Lack of Police Presence on Rio’s Beaches Causes Concern
An increase in petty crime and robberies along the beaches, and a lack of police presence, is raising concerns among...
January 6, 2017Topic
robbery
Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
USOC Apologizes for Swimmers’ False Robbery Report in Rio
Four U.S. swimmers claimed to have been robbed at gunpoint last week when in fact they vandalized gas station.
August 19, 2016
Two U.S. Swimmers Taken Off Plane For Questioning in Rio
Brazilian judge demanded the U.S. swimmers to stay in Brazil until inconsistencies about a robbery are cleared up, but Lochte...
August 18, 2016
Robbery of U.S. Swimmers Shows Flaws in Brazil’s Olympic Security
The robbery of the four athletes was just the latest in a series of assaults reported by foreign tourists and...
August 15, 2016
Rio Police Test Operations While Street Crime Remains
On Sunday (June 19th), the security institutions involved with the safety of the Rio 2016 Games held a mock operation...
June 21, 2016
Police in Rio Start Summer Security Operation at Beaches
Operação Verão started a week early after massive looting was reported last weekend at some of Rio's most famous beaches.
September 27, 2015
Rio Reacts as Ongoing Beach Robberies Spill Over in Zona Sul
For those who live in Rio, the mass robberies that sweep the beaches known locally as “arrastões” (big drags) have...
September 22, 2015
New Hope to Recover Stolen Bikes in Rio de Janeiro
New hope of recovering stolen bicycles in Rio can be found at the web site Bicicletas Roubadas with new cooperation...
June 13, 2015