Is Brazil Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Brazil
Safety rating
Women living in Brazil consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Brazil consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.9 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 11.7% percentage of women in Brazil have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 170 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Brazil?
Eduarda
Florianopolis
It one of the most secure cities in Brazil but you still have to be cautious when traveling, avoid walking or using public transport alone late at night, choose accommodations near main streets or more familiar neighborhoods
Posted: April 18, 2025
Duda
Santos
Santos is a really nice city if you got to way to walk around, just be careful with guys in bikes trying to steal your phone and try to be the most low as possible to not get attention. But by the beach is usually more safer and very lighting!
Posted: April 12, 2025Brazil
It's safe, but I just think that, as a woman, I need to be more careful always! I recommend the city where I've been living for three years: Florianópolis. It's the safest city in Brazil.
Posted: April 11, 2025Salvador
Salvador its a safe city, but you need to stay out of favelas. Thats a people neighborhood not a turist point. The people dont speak english but they will do everything to help you. Think like the european pickpocket, soo dont go outside like everything its okay
Posted: April 7, 2025Curitiba
I wish it was safer. Could have more police monitoring. In other places I feel safer. Thank God nothing has ever happened to me. But it's still one of the safest cities in Brazil. As women we must always be alert.
Posted: April 4, 2025São Paulo
São Paulo is a safe place, with some specific locals where you should be careful. Is not somewhere you need to be scared to walk by, but it’s important to be aware while at street. While at home, I feel 100% safe, and when I’m out, I’m always aware, but not in a way that it could prevent you from loving and enjoying the city
Posted: April 1, 2025Indaiatuba
Here we have a lot of robbery. But few safe places. I hope it changes. At night I feel very worried. It's crucial to remain alert and cautious most of the time. Morada do Sol is the district with more robberies.
Posted: April 1, 2025
Livia
São Paulo
Sao Paulo is the biggest and the richest city of Latin America. Although to us women is not a very safe place, mainly when it’s dark on empty streets. It is very good to come here with other people or coming when you already know someone here that can walk around with you and give some advices about “how to behave” on streets.
Posted: April 1, 2025
Giovanna
São Paulo
São Paulo is pretty safe. You can do a lot of things alone,(I do many things) Like drinking or just a walk in some places. I think you just have to be a person who pays attention to yours around. It’s all about experience and what you want feel here, cause dangers women encounter everywhere(unfortunately).
Posted: March 31, 2025Brasília
It depends on the region you visit in the city. Prioritize staying in well-located areas and enjoy 😊 Noroeste, sudoeste, asa sul, asa norte, lago sul, lago norte, eixo monumental are the best localizations!
Posted: March 25, 2025Is Brazil worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 57 experiences from female travelers
São Paulo, Group travel
São Paulo is a city full of culture, we stayed at Pinheiros neighborhood which was pretty safe but you still have to be alert and prefer areas where there's a crowd of people. There's a lot of good restaurants and cafes to enjoy
Posted: April 18, 2025Experienced: March, 2023Livia
Brazil
Bahia, Family travel
I always travel to Bahia, it is two days always by car from where I live, but it’s always worth it. By going to Bahia I skip going to Salvador, the capital, bc I always go on high season (January, June, December) and this is not the best city to go in these times of the year. So I go to Chapada Diamantina. This is the best region of Bahia, where you’re in the interior of the state and can see the most beaten landscapes of your life. To go to Chapada Diamantina you really need a tourist guide to go with you to the places there, bc it’s not a very known place and walking by yourself is kinda hard. It is a very safe place to women, the less safe pleces is the road full of trucks and poorly signposted. (that’s also why I said it’s better to go with a guide) Moreover and last but not least Chapada Diamantina has the best people in the world. You can live a completely new experience, for example trying to find somewhere to eat and ending up in someone else’s home cause people wanted you to eat with them. And a lot of other amazing things you can find on your way there. Oh, also Chapada Diamantina doesn’t have beaches. My pictures at the beach was taken in Morro de São Paulo, which as island in the state of Bahia.
Posted: April 1, 2025Meet locals in Brazil
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