TNGW1500SE wrote:
jplante4 wrote:
.........Do you have a backup?
Brazil is nice.
Last time I visited Brazil was 1994. My Brazilian buddy met us in Rio. Whenever we went out, he would tell us, "Keep your mouths shut; keep your cameras hidden;and...try not to look so American." Our hotel had a 12 foot fence with razor wire around the top.
At that time, venturing out at any time of day put you in danger of being attacked by street gangs. I met some people who were there for a convention. They said that among the 200 or so people at the convention, six had been attacked and one had been stabbed to death in a restaurant bathroom.
I certainly hope that things have improved. I would love to go back and visit the places that were so dear to me on my first visit, in 1973.