From what I heard Brazil is incredibly dangerous compared to Chile.
Brazil is a third-world schvartze hellhole. The touristy areas might be nice, but by in large it is a nation of jungle savages. It's a slightly more white and more developed Angola (the other major former Portuguese colony).
^^ignorance at its finest.
That's not ignorance my friend, that's the truth. The Hilton in Rio and the guided tours of the Amazon are not Brazil..
Correct, that is the truth. Brazil has the second highest population of blacks in the world, next to Nigeria. It is extremely dangerous. Lots of kidnappings, robberies, rapes and everything you would expect from such a typical 3rd world population. I traveled there back in the 1980's and I have cousins there. Recently my cousin Marcelo was robbed in a home invasion when he was home with his pregnant wife and he had to open his safe and give up their life savings, tens of thousands of dollars, to the thief or face death. This is despite the fact that they have a security guard at their apartment complex.
The street kids in Rio are out of control and are like vicious piranhas. They have no conscience and your life has no value to these vermin. Homes there have very high walls topped with broken glass embedded into the top with concrete. Go for a jog and risk being kidnapped. Anyone with wealth there is a high value target.
