Community & Belonging · Indicator 2
Perceived safety at night
What this indicator asks
How safe do people feel at night in São Paulo, and how does this differ by gender and identity?
29.8/ 100 · São Paulo
A total of 73% of respondents feel safe inside venues, 18% travelling home and 11% in the streets of nightlife areas. Additionally, 66% of LGBTQIA+ respondents feel safe inside venues, against 81% of other respondents.
For women, 84% avoided going out or avoided a place at least once in the past year because they did not feel safe, against 60% of men.
Elsewhere, 49% feel safe dealing with venue staff or security. One participant said women organisers get harassed at their own parties, and venue security offers no support.
Gop Tun gives free tickets to trans and non-binary people, with a trans list run with trans staff and a briefed security team. An expert said that organisers have to genuinely care about these people.