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Jose Marcia,
As for Joanna age, she said 23 (but who knows). She speaks no english (other than what she picked up watching American porn).
The only time that I exchanged money was at the airport and got 3.35 reais per dollar. I recommend using your ATM card and getting money from the cash machines. The airport had a good assortment of different banks that took international cards. One thing to remember is that ATMs in Fortaleza (and probably all of Brazil) close at 10 PM so make sure to plan accordingly.
Hope that helps.
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About money in Fortaleza:
As Iv'e written before, and other gusy have too, the ATM machines are the best way to get cash - best exchange rates, least hassle. BUT - finding an ATM that takes international cards and has money in it can be a real pain in the ass at certain times -especially late night and Sundays. The best thing to do is plan ahead, but if you are caught without cash, two tips:
The Banco do Brazil on Av. Abolicao in Meirelles is open very late, I hit it at 1AM. And they have a guard.
On Sundays, when most ATM's are out of money and casas de cambio are closed, a last resort is the ATM in the basement of the Aldeota Shopping Center. It' s behind the supermarket, right by the up escalator, there are 3 ATm machines down there, but the one that accepts international cards is the last one, right by the escalator. And since it's so well tucked away, it usually still has money in it on a Sunday.
Cheers!
Tom B.
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Thanks a lot Tomb. You are great as usual. Hey....where are the photos that you promised me? lol.
Cheers.
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Guys,
Today I rented a flat 300 m away from praia iracema in Fortaleza.
R$ 35,- a day..(=about € 9,70).
It has a bathroom,toilet,sleeproom,little kitchen and a living with TV.
besides that it has 24 h guard at the entrance;-)
Is that cheap or is that cheap?
Johan.
PS: can't wait to get there:-)
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Johan:
That's cheap! be sure to check out Iracema in the early morning (7AM to 9AM) when all the cuties are out jogging. Also, be carefull with the favela about 500M behind Iracema (may be the reason your flat is so cheap).
Tom B.
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Guys,
From a Dutch site I hear from a fellow monger that "Mucuripe" and "Orbita" (Rua dragao do mar 207) are good places to score non-pro girls.
The guy also told that in the first discotheque "Mucuripe" most girls are upperclass and don't dig (sex)tourists:-(
Anyone on this one?????
Johan.
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Hi Johan friend,
yes I know both places. Mucuripe is the most expensive, Disco in Fortaleza. In Dragao do mar are more middle class clubs. There is an other one a bit outside where you can meet lower class women. I don`t remember the name, but I was never there since the most lower class girls have not much European blood, they are mostly pure native Brazil Indians and the Indians in that part of Brazil are really not pretty. If you can speak a little Portuguese and you have not so high demands on the look of a girl than you can have there some fun.
Back to your question Mucuripe is not a good place for mongering. I know some guys whose want to go with there "girlfriends" (pros, or semi-pros from Disco Desiqual) at weekend in Mucuripe (only Frieday and Saturday is good) but the staff let them not go in. Because they don`t want to get a second Desiqual. But, of course you can find in Mucuripe also some pros, but on a higher niveau. The normal girls in Mucuripe are not easy to hunt. It`s not easier than to hunt in a Western European or American Disco, I would even say that it`s more difficult.
First the language problem (if you can speak a latin language than it`s OK, English is not very common there).
Second the dance problem if you want impress a girl, there you should be able to dance the local dances (fohor, samba, pagode..) I hate this Brazilian music. I have no problem to dance on western music but I have seldom saw a western guy who can dance fohor or samba without making himself to fool.
Third the gringo problem. In the most Brazil Cities or areas gringos are most welcom by the girls, not so in Fortaleza and especially at the upper class girls. Don`t understand me wrong the locals are not unfriendly to foreigners but the most or almost all foreigners there are sex tourists and so you will not have a good reputation to the girls. It`s totally different in Rio or SP because there the most foreigner are business men and so there foreigner have a much better reputation. That told me some western guys who life in Fortaleza for a long time.
Dragao do mar is a better place to meet girls, there are middle class people also many students (a few can speak English). But many young girls under 18 years there. Not almost the right clientel.
A good tip is Halo Brazil. It`s a single cafe with telefons on each table. Here you will also find some of the girls from Desigual and Cafe do Mar. Tuesday is Halo Brazil day. Monday is Pirata day. Thursday is Chico de Carangueso day, every day has his special place to go.
Dieter
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johan 007 -- Not really. There're all mostly pro bars.
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JWADD
So you want to tell me that there are NO ways to meet a "normal" girl in this 2.3 million habitants city???? All are *****s,party-girls or hobby-hookers??
Come on man...you gotta be kidding.
I honestly beleive that there are for sure places were one can meet/hook up with non-pro's!
Sure being able to speak Portugese is essential...but I am trying to learn that right now;-)
ate Logo.
Johan.
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...Just in that area. Of course you can meet non-pro girls. These smaller cities are probably even a better place for it -- less tourist-jaded.
JW
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Hey To Eric S I got your e mail today no I Am not going to Fortaleza AND never have had any plans to go to Fortaleza I think you got me confused with Johan. You can be Johans co pilot. Ask JW too he knows a lot about Brazil. In Feb. I am still in Lima Peru And March I go to Trujillo and Iquitos Peru for a few days. Check out my Peru Posts and you should see. Ok Since I am now posting in Fortaleza Let us have an updated report for 2003 on this city. What newspapers have sex ads for Fortaleza? Any good massage places in Fortaleza? How are the strip clubs in Fortaleza? How about the street*****s? How many ads are in the yellow pages for Escorts and massage places? Any info on Love Motels? How about some good porn shops? To Johan Man I always see the sickest porn videos from SA and they all CUM out of Brazil. I am sure a lot of these Brazilian POrns you find in AmsterDAMNED. Some Really crazy shit thse chicks will do ANYTHING...... JW Have you seen some of thse Brazilian Sex Vids? I can not go in to detail on thse vids. cause they are to graphic. Ok Man Back To Eric S. Yes I Got your E Mail today in my yahoo account But again You got Me confused it is Johan and his buddy that will be there in feb. Shit Man I will have a baby boy in feb. in Lima Peru Well Anyways good luck,,,,,,,,, NIBU R........
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Nibu,
Thanks for the info. Johann or JWadd, are you are going to be in Rio or Fortaleza at the end of March? I still am not totally sure about my dates of travel, but I need to firm it up.
I was looking for a travel partner; see my post in the 'general info' portion.
Thanks.
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Hi Again Eric thanks for hooking up with me on mesenger. Lets keep in touch all the time. I hope you can make a comprimise try hitting Brazil in feb. to hook up with Johan and his German buddy and meet me in Peru in mid to late march.... Ok Man Also E Mail my friend John Hanford for info on this Saturday sex Rock n Roll night we will have in Iquitos Peru in march e mail him at johnnyvomit@excite.com The Drummer Bill Sargis you can E Mail at bsargis@yahoo.com I also think Roman the guitarist Has An E Mail too. YEh JV are also known in Brazil. Hey but anyways I heard Iquitos girls are hot and horny just like Brazilian woman. Peruvian and Brazilian women Are fun not like the many stuck up cunts in Argentina. Argentina is a great country to visit for short stays but I could not live there long. I had too many problems with cunts on my last visit to argie late 2002. ... Oh this other sex hound might also make it with us to Iquitos ask him too maybe he can hook up with you in Brazil He is also trying to check out Columbia. This Guy Beer Bong Bill has visited Costa Rica A lot e mail him barflybill@hotmail.com I think he is like my age young 30,s. I hope to you can hook up with JW He seems like a great guy. Hey JW What do you prefer argentenian province girls or the bitches of greater BA??' All in Truth,,, Signing out NIBU R....
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Hi guys,
e_simmons;
I'll bze in Fortaleza from 10 feb. till 3 March.
BUT....there is a big change that during this time me and my german buddy Dieter go and see some of the Jungle ie Manaus..!!(for a week or so)
For cheap fucks,Great beaches, cheap hotels,food,drinks you HAVE to go to Fortaleza..!!!!!
Besides that Brasil girls are BORN with a cock in the bUTT,so they LIKE it from the other way.....;-)
I guess Rio is about 200% more expensive and half the fun.(and much more dangerous)
Besure to book an appartment,and NOT some all-in Hotel. Because in places like that you can NOT bring in GF's...!!!
Johan.
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day 4, monday: the tour van picked me up, (r$10 round trip) at 9 am, for an hour drive to cumbuco. i asked for a dare devil buggy ride and it sure was fun. my driver drove buggy kamikaze style over the sand dunes. (r$25, not sure). did not go for sand sledging. rather, opted to watch people falling their faces down in the sand. ate pargo fried fish that i shared with another brazilian tourist. the lunch was superb (r$ 17.50). took this parasail (huh) for a while (r$3, i got what i paid for). the van dropped me at my hotel at 5 pm. the receptionist suggested parque recreio churrascaria (bbq). this place is like a huge and pretty garden with 15´-20´ high waterfall, the water flowing on the stones and vines, and is turned into a restaurant. i told them that i am a journalist from new york and got an even better treatment. as per my request, i was taken in the kitchen and i was given an opportunity to select the best juicy steak. they cut into small cubes and grilled them on charcoal, the way i wanted. their freshly baked garlic bread was out of this world. also, they brought the meat on a hot plate with coal burning underneath. u.s.a. rules! how dare could they afford to have a bad review from an american reporter? (yeah right). the waiter wanted his name (nonato) to be included in the report. wish granted! the bad part was that they serve the food for 2....not for one. (r$30-r$40). if one takes a girl with him, she will eat for free. after café cachaca, went to bar do pirata. this place was full of brazilian tourists and it was so hot and crowded that i could not breathe. left in an hour to zip i bar. it was almost mid night and this bar was full of girls. by then, my portuguese had brushed up and i could hold a decent conversation. besides, i was getting familiar with norms. as soon as i got in the bar, i saw this pretty girl. i went to her directly and introduced myself. her name was silvani, an18 year old morena clara, a high school drop-out, and had no kids. she was there with three other friends and did not know anyone there. i bought a rose for her and she got real happy with that. she gave me her home and work phone numbers and told me to call her to make next evening's plan. i gave her my number too so that she could contact me. i was eager to be with her and kept on talking with her. she said that it was her first time at this bar and was confirmed later when she showed me the wrong door for the washroom. tried to get her drunk but she wont drink anything other than soda or water. i tried all the trump cards in my hands, to get into her pants that night. she said that she does not have any clothes with her. i told her that i will buy her some the next day. she said that she does not have anything to sleep in and i said that she could borrow my t-shirt. she said that she does not have a tooth brush. i said that i got one new one for her in my room. she said that her family and her employer would wonder where she was and i said that she could call them from my room the next day. finally, she gave in and we came to my room at 2am. i looked at her id at the time of hotel registration and she sure was 18 years and 2 months old. also, her name was silvani that she told me earlier. she was shy and wouldn't shower with me and that was fine with me. we kissed a lot and she kept on saying that she loves me. i wanted to stay with her for the rest of the trip and asked her that. she wanted to do the same and accepted my offer. (the biggest mistake of my trip, i guess i was too drunk and she looked really great to me). she told me that she will call her home and her employer, the next day. i told her that we will go to the beach park and other nice places. she wanted the lights off and that was also fine with me. after lots of kisses, i undressed her and she gave me a so so bbbj. i made clear that i was cumming and she let me cum in her mouth, though did not swallow. after another round of separate shower, we started again. man, i was falling in love with this girl. had a hard-on all along with just the feelings of being with this young and pretty girl. during the second round, while banging her in missionary style (with condom on), i felt her butts. she had both butts full of pimple like things. all the feelings crashed right then. the towering inferno turned into a sleeping worm. i pretended to cum, got up, washed and she slept right away in my arms. it was 5am by then and i could not sleep. did not know what to do or how to get rid of this girl. at 7am, woke her up and told her that this is the breakfast time. she said she was hungry and got ready pretty fast. once we were ready to leave for the breakfast, i asked her about her butt and those pimple like things. she said that this is a skin disease and that she gets it when exposed to the sun for long. i did not buy that. she tried to convince me by showing her one leg where she had some black marks. she told me that she got same thing there and that the disease cured after 2 weeks after leaving the marks. she told me that i should not worry about that and that i wont get it. i gave her r$100 and told her that she should buy some clothes, that i promised, from this money. she kept the money with some hesitation then kept on repeating "tu pensar para me" or something like that (you think of me) with tears flowing her eyes. she asked me to at least ride down the elevator with her and that i did. after she took her id back from the reception, i said her good bye. she hugged me and left in tears. i got very upset too, but i did what i had to do. came back to my room and stayed in the bed motionless for over one hour. could not sleep so got up, showered, got dressed, went downstairs for breakfast.
day 5, tuesday: i wanted my mind off silvani real bad. at 9am, decided to go for more shopping at mercado central. looked what i wanted and told them to keep that stuff on a side while i go get some money. walked on the back side to the same massage place (house # 100). selected one girl (forgot her name) and took her to a room. she provided an ok massage followed by a very good sex followed by another good massage. i left this place in an hour and a half. spend the rest of the day at beirra mar beach.
tuesday was alô alô brasil night and that was a must. reached there at 10 pm. what a breathtaking view from there. lots of girls started checking me out and so did i. i was loud and made it clear that i am not a brazilian and shot myself in my foot. got only a few phone calls (each table had a phone and the # of each table was hanging from the roof top over each table). the most ugly and the oldest women in the bar at a nearby table, in her late 30's, was determined to pick me up for the night and kept on calling me. a couple of tv look alike girls did not have any tables for them. so, the waiter partitioned my table and had them sit next to me. since they did not have any phones of their own, they kept on bugging me. this bar was full of nice looking "regular" girls but not a single decent girl called me. (i am writing this and my eyes are full of tears. lol). it was almost mid-night. could not take the advances of ugly women towards me and feeling rejected by good looking girls, took a cab to the familiar grounds of zip i bar. did not waste any time there. checked out all the girls within 5 minutes and started talking with the most gorgeous girl there. her name was mary. danced, drank, and talked for an hour. she and her friends were amazed with my digital camera that they could look at their picture right away. they all wanted lots of picture taken and i had no problems with that. after 5 beers each and an approval from her friends, mary agreed to go with me to my hotel. she was quick to ask me if i would give her r$130 and i agreed. asked for her id and she was 22. at the hotel, we talked for a while and then realized that none of us had any condoms. left her in the room, took a cab to nearby pharmacy, and was back in my room within 10 minutes. i knew that a great night full of great sex is ahead of me. while she was in the shower, i opened up a viagra and kept it nearby, so that i could take that later, if needed, without mary´s knowledge. after a shower, we kissed for over half an hour. she had a great curvy and creamy body and a very nice, smooth, and perfect ass. she had nice firm breasts and had no kids. she did not give me a decent bj and that was fine me. we had great sex in usual positions and she added more marks on my body than i already had. it was 4 am by then and she wanted to sleep for a while. she hugged me and slept like a baby. i could not sleep due to this hard on and waited patiently until she wakes up. i kept on looking at this sleeping beauty on my side. she woke up at 6 am. right away, she realized what time it was and jumped out of the bed. she kept on saying something like "she broke her promise to her mom". i gave her r$150. she was very happy with that. she got dressed, gave me her phone number, and left me speechless with this annoying hard-on. i tried to sleep but could not, and left for the breakfast.
day 6, wednesday: after the breakfast, i could not sleep due to this permanent hard-on. tried frantically to find the lost viagra pill but could not. i was so drunk last night, thought that i must have swollen that viagra pill. i could not take it anymore and at 9am, got up and took a taxi. it was an emergency situation and i needed a massage and some sex right away. gave the driver encontros section of classificados do diario and asked him to start calling for me. he bought a telephone card and started calling. found out that the same massage place (that i had been twice) had more than one advertisement with different phone numbers. after like10 calls, found out one massage place that met my needs. (paradise 226-1477, 426 tenente benevo centro/iracema). it was at a 5 minute drive from my hotel and had 3 girls including one 18 year old that they had confirmed earlier. took nicole to a room while taxi driver wanted to wait for me for free. we took a shower together and she started giving me a very nice massage. i could have slept right there, but did not. then bbbj followed by a good sex in lots of positions. she said she likes everything in sex but when i asked her if she likes completa (anal), she said that anything but that and that was fine with me. i took me over an hour to cum and my dick stayed hard for that duration. she had a nice body and with a little persuasion, she agreed for a photo as long as i don't show this to anyone else and don´t tell others in the casa. total cost: r$ 60 for the casa, r$20 for the tip. taxi driver was waiting for me and i asked him to drop me at iguatemi shopping center. this is located in aldeota and is an upscale shopping plaza. did not find anything of my interest there. took a taxi to the pizza hut near my hotel. i was very relaxed by then. after having my lunch, went to my room and slept for 8 hours. after dinner and internet cachaca, went to zip i bar to cafe del mar to africa and then back again to zip i bar. did not find anything that i liked. too a cab to escaribu boite (praia futuro). several nice girls but, i guess, i was not in the mood. came back to my room and slept for another 7 hours. i just needed a break to gather myself up. i guess i did the right thing by taking a break for that night.
day 7 thursday: after breakfast, i called marry. the lady who picked up the phone told me that mary does not live there and that whenever she will come there, she will be given my message. i went downstairs and asked the receptionist to call mary for me. mary was the best girl that i met during my trip so far and i wanted to spénd a quality time with her. wanted to be with her and wanted to take her to the beach park. the hotel receptionist got the same reply but now i was sure. went out for some shopping and beach (beirra mar). came back to my room and found no message from mary. while going thru my stuff, suddenly found the last viagra pill. yohoooooo. so, after all, it was all in my head and not caused by viagra. slept for a while, got up and went down stairs. they did not hear from mary yet. i asked them to call that phone number again. the lady on the other side said that mary went back to her town and that she does not have a phone at her house there. they also opened up and showed me the file of mary that they kept in my folder. it had a photo copy of her id with an address 2 hours away from fortaleza. the only phone number on the registration card was the one that i had. i changed my mind and decided not to go to her town. there are many more fish in the sea. was fully rested and not drunk at all. went out to praia de iracema and walked around in a very good mood. one neckless vender tried hard to sell me his merchandise. i did not buy anything, though stayed there and asked all the pretty girls passing by to buy some thing from there. i even took off my nike sneakers and tried to sell them for r$10 to a couple of beauties but they just laughed at my face. tried to sell my heart to a stunner but she did not want it even for free. oh well, here goes my career of being a salesman. i never was a good salesman anyway. found a cop standing and enjoying the weather rather than helping the citizens. told him that i am a new york city cop. he told me that i do not look like a cop. i showed him my card that said the word "enforcement" and told him that i am a high level cop. asked him that since this is my last night there, he should help me find a stunner. he told me that it is too early and either i should come here late or come back tomorrow. what a bummer! threatened him with not coming back to brazil again if i don't find any beauty for this night. he was of no help. after a late dinner, internet café, and wasting lots of time, at 11 pm, went to zip i bar. a quick round of the bar revealed two cute girls. flipped a coin and went to the winner. after a quick oi, introduction, kisses on both cheeks, and some drinks, we left for café del mar along with her friends. both levels on this place were packed. did not have any room even to breathe. music was too loud. this girl liliane (22) was very reserve and i started to think that i made a bad choice. she said that she was trying to finish her high school. even though i had bought her a rose earlier, she was still ignoring me. was more interested in her girl friends than me. i thought about dumping her but it was getting late. i did not have enough energy left to bull shit with other girls. asked her to go to my hotel and she agreed right away. no money was discussed and we took a cab to my hotel. once in the room, she turned to be a very affectionate person. she had a great body even though she had a 11-month old daughter. i went to the bathroom and swallowed one viagra pill. we kissed a lot and had a wonderful sex in all the positions. she knew how to use her vagina muscles well. at all times i was fucking her in her pussy, she kept it tight by contracting it's muscles. she was a nasty habit of feeling and fingering my a**hole while giving me a bbbj. i know brazilian girls very well so i did not mind this action that much. after an exhausting session, at 4 am, we slept in each others arm. she turned out to be a real nice girl. we woke up at 8 am and ordered two breakfasts in the room. after the breakfast, we had another great session. while rubbing her clit, i inserted my wet finger in her tight asshole. she did not seem to be bothered with that. while riding her doggie style, i saw her tiny n tight asshole. i was thinking about ramming her ass but was wondering at the same times that how would i be able to fit in her without causing her some serious pain. took my dick out of her pussy and slowly inserted in her asshole. she was totally relaxed and i was surprised that she did not mind at all. rather she seems to enjoy that. i started pounding her in her ass and exploded my load in there. we took a shower together and we got back in the bed. i was looking at the watch and wanted her to leave. i gave her r$100 and she kept it without even looking at how much it was. she still stayed with me. i had already told her that i will be there for another week. she gave me her phone number and told me that i could call her if i decided to spend more time. she also said that it will be all right if i decide not to see her again. she said that in fortaleza, there are so many girls and all the tourists rarely meet a girl again. we were still in the bed and she got me aroused again. i did not have any more condoms but she said that she got one strawberry flavored. we got up and had sex in all the position while standing up, both in the room and in the bathroom. i got surprised when i came in her pussy. she was happy and left at 11:30am. i was already packed since the previous day. within half an hour i showered, packed the rest of the stuff, and was out of the hotel at noon time for my flight back to the old usa. after a 52 hour flight (engine problems with varig flight-md11), i reached home on sunday.
money matters: the trip total cost was us $ 750 including hotels but excluding airfare and gifts. i had sex with a total of 10 girls in 7 days. the cost could have been higher, had i taken a girl with me on a day trip. good restaurants include a 10% service charges in their bill. i would only leave the change. i.e. less than r$1 tip. taxis are cheap. if the bill comes to r$6.20, i would only give r$6. that is the norm there. if you try to give them more, they will take you as a fool. however, poverty bothered me a lot. i did things like waking up a kid sleeping on the side walk and offered him food. this 10 year old kid pointed to his lower lip which was swollen beyond belief. i took him to a pharmacy, got him medication, got him some food, and gave him some money. one should not spend too much money on any single person. we are just visitors and can not change their wealth distribution system. try to give small things like food to poor street people.
shopping: the best place, i found, was mercado central: a multi-story building. nice needle work bed sheets, nice t-shirts (r$5), gold plated jewelry with brazilian stones. i got some familiarity with stones and they were selling their jewelry very cheap. bought this gold plated neckless set that included earing (big blue topaz stones) and paid r$140. gold plated moon stone smaller set for small girls cost r$6 (yes, u.s.$1.70). how can one go wrong at this place. (found florence jewelers the best, among all 3 jewelers in this market).
phone calls: from telephone places, dial 0021 followed by 1 (for the us), then area code and the number. a 3 minute call was approximately r$9.
my next trip: or if i have to do it all over again, i will not need a girl's phone number before going there. i will not try any place other than zip i bar to pick up the girls and i won't go there before 11pm. i like this bar because there is no cover charges, drinks are cheap and you pay as you order. therefore, i won't have to pay the girl's tab when she was not with me. hardly any girl comes there with any date so all the girls are available. also, i won't get drunk until i pick up a girl of my choice. i won't ask stupid questions like "do you speak english". they simply do not. within 5 minute of being there, would approach the best looking girl. will stay with her for 2-3 hours in the bar. will drink, dance, and won't worry about what if she wont go to my room with me. she will go with me. will not pick one up from the street. all the bars do check girl's id before letting them in. therefore, i wont worry about picking up an **** girl. will take a hotel if traveling alone. will take a flat if traveling with a friend. will not commit to a girl unless checking her out for 2 days in a row. there is always a better girl available than the previous one.
safety: brazilian people are generally very honest. nothing ever got stolen from my room during any of my trips to brazil. though, i never brought a girl to my room that i picked from the street. they would even ask you if they could take a drink from the mini bar of the room. however, i was always alert.
getting married: i have seen some interest on this board from folks who want to get married abroad. here is my suggestion. so far, i had 5 brazilian gfs in the us. the relationship with them lasted somewhere from 2 weeks to as long as 6 years. besides, this was my 4th. trip to brazil. based on that experience, i can tell you about brazilian people. i think brazilians are perfect to marry with. they are very loyal, affectionate, will work full time, will cook for you, will provide you with all kinds of sex on your demand. she will even forgive you if she found out that you were cheating on her. also, they are close to american/european in culture and in looks. there are tons of single pretty girls that can not find a soul mate. they have this dream of getting out of their country by marrying a man from europe or from the us. and, fortaleza is the perfect place for your search. man's age does not matter that much and that holds true in most of the central/south america. if you want to take this venue, here is my suggestion.
three months before going there, advertise in their paper for 4 weeks. ask them to put your ad in the back page (1/8th of the page) of their classified section. you may add your photo too.
1. classificados do diario (085) 266-9100 http://diariodonordeste.com.br/classif
2. o povo (085) 254-1010 email: populares@opovo.com.br
you may get a few contacts this way. don´t get discouraged at this time. meanwhile, try to learn spoken portuguese as much as possible thru tapes. once you go there, rent an apartment and a cell phone for 1-2 months. (cell phone rental at fortaleza airport r$11/day, r$60/wk, r$160/month plus local calls r$1.10/min.) try to meet local people (including males and families) as much as possible. invite them for drink/dinner. go to gym. (one is located a block for hotel diogo, next to habib´s restaurent. go to various banks for any reason. talk to them and spread the word around that you are there not for sex but for meeting a nice girl to marry with. start dating a lot and be truthful. tell them that for now, you are only dating and dating many girls. do not settle for an average girl even if you are in 50s and look very ugly. go for the best looking young girl who has no kids. sex comes normal on 3rd. date in brazil. do not spend too much on girls. do not reject anyone until you get to know the ropes. also, do not show these girls that you are desperate. for sexual gratification, you can always go to zip i bar. i am sure that after 3 weeks, you will be dating at least 3 girls of your dream. keep on dating and take it from there. if you end up getting married, don't forget to send me a thank you card.