I also read a while ago that religion inspired macho gang men used to beat up and kill gays because of religious teachings and now this? It’s ironic that the giant statue of jesus is pretty useless in stopping poverty, corruption and crime in your country. Hope your wish comes true and you can live in another safer, prosperous and secular country.

These alt-Right idiots are everywhere unfortunately. I’m sorry your country is having it bad right now.

I wish you luck in getting out. I'm pretty sure it's the rifle that protects those guys and not Jesus. Because if Jesus would protect them they wouldn't need a rifle. I don't recommend suggesting that to them because of course they might use the rifle

They are in deep with the mob up here.

7.62? Those have not been used in combat for years. If you are talking about the M-14, it's semi with an 8 rd strip. Get an ak-47, ar-15, or SKS.

What a shame. It looks like a beautiful place.

I'll leave Brazil issues to the Brazilians.... Muito obrigado

I realized after posting my original comment just how angry this makes me. So I'll just add.... Take away their weapons and they will become a mewling bunch of fucking punks. Sorry for the language - no I'm not..never mind. I hate it when groups think they have power because they have guns and they will control you. That is not, nor was it ever meant to be that way. And please don't think I'm a gun fanatic, I'm not, I don't own a weapon and probably never will but I was raised in a hunting community who respected weaponry. This new craze to own guns so that you can terrorize others is just a mess and needs to be addressed.

I'm reading the comments here and I just want to say that for me it doesn't necessarily matter what size the weapon is that is being carried. It is frightening to see armed groups on the streets when you know their motive is in controlling other's behaviors and beliefs and in making me feel fear.

Some of therm probably believe in Santeria also. The world is a crazy place and people everywhere believe in assorted nonsense of many kinds.

It always happened, the difference that this behaviors is arriving in the lower classes that can't hide it under a refinement cloak.

The Brazilian elites always hided under religion while promoting large scale censorship, oppression and crimes. And of course, if they get caught they were only a bad example of christian, nothing to do with the religious structure itself.

The growth of evangelical churches that came from US and found in HuEland a fertile source of income and power accelerated this. Now herds of brainwashed people desire for a teocratic state. I remember when I was part of this churches (end of 90s begining of 2000's), people saying glory and amen when the leaders says that they will have a religious leader in power, and then God will be the law.

They (evangelicals) spoke of peace and acceptance in the past because they were minority, now that they are feeling powerful they are going for the head and openly speaking of destroying other religions (they are not full majority, but the noisy ones even receive support from catholics to make this religious cleansing).

The president already says that from the 2 supreme court ministers that he will indicate (in Brazil they are automatically retired when reach a certain age), one will be a "terrifying" evangelical (translating his own words).

And people close their eyes to it because now the target is to get rid of the communists and their corruption (even if the current government already showed some corrupt activities).

So yes, Brazil will travel back in time some decades.

Good luck. We hear about the destruction of the rain forest here which is much worse since Bolsonaro was elected president but not so much about this..
My nephew has worked all over the world teaching English but only lasted a few weeks in Rio de Janeiro as it was too dangerous to go out in the evenings, so there is obviously no improvement , in fact it sounds a lot worse.

This doesnt sound like good news.

Sooner or later the Crusades have to arrive to the Americas!!!!!

Sounds exactly like the Vatican! Do the Brazilian Christian thugs rape a lot of children? If not, maybe it is a better place then the Vatican.

hmmm, i'll strike Rio from my must visit list..

That president is a POS