fbpx
Skip to content
Have a story to share?
Tell us your story
  • About
  • Gear
  • Profile
Menu
  • About
  • Gear
  • Profile
Search
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Menu
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
travelscams-logo-h
Search
  • Home
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • About
  • Gear
  • My profile
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
Menu
  • Home
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • About
  • Gear
  • My profile
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
Have a story to share?
Tell us your story
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Brazil

21 scams

The biggest country in South America, Brazil is home to the Amazon forest, the “mecca” of football and its samba carnivals has attract revellers from all around the world.

However, Brazil can also be a dangerous place, with crime and tourist targeted scams to watch out for.

Note: vast majority of trips are trouble free and there is no need to be paranoid. That said, it always pays to be aware, careful, and prepared.

Emergency number

  • Police: 190
  • Fire, ambulance: 193
  • Tourist police (Rio de Janeiro): 021/3399-7170
  • Tourist police (Sao Paulo): 011/3107-5642

Travel guide

  • Brazil hotels
  • Brazil day tours
  • Brazil multi-day tours

Travel safety

  • Brazil medical care
  • Brazil natural disasters
  • Brazil transport safety
  • Brazil violent crime, hazards
  • Travel safety gear
Sugerloaf, Rio de Janeiro

Travel scams in Brazil

Start over
Feira dos Importados

Fake goods in Brazil

3 0

How it works: There are all kinds of fakes (luxury, electronics, medical, cosmetics, etc) and even entire shopping malls dedicated to such products. Places to beware: Anywhere (e.g. Sao Paolo…

Read more…
Lapa, Rio de Janeiro

Would you like a drink bar scam in Brazil

3 0

How it works: Version 1: a stranger asks you for directions, then suggest drinks together at a specific bar. There, girls will join you and get drinks at inflated prices…

Read more…
Beer taps in a bar in Rio de Janeiro

Cinderella goodnight girls in Brazil

1 0

How it works: As the name suggests, these girls (i.e. hookers) slip drugs into your drink to knock you out. Places to beware: Rio de Janeiro: Vila Mimosa What to…

Read more…
Flanelinhas

Illegal flanelinhas in Brazil

3 0

How it works: Situation: these unofficial parking attendants, otherwise known as illegal “flanelinhas”, wait around empty parking lots to direct you in. Set-up: they then demand a fee for helping…

Read more…
Taxis in Sao Paulo

Taxi scams in Brazil

3 1

How it works: Version 1: not using the meter and charging an inflated flat fare. Version 2: rigging the meter to jump too fast or too much. Version 3: taking…

Read more…
Police car in Brazil

Fake police in Brazil

2 0

How it works: Version 1: fake police accuses you of a crime, demands you follow them to their car parked in a secluded spot then rob you there. Version 2:…

Read more…
Arrival at Rio de Janeiro International Airport

Unlicensed SIM card retailer in Brazil

2 0

How it works: If you shop at an unlicensed SIM card shop, you will probably end up overpaying for a SIM card – e.g. paying the rates of a SIM…

Read more…
Outdoor restaurants in Sao Paulo

Restaurant, food stall scams in Brazil

2 0

How it works: Situation: Most food places are fine, it’s generally just a few bad eggs around touristy areas that spoil it for the rest. Set-up: Version 1: adding on…

Read more…
Boa Viagem Beach

Boa Viagem Beach palm reading scam in Brazil

2 0

How it works: There are women who will grab your hands and do unsolicited palm reading for you. Next, an inflated fee is demanded. Places to beware: Recife: Boa Viagem…

Read more…
Bolivia-Brazil border, Puerto Quijarro

Drug planting in Brazil

1 0

How it works: Drugs trafficking is unlikely to affect tourists, though there have been instances of drug planting. If caught by the police who are in cahoots, you will have…

Read more…
  • First
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Last

Travelscams.org is the largest community built database of tourist scams and key travel safety issues globally, with 1777 travel scams and 1690 user stories shared on 101 countries.

If you ever wondered how it feels like to glide along the Ganges in India’s holiest City or to trek along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, just go, as we have you covered on all pitfalls you may face. About us →

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Removal
  • Terms
Menu
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Removal
  • Terms
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
© 2021 Travelscams.org | Website managed by WebSifu.

Start typing and press enter to search

Scroll to Top