Agony for Vitor Belfort and his family!

[SweepEm]

taken from ADCC:

Vitor Belfort - Life Shaken By Tragedy!
Submitted by: Marcello Tetel Posted On 01/12/2004

Vitor Belfort is about to face the biggest challenge in his professional career when he faces a rematch with the UFC's legendary lightheavyweight champion Randy Couture. Needless to say, this match is very important and it has captured the attention and focus of Belfort's entire life for several months now, but Vitor is now facing a major challenge in his personal life as well.

Vitor's sister Priscila Belfort has been missing since last Friday, when she was going to work. Friends and family continue to serach in hospitals and with the police looking for any hints of the young woman.

Vitor was about to depart from Brazil for the USA to complete the final circuit of training for the UFC, but depending on developments he will stay in Brazil a little longer in order to help and support his mother.

If you live in Brazilor in anyway you can help to find Prisscila Belfort please, don't hesitate to call 'Disque Denuncia', a toll free # for missing people in the area code of Rio de Janeiro (21) The telephone number is 22531177l.

[smalldog]

Originally Posted by SweepEm

taken from ADCC:

Vitor Belfort - Life Shaken By Tragedy!
Submitted by: Marcello Tetel Posted On 01/12/2004

Vitor Belfort is about to face the biggest challenge in his professional career when he faces a rematch with the UFC's legendary lightheavyweight champion Randy Couture. Needless to say, this match is very important and it has captured the attention and focus of Belfort's entire life for several months now, but Vitor is now facing a major challenge in his personal life as well.

Vitor's sister Priscila Belfort has been missing since last Friday, when she was going to work. Friends and family continue to serach in hospitals and with the police looking for any hints of the young woman.

Vitor was about to depart from Brazil for the USA to complete the final circuit of training for the UFC, but depending on developments he will stay in Brazil a little longer in order to help and support his mother.

If you live in Brazilor in anyway you can help to find Prisscila Belfort please, don't hesitate to call 'Disque Denuncia', a toll free # for missing people in the area code of Rio de Janeiro (21) The telephone number is 22531177l.

I hope she is found soon and he gets to make it for his fight.
Hopefully she is safe.
His sister is the important thing.

[JaredExtreme]

Brazil ain't exactly a safe place from what I've heard....

[m.artist]

Originally Posted by JaredExtreme

Brazil ain't exactly a safe place from what I've heard....

i have heard that as well..newhere in central america i have heard that

[gracilva]

i was born in sth america and you guys are right, it is a very unsafe place.
my mum was over there a couple of years ago and got her handbag snatched while she was with her brother(who is a detective)
like they say poverty breeds crime
anyway, my thoughts go out to the belfort family and hope that it all gets sorted out.

[Tom Yum]

I've heard that kidnapping and abduction are frequent in Brazil. Its best to stay in groups and pack heat if you can.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

I've heard that kidnapping and abduction are frequent in Brazil. Its best to stay in groups and pack heat if you can.

Are you allowed to pack heat there? How seriously is it enforced if it isn't legal?

[MindFighter]

I read in brazilian newspapers, that his sister has a mental disturb called bipolar disorder. This disturb may cause people to do strange things as they seem pleased to do, like ride away for days. it was said by the policemen, while vitor himself says its not true. Who knows ?

Brazil is a violent place in general, but the violence is mainly concentrated among poor people who live in places distant from downtown and touristic spots. Its not very different from some housing projects in major us cities, but the scale of poverty in brazil is much larger.

Overall its ignorance to think that one can barely walk on the streets without being robbed or kidnapped.

Hope this problem ends well for vitor and his family.

[smalldog]

Brazil is a violent place in general, but the violence is mainly concentrated among poor people who live in places distant from downtown and touristic spots. Its not very different from some housing projects in major us cities, but the scale of poverty in brazil is much larger


The slums are one block away from the up scale areas.The hillsides around Rio are solid tin shacks.The population of street kids are so high and violent that the police there take kids out and slaughter them like sheep.
People are robbed at knife point in front of the police station and the cops film it ,but wont go outside at night.
What violence you hear about up here is very little.What goes on down there everyday is beyond most Americans imagination.

[m.artist]

The population of street kids are so high and violent that the police there take kids out and slaughter them like sheep.

they don't just kill kids?....do they? ..im never going to brazil

[MindFighter]

Originally Posted by m.artist

they don't just kill kids?....do they? ..im never going to brazil

Nobody is saying theres no violence.
But that kind of cliche is pure B*S*, like you r going to see robbery in every corner, or childkillers or so. Its a ten million people city, and the city is not at war at all. Its some kind of mystification of a real problem. It´s a beautiful and poor city, and it´s easy to say bad things. I guess, despite it all, it´s not much more violent or cruel than any other big city in the world, like Paris or New York, where some neighborhoods are barely visited by police.

[MindFighter]

Take a look

http://www.geocities.com/global_trai...eport/zoca.htm

this whole site its fun and informative.

regards

[Mr. Miyagi]

Originally Posted by MindFighter

Nobody is saying theres no violence.
But that kind of cliche is pure B*S*, like you r going to see robbery in every corner, or childkillers or so. Its a ten million people city, and the city is not at war at all. Its some kind of mystification of a real problem. It´s a beautiful and poor city, and it´s easy to say bad things. I guess, despite it all, it´s not much more violent or cruel than any other big city in the world, like Paris or New York, where some neighborhoods are barely visited by police.

Uh, I've been to Rio twice for business, and both trips were marred by unfortunate incidents. The first time, an elderly man I work with was punched and pushed and got his wallet snatched and his watch stolen. It happened right in front of a hotel on Ipanema. The second time a woman from my office was mugged at knifepoint outside a restuarant, I don't know which neighborhood that was in. I've traveled throughout the world and Rio was the only place this happened, and twice at that. I've also heard stories of "gringos" getting harassed and robbed on the beach. Maybe there is an assumption that gringos have a lot of money, and they probably do compared to the average Rio resident.

[Quad]

That sucks man. I feel really bad for this guy, I just hope they find her ok. I hope the if he decides to fight, that he uses that anger he must be feeling right now to put up a great fight.

[gracilva]

i remember watching a documentary once on violence and corruption in brazil.
there was a group of about 20 cops about to question some dealers.
all you could see was a massive shootout in plain daylight in the middle of the street.
one of the cops turns to the camera as says, this is why we have to do this in the day, most of the badasses are sleeping.
he went on to say if they had tryed to do this raid at night
they would all be dead.
the cops were outnumbered and shitting themselves
so they just packed up and said " oh well,we will try again next month".
it was a real eye opener.