed to be the risk at any particular area, please be careful.

Source:
The Japan Overseas Tour Operators Association

to avoid crime

It is recommended to use a taxi to move for one. Sightseeing, shopping, meals, etc.. In addition, multiple walk in as much as possible if you want to act on foot, do not vigilant to the surroundings. Let's go empty-handed in the case of a walk.

2. Accessories are not worn, and baggage to a minimum, please put it in the bag is a camera or the like. Such as cash, let's carry in a plurality. If you do not need even cash card or credit card, make sure to not carry.

When you go to 3. Beach, let's put the necessities in a plastic supermarket bags. In addition, at the time of bathing, do not swim I left my luggage to the coast.

Without resistance inadvertently event 4., To follow the requirements of the criminal
Please give priority to the safety of the body you have.

The time zone, such as sunrise or after sunset (before 8:00) 5. Early morning, you should not walk on the beach and absolute beach of coast. With a high probability of significant, I met with robbery victim.

Damage of the taxi is not noticeable 6. Rio de Janeiro "blitz kidnapping", but rather, you tend to figure in ornate clothes, personal belongings and luxury car is targeted. In particular, please try the simple attire when you arrive at the airport.

6. Photography issue only when you take.

Even on the beach at 7. Streets, close to the cop is safe most.

crime

■ damage of tourists recently

In and around the road or 1. Copacabana beach, incidents Japanese tourists walk during snatching, caught in a robbery victim happens frequently.

Snatching, robbery that target foreign tourists 2. During a walk also Many, such as killing a pistol stab at-knife bailout robbery victim to mob violence foreign tourists who resisted the example of recent incident has occurred.

Short time kidnapping called 3. A "blitz kidnapping" has occurred often, now generated (Rio City 30 out) 53 in Rio State during the first half of 2013
Be. It should be noted that, in the Rio State 3 ransom kidnapping of the same period is (of Rio City 1)​​. "Blitz kidnapping" is a trick that you have kidnapped each car and boarded the car of the victim on the move in the car, snatch money and goods to let the caching or shopping in cash card or credit card.

emergency call

■ standing Consulate-General of Japan in Rio de Janeiro
Address: Praia do Flamengo, 200-10 andar, 22209-901, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Phone: (area code 21) 3461-9595
FAX: (21) 3235-2241
E-mail: consucgj@nethall.com.br
Homepage: http://www.rio.br.emb-japan.go.jp/nihongo/index.html

(Local embassy contacts, etc.)
※ calls from Brazil, please put "021" the (domestic long-distance code) before the area code. Moreover, it is not necessary to put the area code for calls from the same province, please subjected to an eight-digit number beginning with "3".

■ Emergency
190 police, 192 ambulance, fire 193

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