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Brazil: New Orleans is more dangerous than any Brazilian city

Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Governance

“Though Rio certainly suffers from other forms of criminality, like armed robbery, kidnapping, and a favela drug war, it is actually safer than most people would assume, since the media constantly bombards both foreigners and Cariocas alike with scenes of blood and gore, even though most people go about their everyday lives without incident”. Rachel [1] learns that New Orleans is actually more dangerous than Brazilian cities.