Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
Not to offend my good friends from SP, and yes, SP has some great areas and is a lovely city. But, yes, BA and SP are quite different. Also, for the record, some areas of BA are also NEVER EVER to be visited. Unfortunately, we also have some of those.
I agree. SP has far more "crime" problems than BA. But if people are aware and sensible and know a bit about where they are going and what an area is like at particular times, then the risks are manageable and nothing more than one would deal with vis-a-vis any major metropolitan area.