Living on a Prayer

Not so scary Sao Paulo

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June 21st 2008
Sao Paulo has a pretty frightening reputation. Currently there are approximately 2700 homicides a year and this has halved since the year 2000. The Department of State rates the crime rate for Sao Paulo as CRITICAL. Despite various organisations and state government entities reporting decreases in crime levels throughout Sao Paulo state, crime is still widespread with various degrees of severi ... read more

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more