Pfeiffer

MEMORANDUM **

Guilherme Maluf Pfeiffer, his wife and his daughter are natives and citizens of *690 Brazil. They petition for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture.

We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of this case, we recite them only as necessary.

Pfeiffer testified he was born and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, where his parents and two sisters still live. Pfeiffer stated in his asylum application that in Rio he “enjoyed family status, an easy, comfortable, and dreamlike life.” When asked if he ever had a problem while living in Rio, Pfeiffer responded, “Never a problem at a level that was really a problem for me.” He did testify that he was mugged once, but it was a random act of violence. He also said the police intimidated him, but he characterized such conduct as just the way the police treat citizens. He and his wife repeatedly made return trips to Rio without incident. He even left his wife and daughter in Rio after they started…