Brazil has long been known as a crime ridden locality. However things have now reached drastic proportions, with Brazil taking the dubious honour of being more dangerous than Iraq. Thanks largely to the recent spike in gang violence as highlighted by this spring's riots that gripped the entire state of Sao Paulo. This along with Brazil's ever deepening divide between rich & poor make Brazil one of the world's most dangerous nations to visit.
http://www.travelersdigest.com/top_dangerous_locations.htm
Brazil is one of the most beautiful countries on planet Earth. It's also a pretty dangerous place to tour. The main trouble in Brazil is the epic crime rate, with a murder rate four times that of the United States [source: Department of State]. Murder is just the tip of the iceberg in Brazil. High numbers of rapes, robberies and "quicknappings" occur. These are a new kind of crime where a person is abducted for a short amount of time with a quick payoff, typically from a drive to an ATM machine. Economically depressed areas like Sao Palo and Salvador are some of the most dangerous spots on Earth for gang violence. The crime doesn't just stick around the barrio though. Rio de Jeneiro, one of Brazil's premier tourist vacation destinations is also a hotbed of criminal activity. The growing chasm between the upper and lower classes in Brazil threaten to keep the violence going for the foreseeable future
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/10-most-dangerous-places1.htm
Swarming with beaches and natural forests, it is the largest country in South America. It is continent’s most lively and multicolored place. Kidnapping of visitors is a usual thing. Pickpockets are also wandering down the street so leave all your costly items in the hotel. Brazil is also facing the increasing number of patients suffering form yellow fever and dengue fever.
http://www.traveltowork.net/2009/04/list-of-10-most-dangerous-countries-for-tourists/
Yeah! We have tons of problems, like the ones you mention.
But you will find the same problems all over the world.
Rich countries have the same problem, plus terror.
We don't have terrorism in Brazil, and i don't have to be afraid of someone
poisoning my water,or putting a bomb on the subway or exploding a building/plane.
And i can show my passport everywhere i go with no problem.I don't need to hide my nationality when I'm overseas.
And don't let me start with school shootings.
Ps: And we don't let our government use our money to bail out rich people.
How much was that? A gazillion right? shut up and pay the bill.
