Crime in Brazil keeps escalating, making the South American country one of the places in the entire world with the highest rates of violent crimes such as murders and robberies. Brazil's homicide rate is 30-35 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, according to UNDP ---it's in the top 20 countries by intentional homicide rate. Early this month, a gruesome act of crime was witnessed by many in front of a Sao Paulo cathedral. A homeless man died after confronting an armed man who was holding a woman hostage at gunpoint. The victim, who was shot twice by the suspect and died from his injuries, was 61-year-old Francisco Erasmo Rodrigues de Lima, according to reports. The gunman, Luiz Antonia da Silva, 49, had previously served 22 years in jail for theft. He was also shot and arrested by cops on the scene. Watch the heart wrenching video above. Warning, it's graphic and not suitable for work.