Keep Rio bandits happy, France advises Olympic tourists

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Keep Rio bandits happy, France advises Olympic tourists

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/keep-rio-bandits-happy-france-advises-olympic-tourists-204605355--oly.html

Reuters July 27, 2016

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Worried about surviving a mugging during the Rio Olympics? Have a banknote ready in your pocket to keep your attacker happy.

That's the advice French visitors heading for the Games are getting from their government to minimize the risk of being hurt in the notoriously dangerous Brazilian city.

France's security advisory recommends that tourists walk Rio streets with no jewelry or valuables, and carry a spare 20-real or 50-real bill ($6 or $15) ready to give to a mugger.

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Rio de Janeiro has a high incidence of crime, including pick-pocketing and armed robberies that can happen at any place and at any time, a U.S. State Department advisory said. Credit card fraud and ATM scams are also endemic and visitors should check their accounts regularly for unexpected withdrawals, it said.

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Here in the United States, it is a $20 bill. A mugger who puts themselves out there, and then gets stiffed, is more agitated and dangerous than one who scores at least an Andy for their effort.

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Preferably counterfeit money.

[scscholar]

3. This. Strange how often those people in Brazil demand real money

[Warpy]

2. Good advice in most foreign cities and even a few US ones

It's also good to keep a few small notes or some change for beggars. It's not a scam in the developing world. They really need the money to survive.