Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Jon "maddog" Hall
Hi, I was going to write a long discourse about this, but others have already done so, and given good ideas of how to stay safe. I have traveled to over 100 countries, most of them more than once, and quite a few dozens of times. I had my passport taken out of my pouch in the Netherlands (it was

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana
Hi, On 07/05/2019 12:50, Jonathan Carter wrote: > >- Never leave your things unattended, if you need to leave a room, > ask someone to keep an eye on it for you, if there is no one there, > rather pack up and take your stuff with you. When I go to events here in Brazil, and I want

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hi Ondrej On 2019/05/07 16:36, Ondrej Novy wrote: > DebConf 17, Canada, rank 6 > DebConf 18, Taiwan, rank 34 > DebConf 19, Brazil, rank 106  > DebConf 20, Israel, rank 146 Coming from a country that ranks 125 (too bad DC16 didn't fit in the pattern above) and having traveled in just about 20

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Valessio Brito
Hi, It will be very rare/difficult for you to do anything if you are walking during the day or as a group. In Brazil, most capitals or cities that present a level of risk, are always related to lack of lighting (nocturnal accidents on deserted streets) or to space fights/places that frequent

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, May 07, 2019 at 04:36:25PM +0200, Ondrej Novy wrote: > But without kidding: Is there anything we should know about security/crime > in Curitiba and Brazil? Rate of crime (robberies, kidnappings and > homicides) is really high (in compare to for example Europe). Any > recommendations for

Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Ondrej Novy
Hi, according to Global Peace Index [1], we have this trend: DebConf 17, Canada, rank 6 DebConf 18, Taiwan, rank 34 DebConf 19, Brazil, rank 106 DebConf 20, Israel, rank 146 Anything we should be afraid of? :) But without kidding: Is there anything we should know about security/crime in