In article , "Latco" wrote:
>"> By the same token do you think Cariocas are living in constant fear
>> of being mugged or other violent crimes? Hardly.
>>
>
>Yes, Cariocas are in constant fear of being mugged or other violent crimes.
>I am carioca, although not living there, but have had and still have
>relatives there. Each has a story to tell of being mugged. So do their
>neighbours. Examples: my mother lost her marriage ring by being mugged on a
>bus; my father was also threatened and mugged and once saw a carjack of the
>car behind him in full daylight! My counsin was shot while driving into his
>house by thieves, although he survived; my grandmother had her purse
>snatched and knocked to the ground in daylight; my parents' neighbour's son
>was mugged walking home at a square nearby and left completely naked except
>for his underwear, as the mugger took his sneakers, jeans and t-shirt. He
>walked home in his underwear; the relative of someone the family knows was
>stopped while driving her car and they threw her and her child out of the
>car and stole it in full daylight! Should I continue, as there are more
>cases that we know. The woman who worked in the salon my mother used to
>frequent to do her nails and hair, was stopped at knife point while walking
>in daylight from work and the mugger wanted her wedding ring, as it was
>difficult to get it off her finger, he cut her finger off. All this is true,
>not fabrication. Multiply all these stories and ask any carioca about such
>things in his/her own life or of their family, and I assure you, they will
>have stories to tell.
But how recent are they?
Not to argue with a native, but I've heard that there have been
significant changes over the last 20 years (the same is true for some
American cities such as New York and Detroit).
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