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Originally posted by Dottore
A lot of gross exaggerations!
Assuming you stay in a decent hotel, take hotel cars or hotel recommended taxis, don't display your wealth conspicuously, and use the same sort of judgment about where you go and what you do at night as you would in, say, Washington D.C. - you'll be just fine.
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+1, Sao Paulo is no different (well it is) than any other large city, but if you stay within what Dottore recommends should not be too bad. Be REALLY street smart.
Been there many times and is not one of my favorites places to visit. Sao Paulo and sorrounding areas have about 25 million people (+/- 5 million) where a great percentage lives in poverty and very poor conditions (favelas).
Great food (rodizios and feijoadas), word of advice, NO MORE THAN 3 CAIPIRINHAS!!
On your way back stay a couple of days in Rio (follow same advices) and enjoy the views!!