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3 Tips for Staying Safe in Rio for the World Cup

Surge in street crime prompts higher security, but media personnel, sponsors and employer groups need to take caution

By Hannah Bender | Updated on May 13, 2014

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.

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