No, I still think Rio de Janeiro is more dangerous than Sao Paulo. I have lived in both cities. Sao Paulo's homicide rate is 9.8 per 100,000, and Rio is 18.6. Both Rio and Sao Paulo are bigger than New York city. Rio has more favelas with highly armed gangs. They are better armed than the police. BOPE was formed in 1978 to combat crime in Rio. Sao Paulo took the same steps a few years later. There is no tourism in Sao Paulo. Tourists run a great danger when visiting Rio. Brazil as a whole has gone to shit. I really wish the military was still in control of the country. It was a better, safer country prior to 1985. Brazilians can't handle Democracy. Corruption from the top down. Just like in Russia. I have dual citizenship Brazilian/American. I was born in Rio.