Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sao Paulo at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Brazil's national picture overall (52/100 vs 57/100).
City page · part of Brazil
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Sao Paulo report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Brazil's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
69.8
Safety Index
30.2
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Brazil's national page, with crime swapped for Sao Paulo's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1830+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / N · 127V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 190 / ambulance: 192 / fire: 193
How this compares to Brazil
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sao Paulo at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Brazil's national picture overall (52/100 vs 57/100).
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