Brazil Travel Guide

Brazil has a reputation as a rather dangerous place, both for people and their possessions. It's not entirely undeserved, but it's a subject that is often treated hysterically, and many visitors arrive with a wildly exaggerated idea of the perils lying in wait for them. While you would be foolish to ignore them, don't allow worries about safety to interfere with your enjoyment of the country. Certainly, if you take the precautions outlined below, you are extremely unlikely to come to any harm - although you might still have something stolen somewhere along the way