Staying Safe

What the numbers say, city by city

• Emergency Numbers in Brazil: Which One Answers WhatBrazil has no single emergency line, and the list most travel pages copy is two decades old. Dialling 911 does work here, on two written conditions.Sep 8, 2026 · 9 min read
• What Are the Chances of Being Robbed in Brazil?No Brazilian dataset records nationality, so there is no rate for visitors. What the numbers show is that the likeliest crime is not robbery.Sep 3, 2026 · 6 min read
• Is Brazil Safe for American Tourists?The State Department advisory Americans read about Brazil has not been revised since May 2025, and its level-4 zones are larger than expected.Sep 3, 2026 · 7 min read
• Is Brazil Safe to Travel? What the Numbers Actually SayBrazil publishes two different national homicide figures for the same year, and both are correct. Neither describes the place you are going.Sep 3, 2026 · 8 min read
• Is Rio Safe? What the Neighbourhood Data ShowsRio publishes crime figures by police-station area, monthly and open. Read at that scale, the tourist zone has almost no violence and a lot of phone theft.Sep 3, 2026 · 7 min read