Barra the Tijuca- second opinion
[QUOTE=Kib123;2142580]Thanks to generous experts here, I have a good feel for what to expect on my upcoming Rio trip. One question:
Barra de Tijuca: Is this outpost good for anything mongering-wise? Is it worth a 2-3 day stopover during a 10-day Rio mongering adventure? Or I better spend my precious time in Copa and Centro?[/QUOTE]Barra is great if you have a few trips behind you, if you are pretty good with Portuguese and if you have time. I have stayed there for a week and also make sure to do a run on each of my trips the past 2 years.
There are generally 3 options for mongering which are clinicas / privees, independents that have apartments and also boates (like Barbarella's). Many older GDPs (in their 30's) have apartments / condos that they work out of in front of the beach (Av. Lucio Costa).
Another plus this is where a lot of tier 1 termas GDPs go to the beach (Praia do Pepe) and also hang out. The nightlife there is pretty good for non-pros too! There is Olegario Marciel a famous area with bars, Boate All In one of the hottest nightclubs, and several beach clubs like Pesquiero. GDPs frequent these establishments as well.
These two boates are affiliated with 4 x4:
[URL]http://perolanegraclub.com.br[/URL] (Barra the Tijuca).
[URL]http://www.pariscafe.com.br[/URL] (20 minutes by uber to Recreio).
Clinicas / Privees.
[URL]http://www.clinicaeuroriospa.com.br[/URL]
[URL]http://barratoprio.com.br[/URL]
[URL]http://www.lacosterapia.com[/URL]
[URL]http://www.liriosterapia.com.br[/URL]
[URL]http://www.barralounge.com/terapeutas.html[/URL]
Independents:
[URL]http://www.barravipsrio.com[/URL]
[URL]https://barraclube.com.br/acompanhantes.php[/URL]
Good luck.