Teresina, Brazil
Teresina is the capital of the Brazilian state of Piauí. It is the 19th largest city in Brazil with a population of 814,000. About 21.4% of the population is below the poverty line, with 4% of the population considered as below the “extreme” poverty line. It had 49.49 homicides per 100,000 residents to rank 20th on the list.
