About chizzoro

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Florida, United States

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Brazil: Leaving NYC for SP... am I crazy... advice pls!:

The crime is bad there. I know as I was a victim by the boys in blue who are supposed to serve & protect. Never was I stripped-searched in the states at a checkpoint; nor 2nd time had to pay off a traffic cop at a checkpoint to Galeao where he says my int'l license is no good with the rental car. Rental car agency said he is a corrupt cop. Anyway, that is RJ. An in-law moved from Macae RJ b/c crime is bad up there. A friend's nephew got killed by a stray bullet at a beach concert . I am not a flashy guy by any means and I am from L.A. and have gone through rough neighborhoods there w/o a problem but RJ ..sigh....just problems. The good part is I never had problems in Sao Paulo strolling home on Av Paulista at night or Vila Madalena. An Aussie colleague of mine in SP did have his 3rd floor secure apt broken into though. The story is always the same for robberies. Somebody who is an acquaintance knows your patterns & sets the guy up. A American's wife's brother was killed in RJ. The person's whole family was tied up twice in their home and robbed; and that was in Tijuca. Rio is enchanting by site yet distubrbng. IDK, I just really liked the other places better; Vitoria, cities in Minas, SP capital, and even Maringa better than RJ. The people are some of the friendliest you'll ever meet too. Forget RJ.

Date Joined:

7/11/2011

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