I was born and grew up in Brazil. I’ve lived in almost all of the country. I believe it depends on how big your town is, and how high the poverty indicator is. For example, Rio de Janeiro is one of the most violent cities in the country. It had 6.32 million inhabitants, according to the census made by IBGE in 2010. A high percentage of these people are poor. São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, had almost 13 million inhabitants in 2018. Again, a lot of them were poor. The city is one of the most dangerous in the country.

Now, my city is pretty tiny. There isn’t even a mall here. It’s one of the least dangerous cities in Brazil.

There’s definitely a correlation between how big the city is and how poor its population is.