Rio de Janeiro Reports

[Steve 9696]

They never charge me anything other that the 0.5% when I buy something or take money out of the ATM. I use it to travel all over the world, including Rio and it work great. It was so reliable that I only take one card with me when I travel. Six month ago, it did not work at any bank ATM in Rio. I'm wondering what ATM card do you guy use and what exchange rate do you get. Seem like no one want to volunteer this info.

I use capital one and have really liked it. Exchange rate is competitive and it generally works everywhere. Used to be they would flag all my inyernational as fraud. What a pain. But I guess they figured it out. As someone else said Bradesco is more reliable in Brasil but you have to go during day.

P.S. They pay like 5% on savings so I keep all my girl money there and just transfer a few K to checking when I am going on a trip.

[Explorer8939]

I constantly attract English speaking Brazilians.

I was just at the bakery and the baker asked in English "anything else"? LOL. During lunch, I told the server my order, I guessed he was expecting something else, and I heard him spoke a word in English, then I told him what I want in English and Portuguese.

I ran into so many Brazilians who speak English. I think there is a cultural influence judging by that one can see Batman everywhere. I know several families paid for their kids to learn English. There are many study on their own, and these usually are smart.

Having said the above, they are the small minority. It's difficult to get around the country in English alone.

My experience that there are so many Chileans and Argentines in Rio that the locals confuse me for someone who speaks Spanish, which I do.

I don't know how active the Chileans and Argentines are in our hobby.

[Nounce]

Revolut loos very interesting and professional. But what is the use case? What do you use Revolut for that provides value for a girl enthusiast like me?

For you, I am not sure. In my case, it is one of the backup cards. For safety reason, I use this card in Medellin and only put enough money on it while I store my other cards elsewhere.

[Sperto]

Doing the Rosetta Stone learning now. 5 months until trip. "Eu quero fazar coito. Sem camisinha. " We'll see how far I get with that one.

Very good. Tell the girls: "Eu quero fazar coito. Sem camisinha."

[Axel Heyst]

Revolut loos very interesting and professional. But what is the use case? What do you use Revolut for that provides value for a girl enthusiast like me?

Revolut and their competitor Wise are interesting financial service companies, but at the entry level they seem to be just glossy debit cards that can send or receive money internationally to people with a Revolut or Wise account, I assume. There is nothing wrong with their concept, except both of these financial apps charge for ATM withdrawals after a small, limited number of free withdrawals and for purchases I do not see any reason to buy anything with a debit card when I have CC's like Cap One, Chase, Citi, BOA, or Wells Fargo, ect which offer points, miles, or cash back for purchases anywhere and in addition give the best FX money market bank rate available with no additional fees. Perhaps Revolut and Wise customers are young people who have not yet established a a solid good credit rating. Maybe that is their selling point. I don't not know.

But what Ido know is that the only additional card I need to bring on a trip, after my favorite CC's, to avoid bringing gobs of $$$ cash, is a zero fee ATM card like the Schwab debit card which reimburses the card holder at the end of the month for all ATM fees and bank charges incurred for withdrawals in local currency ie Brazilian, in this example.

There is another free, no fee, ATM cash withdrawal debit card issued by Needham Bank. I tried it out on my last trip and it worked just fine, so I will use it again as a backup, emergency debit card in the case something should happen to my Schwab debit card. No minimum balance is required with a Needham Bank checking account. Just set the up a checking account online and Zelle some money into the new account. I have around $100 sitting in it now, but I will move $500 into it before I fly to SP. It is for backup. I am only going to bring $500-$700 cash on my next 6 week trip. Pre Schwab, I used to bring soooo much cash with me on a 10 to 12 week trip to Thailand, Jakarta, Phnom, Macau it was insane. KKK, but I never got ripped off.

[NiteRiderCal]

I remember researching Resolute, and it charges a fee after reaching some very low allowance. Maybe they've improved, I don't know. CapOne does charge it too, doesn't it?

They never charge me anything other that the 0.5% when I buy something or take money out of the ATM. I use it to travel all over the world, including Rio and it work great. It was so reliable that I only take one card with me when I travel. Six month ago, it did not work at any bank ATM in Rio. I'm wondering what ATM card do you guy use and what exchange rate do you get. Seem like no one want to volunteer this info.

[Steve 9696]

Good to know. I will bring revolut, wise, capitalone and schwab card with me. In the past and the rest of the world. I only travel with just revolut. Simple, and if it ever get compromise, my lost would be limited. Brazil banking system is all over the place. Thing might work one day, the next it is not.

Revolut loos very interesting and professional. But what is the use case? What do you use Revolut for that provides value for a girl enthusiast like me?

[CCRider1008]

I am Americano but speak pretty good girl enthusiast level Portuguese. I took about 60 hours online just because I love Brasileiras so much. And it truly enhances things. And my colleagues are so impressed. If only they knew why. LOL.

That said you will be fine with google translate. My buddy Mark doesn't speak a lick and managed to get along just fine. Some girls speak some esp at Scandallo. But many don't. Just make sure to download the language to your phone in case internet is spotty.

Thanks. Good advice from you and everyone who responded. Doing the Rosetta Stone learning now. 5 months until trip. "Eu quero fazar coito. Sem camisinha. " We'll see how far I get with that one.

[Vagabundo1]

As I have written a lot here, you just go to Central train station, and there are many people selling TIM, CLARO, VIVO chips, registered (cadastra), meaning you don't need a CPF, you just need as little as 10 reais.

OK, so then all you Zohan's out there can get on the phone with someone in say, Israel, or Colombia, or Russia and register a zap for them remotely, and they can for you. If you don't understand that, well, we have a saying in the Swiss Navy, life is hard, but it is harder if you're stupid.

So.

Then.

You are sitting in Colombia or Tel Aviv or Moscow, and you start messaging the girls in Rio with a DDD 21 whatsapp, and you get local rates.

I agree this shit is ridiculously bad, but they lied to you, and you don't actually need CPF. At Shopping Rio Sul or another mall, go to TIM store with your passport and they will set you up on the phone with an English-speaking agent, albeit the whole damn thing will rob you of 1-2 hours of your precious vacation time. Alternatively, you can find a dedicated TIM shop anywhere in the city.

[DonMoscow]

Anyone knows hotels in Sao Paulo where you can meet working girls like Fairmont in Rio?

[Xpartan]

Good to know. I will bring revolut, wise, capitalone and schwab card with me. In the past and the rest of the world. I only travel with just revolut. Simple, and if it ever get compromise, my lost would be limited. Brazil banking system is all over the place. Thing might work one day, the next it is not.

I remember researching Resolute, and it charges a fee after reaching some very low allowance. Maybe they've improved, I don't know. CapOne does charge it too, doesn't it?

[Xpartan]

Yeah, the regulations regarding the CPF seem to make getting a SIM card extremely difficult for foreigners and, perhaps not coincidentally, has created a gray market where it's "buyer beware. " I tried the official route and asked about every mobile carrier store in Shopping Rio Sul, and all said, no CPF, no SIM. One clerk at one of the stores did show me a screenshot on her phone showing possible plans, including one for 30 GB for 495 reals! I passed. I eventually did what some of the board vets recommend. I went to Uruguaina and asked one of the street vendors with SIMs. I figured it was worth taking a flyer on possible losing 40 reals. (I took a chance letting him open up my phone in the middle of the market to put the SIM card in, but I carry a basic "free" Samsung that I got from my carrier as a burner for this purpose.). So far, so good, though I keep getting annoying texts about completing my registration.

I agree this shit is ridiculously bad, but they lied to you, and you don't actually need CPF. At Shopping Rio Sul or another mall, go to TIM store with your passport and they will set you up on the phone with an English-speaking agent, albeit the whole damn thing will rob you of 1-2 hours of your precious vacation time. Alternatively, you can find a dedicated TIM shop anywhere in the city.

[Vagabundo1]

That's my wife.

Russian.

When I returned at 10:30 and left at midnight the table of Brazilian milfs were still there, I left at midnight with them, in the elevator they were so drunk, I spoke to them that I saw them here in the afternoon, they told me they do this every day, I couldn't as I went home to sober up and rest so I could perform to a certain degree and be coherent at my age. Here is a picture of my slim natural beauty before she went blonde, I post here because this thread is so active it will get buried soon.

[Nounce]

Most girls don't speak any English at all. Those who do -- well you might want to stay away from them anyway. Aside from some exceptions that only prove the rule.

This is not limited to Brazil. South America is simply not an English-speaking continent....

I constantly attract English speaking Brazilians.

I was just at the bakery and the baker asked in English "anything else"? LOL. During lunch, I told the server my order, I guessed he was expecting something else, and I heard him spoke a word in English, then I told him what I want in English and Portuguese.

I ran into so many Brazilians who speak English. I think there is a cultural influence judging by that one can see Batman everywhere. I know several families paid for their kids to learn English. There are many study on their own, and these usually are smart.

Having said the above, they are the small minority. It's difficult to get around the country in English alone.

[Rio Bob]

So the Fairmont hotel was mentioned here recently so I was curious. I went over Friday afternoon, the pool area was really happening, pools were nicely laid out, nicely dressed people sitting around having lunch, fancy cocktails being served and some nice women here and there. I noticed a table of Brazilian milfs having lunch and nicely dressed. They have a big bar, I asked the bartender if anything happens at night, she told me they have live music, place gets crowded and closes at 2 am. I return at 10:30 at night
and they have a DJ, some people from the hotel were at the bar and lounge area but not much happening. I stayed until about midnight and went to Dolce Vita. It was starting to fill up, a few nice girls came up to me to introduce themselves but I wasn't ready to choose yet but I did notice this bleach blonde with natural thin body that caught my attention. We eventually started to talk and I told her she smells nice and does her pussy smell as good because I feel like eating some pussy. She said yes and it's small too. She went into the bathroom and took a picture of it and showed me. We went over to my apartment and had best sex in a long time, spent several days with her.

When I returned at 10:30 and left at midnight the table of Brazilian milfs were still there, I left at midnight with them, in the elevator they were so drunk, I spoke to them that I saw them here in the afternoon, they told me they do this every day, I couldn't as I went home to sober up and rest so I could perform to a certain degree and be coherent at my age. Here is a picture of my slim natural beauty before she went blonde, I post here because this thread is so active it will get buried soon.