Fortaleza: the 7th most violent city in the world :(

Today I would like to be able to say some nice things about my city, talk about its beautiful beaches, say about the sunny weather, the delicious food, and that I'm happy here...

And I am happy here, but the news that I have for you today is very sad: Fortaleza is the 7th most violent city the world, and the 2nd most violent in Brazil!

But do you know what is even sadder? That the people here are used to living like this!

Yesterday, a friend of mine was the victim of an attempted of robbery. The criminal forced her to pull down her shorts to her knees and lift up her blouse. It was so humiliating. It was shameful. So at the moment I'm not proud of my city.

Where are the authorities?

This must stop! We can not bear any more!

This was on the news yesterday: the link no longer works, but I imagine it was very disturbing :(

I'm really sorry to hear this Natacha! I hope things improve and that you can stay safe!

Zé