🇧🇷 Stop getting got in Brazil | Safety in Rio 2023

I am seeing more and more people become way to complacent when travelling here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil so I decided to do a calm rant about this topic.
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[@nickmusttravel]

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[@djeanpierre]

I forgot to talk about this yesterday. This is the second time in one year he got robbed in Rio. Dude is moving really reckless down there. I saw recently two visiting guys from Chile were found dead. They were last seen leaving Lapa with 2 girls.

[@nickmusttravel]

Wow that is crazy! And yeah we should have talked about that LoL But that can be a topic for another live.

[@nancyleal2529]

No, he has been for almost 2 years in Brazil, first only travelling and after living in Rio as a digital nomad. Considering that he has had contact with a lot of unknown people travelling around the country, shown in his videos, having problems twice is not bad. And I'm not saying this because I am Brazilian.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@nancyleal2529 I don't know much about the case but I will check and see what happened. He was probably consorting with the wrong crowd.

[@nancyleal2529]

​@@nickmusttravel, yes, it's possible, but some things were not well explained. You lived in Copacabana and you know that the buildings there in general have a person working at the entrance and even cameras. So, he would have to say that it was not the case of his building or the "porteiro" (doorman) was sleeping to let unkown people leave the place with a lot of things (his drone, PC etc.). Better wait his new explanations in another video.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@nancyleal2529 I dunno but I won't get into specific details about who the person was only that it is a bit of a rookie traveler mistake and those types of situations can always be avoided.

[@steviehandsome4712]

A small part of me wonders if this is a hustle by the dude - Hard to believe he would be so stupid, then he is ebegging. He should go home if it’s actually true, because that would be the second time he’s been robbed.

[@nickmusttravel]

I agree. I don't want to believe that a person from Europe is capable of that but you never really know these days when life is getting expensive. I dunno that I would tell them to go home but I would tell them to get smarter, wiser faster lol

[@Black-Circle]

Im suspicious also. A lot of youtubers are pretending to be things they are not. A lot of them are ebegging and asking for donations.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@Black-CircleYa that's true. A lot of people in general these days are fake and do things just for money. Begging for donations is sad and pathetic especially if you come from a "first world" country and are travelling and partying like its 1999 LoL

[@brandons2842]

@@nickmusttravel huh, wait so you don't think people from Europe are capable of telling lies? 🤣 What about a person from Africa or Asia are they capable of that? goofy

[@nickmusttravel]

@@brandons2842 Not what I meant, I meant that it is less likely with Europeans than Brazilians (from experience) But of course it is possible. Everyone is capable of lying and deceit. You obviously took what I said out of context. But thanks for watching! 😃

[@luke83rj]

What people need to understand is that you should not act the same way you do back at home in other countries that don’t have security issues; you can’t go out on streets with valuable stuffs showing up, you need to know the places before you go to see if they are safe for that time and things like that; don’t trust people that you just got to know and don’t drink anything given by strangers; if you take the right precautions, the chances to have a bad experience are very low

[@nickmusttravel]

Well said but unfortunately people these days think that nothing will happen to them but rather things only happen to others.

[@chicagomike]

He was poisoned and then he was asking for money. I told him to go home. I think I know the creator. He is a major party guy.

[@nickmusttravel]

I know exactly who it as do many others but I don't like to call the person by name out on my channel. When you party that hard and don't take precautions, it will happen.

[@chicagomike]

@@nickmusttravel of course There are others like him. One got robbed in Lima and then asked for money from us. One did not get robbed but took a lot of $ and then bought a house in Madeira. I blocked them.

[@Black-Circle]

@@chicagomike if you’re traveling with so much equipment cameras and drones its very short sighted of him not to have travel insurance.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@chicagomike There are a lot of charlatans out there. It is sad because sometimes good people do need help but we can never trust now.

[@11atljay]

Facts 💯

[@KrishnaDiamesso]

Yeah Thanks for the tips. I see it all the time. I can usually spot people like that.. most of the time New Travelers are like in LaLaLand and really don t pay attention. You are right. The safety issue is more pronounced in Colombia. I bet you can find a Colombian Expat forum where every week if not every other day there is an ex-pat that has been drogued and got their stuff stolen. By the way, nice lens. I like the bokeh effect. what lens and camera is that? are you still shooting with the dji pocket?

[@nickmusttravel]

No problem. I try not to talk about safety a lot but it really is a very important element in enjoying yourself here by keeping safe as possible and avoiding going home with a bad taste in your mouth. The camera I recorded with was the iPhone 14 Pro.

[@KrishnaDiamesso]

@@nickmusttravel Thanks Nick

[@Anthony-co4go]

for guys a girl for sure??? IN RIO??? your kidding??

[@Black-Circle]

I was watching a KZbin channel called Ivain Tunes and he was showing the scenes of the carnival and he was mixing with some back packers and they all reported going out and losing their phones. People need to learn the hard way that Rio isn’t like there safe city in Germany or Sweden.

[@nickmusttravel]

I agree. In life we always need to learn a tough lesson.

[@nancyleal2529]

Black Circle, I think that Germany and Sweden don't have Carnival... There are small countries or with less social inequalities where thefts etc. are less likely to happen, but in big events where people come from all over, everyone should be more prudent. I often see tourists during the Carnival even with small backpack bags with objects easy to be taken or in the back pocket of the pants. And I always think: how can someone be naive in a big city and inside a crowd?

[@nancyleal2529]

PS: And even in countries supposed to be safer people can not be "relaxed". Search for example "crime cost Dutch society 2,5 Billion last year. 700000 bicycles stolen."

[@nickmusttravel]

@@nancyleal2529 They just think it can't happen to them. If you think smart and be aware of your surroundings, you should be fine.

[@Black-Circle]

@@nancyleal2529 the average person traveling to rio are very ignorant on how to move

[@BrandonKwabena]

Yep I definitely know who you’re talking about lol yeah thank God I haven’t fell victim to a robbery in Rio, as a content creator myself I definitely have to be cautious of who I move around with. But yeah Rio is still a safe place in general. I don’t think you’re going to stop making safety videos it’s always interesting ways to get robbed here in Rio lol 😂

[@nickmusttravel]

I am glad you had never gotten got brother. And I think I may touch on the topic when I compare Rio to other places that I am going to visit such as Floripa, Curitiba etc. In Rio there are 1001 ways to get robbed lol

[@Black-Circle]

@@nickmusttravel you will love curitiba you wont have to worry about safety that much.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@Black-Circle Yeah I am looking forward to it.😃

[@Black-Circle]

Hearing stories from Colombia has made me way more wary accepting drinks or letting anyone round to my place. Even if its a girl

[@nickmusttravel]

As I always say, better to be safe than sorry! I too would never accept drinks from strangers and definitely not bring someone back to my place that I do not know. I guess sometimes when a dude is h**ny they gonna take chances LoL

[@ProsperidadeAtiva]

good tips

[@nickmusttravel]

Thank you! 👍

[@mackzed88]

When going out, you have to really guard your drink. You have to watch it like a hawk, even in the United States and some bad actors are extraordinarily well practiced in slipping adulterants into a targets drink.

[@nickmusttravel]

100% agree with you.

[@jasonpalmer]

I've watched his videos and love his channel but he does show too much of the "party" lifestyle in Brazil. For expats who want to do clubbing, get super-drunk and have crazy adventures, I would much rather recommend South East Asia for that. It's too risky in South America (especially Medellin and Rio). I don't drink much and love Brazil for all the other things it has to offer. It's more for expats with a more normal, laidback lifestyle.

[@nickmusttravel]

I agree. I do all sorts of things regarding Brazil because I find it way more fun for me and the audience gets more out of my type of videos. I have recently quit drinking so there is less of a risk of that for me God willing.🙏😎

[@nancyleal2529]

Our media in Brazil is very sensacionalist, especially considering that Rio is home to the main TV networks and everything in the city is close and quick for audience. People are easily panicked because the often repetitions pass the idea of generalization. They don't check the official site of each Brazilian state with crime rates. On this website of Rio state we can notice that most crimes are smaller than supposed by the often TV images. There are even people profiting this bad fame to ask money. At the Center of Rio some people from neighboring countries asked me money saying they were "robbed", but clearly people without money... I only believe it can be true if the person shows a police report. I was in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia in 2019 and didn't feel unsafe there. I always check everything before travelling in official sites and not by the media, because they can show only what they want and is more convenient.

[@nickmusttravel]

Agreed. Sensationalism sells more than the truth does. I don't feel very unsafe in Rio now that I know what to watch out for and speaking Portuguese also goes a long way into defending yourself verbally.

[@nancyleal2529]

@@nickmusttravel, yes, and even if you don't speak anything people can think you are Brazilian because of your features (Portuguese descent). But except in the South of Brazil where there is a large concentration of people of northern European descent, blonde and very white people are almost automatically seen as "gringos" (foreigners) in Rio. Even the tanned ones (after sometime living in Rio) can be seen as foreigners at first sight, but some are Brazilians from other regions and a few ones, "cariocas da gema".

[@nickmusttravel]

@@nancyleal2529 Yeah that's true. No one can really tell that I am not from Brazil in most cases until I start speaking LoL

[@nancyleal2529]

@@nickmusttravel, yes, the acccent always betrays foreigners, especially those who speak English or Spanish because these languages do not have nasal sounds like Portuguese. Mixed people (black and white) always pass for Brazilians, especially in Rio. There is a channel of an American couple who live in Rio (he is white and she is mixed). Their videos are in English and although her accent is totally American (Idaho), there is always a Brazilian asking if she is from Brazil. She probably also feel at home until she speaks something... Their 5 kids speak already Portuguese almost without any accent. It's easier for children.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@nancyleal2529 Oh very cool. What is the name of the channel?

[@jonathandt5715]

I think they gave him scopolamine.

[@nickmusttravel]

Whatever it was, they made it real easy to take advantage of the situation.

[@desmomotodesmomoto2033]

Lucky he woke up. Some people never wake up. Happened many times in Cuba, and Mexico.

[@nickmusttravel]

@@desmomotodesmomoto2033 This is so true! Could have been worse.

[@nancyleal2529]

He did not show a police report yet... In case it's true, by the behaviour that he has shown in his videos, it's more probable that we was naive to take unknown people to his apartment, where they put sleeping pills in his drink. The scam called "boa noite Cinderela" (good night, Cinderella) is not common in our media and the cases reported in general involved prostitutes (men or women) who approach men or homosexuals by the internet etc. and were taken to the victim's home or other place.