Brazil is not only good at wiping out fish species, it is top of the list for people too.

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I ran across the following while looking for recent news on the Belo Monte Dam. (Cities subject to fighting/war are not included.) Brazilian cities made up 38% of the list.

The 50 Most Violent Cities In The World
Business Insider Australia-Jan 23, 2015
Amanda Macias, Pamela Engel Jan 24, 2015, 6:06 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-5 ... rld-2015-1

46. Macapá, Brazil, had 28.87 homicides per 100,000 residents.
44. Curitiba, Brazil had 31.48 homicides per 100,000 residents.
42. Belo Horizonte, Brazil had 33.39 homicides per 100,000 residents.
39. Aracaju, Brazil had 34.19 homicides per 100,000 residents.
37. Porto Alegre, Brazil had 34.65 homicides per 100,000 residents.
33. Manaus, Brazil had 37.07 homicides per 100,000 residents.
30. Campina Grande, Brazil had 37.97 homicides per 100,000 residents.
29. Recife, Brazil had 39.05 homicides per 100,000 residents.
23. Goiânia, Brazil had 44.82 homicides per 100,000 residents.
20. Teresina, Brazil had 49.49 homicides per 100,000 residents.
18. Belém, Brazil had 53.06 homicides per 100,000 residents.
17. Salvador (and RMS), Brazil had 54.31 homicides per 100,000 residents.
16. Cuiabá, Brazil had 56.46 homicides per 100,000 residents.
15. Vitoria, Brazil had 57 homicides per 100,000 residents.
11. Natal, Brazil had 63.68 homicides per 100,000 residents.
10. São Luís, Brazil had 64.71 homicides per 100,000 residents.
8. Fortaleza, Brazil had 66.55 homicides per 100,000 residents.
6. Maceió, Brazil had 72.91 homicides per 100,000 residents.
4. João Pessoa, Brazil had 79.41 homicides per 100,000 residents.

Note, the Vitoria city appears to be the one in Para State as the picture with it shows "Police stand near Amazon Indians blocking the main entrance to the construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State."

Sigh.

Edited because I accidentally included a Venezuelan city.