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would Packers fans really be in danger if they wore the color green to sa Pao Brazil for the game against the Eagles in September and just how safe is sa Paulo in general Packers running back Josh Jacobs gave an interview on a podcast with former NFL player Chris Long suggesting that the Packers might be asked to stay in the hotel and have armored escorts when they play the first ever regular season NFL game in South America on September 6th he also said wearing the color green is forbidden in South Pao possibly because of gang activity as you may or may not know know Packers fans and Eagles fans traveling for the game are likely to be wearing green but hold on a second Jacob seems to have gotten a little carried away he actually backtracked Friday and said he was misinformed and apologized to Brazil on Instagram here's the deal with sa Paulo and the color green this is Josh Sittin by the way the stadium where the Packers and Eagles are playing is called Arena Corinthians and the Corinthians soccer club wears black and white their biggest rival wears green so there's sort of this unofficial ban on the color green inside of the stadium that does not extend to unusual events like this one go back to the 2016 Olympics in which the stadium hosted men's soccer games you'll find Nigeria and Iraq played in that Stadium wearing all green and South Africa had green trim this hat is too small it's like how Bears jerseys would get a sideways glance at Lambo field but there's no discernible connection between green and gangs in sou Paulo or anything more dangerous than a basic fan custom don't worry Packers fans you can wear green you can pack nothing but green if you want as for safety we're talking about the fourth largest city in the world it's 50% bigger than New York City can you guarantee every nook and cranny will be safe No but government data indicated that the sa Pao state which is the biggest state in the country is the second safest state in the country according to the Rio times the homicide rate per 100,000 residents is 8.4 well below the national average of 23.4 by comparison we hate to say it Milwaukee spiked as high as 37.9 per 100,000 residents in 2020 2 2 but even at its low point of the past 20 years it was 12.08 still quite a bit higher than sa Pao Brazil has its dangerous spots but a USA Today list in 2019 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world didn't have one city anywhere near sou Paulo on the list St Louis and Detroit made the list though along with Baltimore and New Orleans in the United States so go to Brazil watch the Packers play the Eagles on September 6th to kick off the season have fun and wear green