In all areas of Rio, remain vigilant with valuables due to pickpocketing, and keep in mind that some tourists have been involved in armed robberies (in these cases, always hand over your belongings).

Rio de Janeiro's state government deployed hundreds of police officers early Monday to three of the city's sprawling, low-income neighborhoods, saying it aimed to clamp down on organized crime groups.

By Seth Kugel For first-timers, a five-mile stroll along Copacabana and Ipanema beaches — Rio de Janeiro’s two most ... break on the sand — a friendly neighborhood beach chair renter will ...

Some 1,200 police officers have been deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood, part of a state effort to ‘reclaim territory.’ Jan. 19, 2022 “I pay electricity ...