Scottish translator shot dead in Brazil bar
The man, named by local media as Jason Richard Stevens, 39, a Scottish translator, was killed in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
It has been reported that one suspect was robbing customers while another guarded the door.
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Hide AdMr Stevens attempted to speak to one of the two robbers, who then shot him.
The two assailants are then believed to have fled the scene in a getaway vehicle driven by a third man.
Mr Stevens was taken to hospital but died of his injuries. No-one has been arrested over the incident.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: “We can confirm the death of a British national on 22 October in Brazil.
“We are offering consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.”