[Going strong]

(04-14-2016 12:54 AM)offthereservation Wrote:  

(04-14-2016 12:20 AM)Brosemite Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 11:03 PM)Going strong Wrote:  

2d or 3d tier Brazil. Curitiba, sunny Floripa, nice and safe and wealthy Porto Alegre...

I was mugged knife point after my taxi dropped me in front of my airbnb there. I was also mugged in Curitiba gun point. I didnt get hurt or lose anything because of my athletic ability to run away both times.

Rio Grande do Sul State (Porto Alegre) is broke as shit right now. Less police force, higher unemployment, etc are leading to higher crime rates in what were normally safe neighborhoods before.

thanks for the intel

My bad , my intel was a few years old indeed. Normally, it wouldn't matter, but, given the current economic and political (impeachment of Dilma?) on-going crisis, it seems that Brazil is changing, fast and for the worse.

But a few years ago, Porto Alegre was very safe, developed, charming, world-famous for its sunsets, universities, industries, football clubs, quality of food and life, and women. It seems all this is changing, fast!

Anyway, offthereservation, as we had great exchanges by email, I'm sending you today some quick info on a Brazilian resort, situated quite close to Porto Alegre, and which is still very safe, and golden, and worth a visit.