With a 37% increase in muggings and a 38% rise in murders preceding the FIFA World Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations and the host city for several matches of next month's World Cup, has caused security measures to be taken earlier than expected.
While authorities planned to add more beat police on the city streets, they were not anticipating that there would be a need to add more security on the street until much closer to the start of the tournament on June 12.
With the surge of street crime in Rio, combined with the impending arrival of 400,000 World Cup fans, Dominick Zenzola, vice president and employee benefits manager of Chubb Accident & Health has provided a list of Brazil-specific safety tips to help minimize business and travel risk for media personnel, sponsors and employer groups heading to the World Cup.
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