Some time ago, an American student was raped while in a bus traveling in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Raised concerns about the safety of the city's tourists.
Last weekend, the U.S. students were raped in turn by several men while his girlfriend, a French national, was beaten and tied up in a bus in the famous beach of Rio, Copacabana. Rio, which will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, starting questionable safety.
The case has attracted international attention, and begin to compare to a similar incident in India that also involves tourists some time ago. In India, this case makes tourists visiting the country dropped by 25 percent.
"No one expected to be attacked in the 'Disneyland'. Copacabana is our Disneyland, and it reminds us of the dangers," said Alfredo Lopes, president of the Association of Hotel Rio, as quoted by the SMH, Thursday (04/04/2013).
Brazilian government reveals that tourist rape case that happened in Rio is not the same as is happening in India. "This case is great, but not often. In Brazil this is not often the case, unlike in India," said Augusto Rodrigues, Criminal expert at the University of Rio de Janeiro.
Rape cases arise when Rio amid security preparations ahead of the campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as police prepared to control the slum houses and drug dealers.
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