If you go to Brazil, stick to the areas your Brazilian friends recommend. From Gangster’s birthday party spells panic in Rio:
Rio has one of the world’s highest murder rates, with many of the deaths in slums where drug gangs rule. More than 1,200 people were killed in the first three months of this year, including deaths due to police enforcement, official figures show.Police killed nearly 1,000 people last year, about the same as in 2003, with human rights groups accusing authorities of excessive violence.