Women living in Porto Alegre consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 2.9 out of 5.
Women living in Porto Alegre consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.8 out of 5.
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.
Based on 11 experiences
Safety rating: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 1.8/5 | Unsafe |
Safety using public transport: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 2.8/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Fran
POA is a generally safe big city for brazilian standards if you take proper safety measures. Use uber to move around in the city, don’t walk alone after dark, watch out for your drinks at parties, and stick to the busier areas.
Posted: May 25, 2025junië
It’s safe for women, but it’s not recommended for you to walk alone at night because of robberies. If you are with other people, it’s fine! Just don’t walk with your phone out or your jewelry showing too much because it’s easier to get targeted like that. But if you are with other people, not alone it’s gonna be easier for you to just walk around without a worry. Crowded places are definitely easier for you to get robbed, but I would say people just have to save your bags or take care of your things because of pick pockets.
Posted: February 3, 2025Shay
Porto Alegre is a capital in the south of Brazil so you need to take all the precautions you would in any big city, but it’s not dangerous as long as you stick to the nice areas of town, like the more central areas such as Moinhos de Ventos, Petrópolis, Montserrat and such.
Posted: January 31, 2025Letícia
Porto Alegre is safer than most brazilian cities. However, you should be cautious about robbery and not walk alone in the dark. There are some neighborhoods that are more dangerous, including the commercial center and suburbs.
Posted: January 14, 2025Luane
I consider Porto Alegre a fairly safe city, like an 8/10. As with any big city, you should watch out for your belongings and keep your phone in a safe place (not in your back pocket or exterior backpack pocket), as pickpocketing happens sometimes. After midnight, I avoid walking alone in some areas, but taking ubers has been safe. I live in a very safe apartment building, and break-ins are really not common. In Porto Alegre you will see a lot of homeless people in the downtown area, but they are pretty harmless. Some of them will just ask you for money or food, and every now and then you get a random crazy person - also harmless 95% of the time.
Posted: January 1, 2025carolina
It all depends on the neighborhood. But you got be careful anywhere in the world. Specially at night, don't stay on outside in empty streets. Sometimes we do streets parties, and there is ok, would be a lot of people. And always be careful with your phone, doesn't matter where you are.
Posted: August 21, 2024