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Copacabana beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world. The word Copacabana itself creates images of hundreds of perfect bodies on a crowded beach, men and women flirting with each other, playing football, working out, or laying out for a tan.

Safety in Rio

One of the biggest questions people have about visiting Rio de Janeiro and Brazil in general is safety. When I told people I was visiting Rio, most of them told me horror stories of violent crimes friends had experienced there and warned me not to go or to be extremely cautious. My anxiety grew when I met a woman in Buenos Aires who had been mugged twice in a week in public and witnessed a man have his arm broken when he did not give muggers what they wanted.