Most common scam types
Pickpocketing 11Taxi rigging 10Overcharging 10
City guides
Fortaleza
🔴 2 high6 scams documented
Pickpocketing · Taxi rigging
Recife
🔴 3 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging · Pickpocketing
Rio de Janeiro
🔴 5 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging · Pickpocketing
Salvador
🔴 3 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging · Pickpocketing
São Paulo
🔴 4 high6 scams documented
Pickpocketing · Taxi rigging
Búzios
🔴 1 high6 scams documented
Overcharging
Paraty
🔴 1 high6 scams documented
Overcharging
Florianópolis
🔴 2 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging
Manaus
🔴 2 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging · Overcharging
Foz do Iguaçu
🔴 1 high6 scams documented
Taxi rigging · Pickpocketing
Brasília
🔴 1 high6 scams documented
Pickpocketing · Taxi rigging
Ouro Preto
🔴 1 high6 scams documented
Overcharging
📖 Brazil: Tourist Scams
The full Brazil guide — 72 scams across 12 destinations.
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