Manhattan Whiskeria. Not a Ripoff or Scam
[QUOTE=Manoon; 1418870]I disappointed my brazil trip. Everything is very expensive, foods, transportation, accomodation and girls. You can live in Argentina, Philippines or Turkey 1 month for the cost of 1 week spent in brazil. I like skinny slim girls, it is really hard to find them in brazil. Also it is diffucult to find decent looking girls. So many fat ugly girls. I visited most of the places in Rio and sao who offers sex.
In Rio, when I walking at centre I saw club Cancun (manhattan) , I just wanted to look inside what it is and I asked to the guard if it is ok just to look for a 2 minutes, he said ok then just after 1 minute I realized it is like a striptease club, which is not my type also I could not see good looking girls inside. So I move to the exit and the guard ask me to pay entrance fee. I did not want to pay and talked with manager but the manager also insist me to pay entrance fee. I paid and left, because I did not like any girl inside, also girls asking to much for short time, it is ripoff and scam, avoid this club.
Next day, I went to the rosario135, it is like a spa message saloon. It is also expensive but the place are very clean, girls are nice and sex was good.
Next day I went to club81, it is dirty place but I saw slim girl, it is better than nothing. Next day I visited st. Tonelera 273, there was also skinny girl but place is dirty and she was not good at sex.
I also visited therma 65 and monte carlo terma. It was ok but nothing special. My suggestion do not go brazil for mongering if you do not have a lot of money to spent and if you like slim skinny girls.[/QUOTE]I have had nothing but great visits at the Manhattan Whiskeria which is below the termas Cancun. They have even given me a number of free entry passes. It certainly is not a ripoff or scam.
One thing that should be aware of on this forum is who is posting and their level of comfort with Brazil and in speaking Portuguese. Walking into Manhattan to me is like walking into the corner bar. I don't sit down and in 10 minutes run off with a girl. I sit down, relax, have a few drinks and spend time talking with a few different girls until I find one that clicks.
Once you get out of Copacabana, Rio is a little more work, especially for those who do not speak Portuguese.
Baixada santista / Santos / São Vicente
[QUOTE=Christopherd; 1419911]Rio on the cheap is not easy. ET, he maybe means 15USD rather than 15Rs. 15US is indeed about a starting rate in a big dorm (just check the hostel sites). I've stayed in the one near Saens Pena a few times which is reasonably upmarket and slightly more, less touristy than Copa ones, and handy for VM. The Metro is about 5 to 10 mins walk and it is a short hop to Tijuca or Centro. It is quite small and you should book well in advance. Rio is of course quite expensive now, much more so than before, but people have complained about the prices for years on here. Come to Rio, in fact come to Brazil, simply if you love the place. You can still do Rio on a budget but it is much much harder. If you want to live in style, then you wil struggle.
For those prepared to go without lots of comforts, apart from the hostels, there are many cheap hotels in North Centro (probably best to avoid ones advertising online and just book or a room when you arrive with a backpack). The streets look quite offputting at night at first, but I have stayed there and realised that, although you have to be streetwise, it is not as dangerous as it looks and people care about the neighbourhod even if it looks a bit run down.
Sao Paulo probably has more upmarket girls for your dollar, but the size of SP makes Rio look like a village. And although it has plenty of culture and cuisine it is not the holiday atmosphere city that Rio is. (It's like a country in its own right, not quite like the rest of Brasil but not like the West either.) SP has a first class public transport infrastructure except in rush hour (get a Bilhete Unico) and several ISG members willing to help out those who like to buddy-up (not my style, but probably a good idea).
Hope this helps[/QUOTE]A good alternative o Rio exorbitant prices and if you want to be at a beach is to go to Baixada Santista.
[url]http://www.forumsd.com.br/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=135&sid=6692053105ff584957bd2297939e9ea1[/url] Gives you a good idea of the Santos area GDPs.