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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Special Reports
Sao Paulo: The Crime Problem
Crime and insecurity remains a major concern in Brazilian business hub Sao Paulo, but progress is being made.
Insecurity in Sao Paulo is a frequent complaint by local and foreign business executives. Here, Sao Paulo police training. (Photo: Captalizew)
The Oscar Freire street in the upscale Jardin area of Sao Paulo. (Photo: RRC)
BY THIERRY OGIER
SÃO PAULO – Esch Café is a cigar club in the posh Jardins district in São Paulo. It is typically the kind of island of peace where hard working paulistanos like to chill out around a glass of wine. Its frequent customers include Antonio Ferreira Pinto, the state of São Paulo’s security secretary. Yet, this did not deter a gang from attacking the bar in broad daylight at the beginning of the year and stealing a pair of expensive watches and a few mobile phones.
Crime still occurs frequently in ...
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