Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-08 Thread Jon "maddog" Hall
In times long ago various cultures would "lock" their homes made of paper or homes made of animal hides by simply closing the entrances. Likewise in various cultures the door was left unlocked, the remote cabin well provisioned with wood and food because the random traveler might be stuck in a

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-08 Thread Holger Levsen
On Tue, May 07, 2019 at 05:00:17PM -0300, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote: > When I go to events here in Brazil, and I want leave my laptop alone on > the table, I alwayes use a locker like this: > https://images-submarino.b2w.io/produtos/01/00/sku/26620/4/26620409_1GG.jpg this very much

Re: Security/crime in Curitiba/Brazil

2019-05-07 Thread Jon "maddog" Hall
> > Anything we should be afraid of? :) > > 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

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
l, 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 > Curitiba and Brazil? Rate of crime (robberies, kidnappings and homicides) is > really high (in compar

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 > rec

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