Then I've also read that dslrs arent at risk of being stolen like Iphones are.

The samba school was in the hood. But the folks in there dancing were used to tourists with cameras. Now when we were chilling outside having a beer, the young lady that showed us about the samba school told me to keep it in my bag.

we were there for 10 dys and this was the only place I felt comfortable shooting people with my digital cam and not my camera phone.