Did We Read the Same Article?
[QUOTE=Lorenzo;1241886]If this is indeed true, the Brazilian authorities are being pretty stupid. Knowing that there are numerous clubs where naked or near-naked girls are available would likely increase travel to the Olympics and be a boon to the economy. Case in point: when the 2006 World Cup was held in Germany, business at the FKKs thrived. FKK Artemis in Berlin, probably the most opulent of the FKKs, was specifically built and opened with the World Cup in mind. A New York Times reporter actually went to Artemis to interview some of the guests there,[/quote]Are you referring to this article? [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/world/europe/03berlin.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Lorenzo;1241886]and many of them stated that they specifically came to Germany because of the FKKs and to enjoy them as a respite from the games.[/quote]As the author mentions, more girls did come but not as many men as expected visited. Hence, business did not spike as anticipated.
[QUOTE=Lorenzo;1241886]And remember that at the FKKs the girls are naked, not just bikini-clad as in Rio. I'm sure that publicizing the the termas would have the same effect in Rio. Brazilians aren't exactly prudish, to put it mildly, so it's hard to see why they would want to make termas girls look like the girl next door. I guess they just don't have the business sense that the Germans do.[/QUOTE]In any event, it is silly to worry about negative exposure from the termas, since, if the World Cup is an indicator, large amounts of men won't descend on them. Brothel-going is generally a solitary, not a communal activity and requires disappearing from the group for an hour or more. Your (uninformed) travel group almost certainly [i]will[/i] ask questions if you disappear for long periods of time, so that's why (according to the author) you didn't see a corresponding spike in attendance and business at the FKKs.
On the other hand, in theory one can be in and out the R$1/min. places in less than a half an hour. Maybe they'll see a spike from the World Cup and the Olympics?