Why Some Brazilians Are Scared To Visit America

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In Rio de Janeiro, a favela called Cidade de Deus has become a kind of internationally known symbol of violence and poverty. Still, some people there say that although they live in a poor and violent neighbourhood, they consider themselves lucky that they don’t have to face the dangers of US-style mass-shootings. Image: The movie “City of God” was set in Cidade de Deus, Brazil. Credit: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images