Rio de Janeiro Reports

[Jan 156]

For those that have taken the 12r bus, will two large bags be an issue? Thanks

No, not if you take the official airport bus (called Real) to Sul. It has a hold for bags as far as I remember, same as a long distance coach. But if you are staying nearer Centro, the airport shuttle bus is better. Cheap shuttle to the domestic airport then a taxi for a couple of minutes. I can see KC's point if you are travelling with lots of clearly expensive luggage containing cash as I wouldn't want to lug bags around Copa for more than a short block.

[Java Man]

In the past, I usually settle on a price with the taxi driver before getting in the cab. I usually have a couple of big bags because I usually stay in Rio for at least a month. Again, I do get a taxi in the departure area. What the hell, they have to go back to town anyway. Might as well make a few bucks. That usually works weel for me when dealing with the drivers.

For those that have taken the 12r bus, will two large bags be an issue? Thanks

I bring 2 large bags and 1 carry on. I'd grab a bus to Santos Dumont, and then a taxi to a Copa address. Had no issues. BTW, once the bus gets to Copa, it travels down Atlantica Av towards Ipanema. I did this when the bus was $R5, (I think that was the fare.) Now that the bus is $R12, maybe I'll get a taxi off Atlantica Ave near one of the hotels.

[Kid Cisco]

I can't see the need for the taxi having a radio or working for a company. On the contrary I would advice to avoid what they call "radio taxis". These "radio taxis", often white ones, usually charges more.

Personally I always settle for a price before I get into the taxi. A price that's good for me and fair to the driver. It always works very well. It could be because I use a simple Peak Performance bag instead of a Louis Vuitton bag. .

Sperto,

I agree with you on the radio "white taxis" part and I would also echo to avoid them they will charge you a lot more I have NEVER took them in all my years going to Brazil.

The reason I have always liked to take a taxi in ANY country that I have gone to over the years that work for a company or have a radio in them is because when I was working on Shore Patrol overseas in many of the different countries I was station at when I was in the Navy the sailors that I would always run across that ended up getting their asses mugged or robbed in some cases killed was the ones that would hop into what we (The Navy) would call them " GYPSY" or " BOOT LEG" taxi drivers. That don't have to answer to anyone... hell you are taking a risk no matter what .. but getting in a Taxi with someone you never met before and you are handing your life to someone that have nothing to loose that don't have to answer to anyone.

How many times have we have seen reports of the "GYPSY" or some would called them " BOOT LEG" taxi drivers that use to park outside Club Help that would over charge guys double or more when they would try to take a girl back to their place? Or how many of us that been to the Del Rey Hotel in Costa Rica and had to almost push those " gypsy" " boot leg" Taxi drivers out of the way and walk across the street because they would over charge Tricks that would try to go back to their hotel after picking up a girl from the bar?

Well let's stay with Brazil I have posted and told guys on here over the years like " The Cane" that worked for him very well to NEVER take those taxis outside of Barbarella's Bar because those taxi drivers would over charge guys double or more $$ when they would bring out a girl from the bar and when you tell the girl IF you want to take one of these Taxis out front of the bar the cost will come out of your money that the driver have over charge me LOL you should see how fast they will walk across the street and grab another taxi.

The point I am making from saying I rather take a Taxi (a yellow one) that work for a company is from seeing people here in the states that have been injured from taking a Taxi were the diver didn't have insurance needed to cover the medical bills for a person that took a ride from a "freelancer" Taxi driver and not from a company owned one that have to be required by law to have insurance etc. You will be taking a chance.

To be honest I use to always take this service that was a limo / Taxi service that would pick me up at the Airport they used larger size Vans I needed that being as tall as I am with long ass legs a uniformed English speaking driver that would hold up a sign with my name on it, ( but I was unable to find their business card on this past trip )... And yes I make no apologies having some nice Louis Vuitton luggage and wanting to put them inside a safe company insured owned nice cleaned air condition taxi / Van and not wanting to put them inside of a trunk of some dirty, junkie, gasoline smelly bootleg gypsy driven taxi LOL LOL

You see I don't live in Brazil (because if I did I would have a steady driver I know and trust to pick me up and take me around) so when I travel going from the airport to the hotel that is the biggest risk any of us will take when we are on vacation no matter were we are because I can only speak for myself at that point I will have on me a lot of cash I mean a lot of cash $$ on me so having a driver that have to answer to a boss or have something to loose or in case something happen on the road (a wreck, a flat) etc. Or just knowing that I have radio contact with someone on the other end means a lot to me maybe other people this doesn't matter.

Kid Cisco

[Mangera]

In the past, I usually settle on a price with the taxi driver before getting in the cab. I usually have a couple of big bags because I usually stay in Rio for at least a month. Again, I do get a taxi in the departure area. What the hell, they have to go back to town anyway. Might as well make a few bucks. That usually works weel for me when dealing with the drivers.

For those that have taken the 12r bus, will two large bags be an issue? Thanks

[Jan 156]

A friend of mine who just returned last week from Rio informed me that the cost went up to 12R. I have not used the bus in the past because I usually catch a taxi in the departure drop off area. However, if I do not feel tired from the trip, I will be trying out the bus option. I will check it out in June when I head down to bunda land and write a report.

I think I posted that recently as well. 12R last time I took it. It takes longer than a taxi and goes a different way though, so I suppose it depends where you're going, how many bags you have, how much of a rush you're in. If I do get a taxi, I put my bag(s) on the back seat and get them out before I hand over money. As Sperto says, radio taxis cost more. There was one stand at the airport that let you book a normal taxi from arrivals if you want to.

[Sperto]

Also along with catching a taxi from the departure area on the second level. Most Taxi are aware of us catching them from this area BUT you also want to make sure the Taxi you get in work for a company and has a radio in them. And they use a meter I had to act a fool in the Taxi and I wasn't in Rio not even a hour.

I can't see the need for the taxi having a radio or working for a company. On the contrary I would advice to avoid what they call "radio taxis". These "radio taxis", often white ones, usually charges more.
Personally I always settle for a price before I get into the taxi. A price that's good for me and fair to the driver. It always works very well. It could be because I use a simple Peak Performance bag instead of a Louis Vuitton bag.

[Kid Cisco]

Cisco, where is the trip report that you promised would be full of pictures and new intel?

Bravo,

Please show me and post were " I " PROMISE and said I would write a trip report or anything stating that would be FULL of pictures or EVEN one picture ?

Kid Cisco

[QuackUp]

In my opinion, my Portuguese sucks! But it is good enough to get by. Thanks to your reports and having good sessions at M / C before, I was really looking forward to visiting M / C this year. Usually I don't discuss what the girl does or doesn't do up in the room. I just like to feel the chemistry and then decide. So far only a few duds with this method. Hopefully the line-up gets better at M/C for when I visit next year. But again, for our sport, timing is everything. Since the copa termas are getting so expensive, I look forward to yours and others report, to see if it worth visiting these termas when I do return.

Thanks Q

[Eric Cartman]

Hey Quackup.

Great reports! Thanks much for posting recent, quality intel.

Sorry to hear about your Monte Carlo experiences. Do you speak any Portuguese? The stuff you are talking about, no Brazilian would put up with. I've never had it happen to me there, but I've been going there for more than a year now and I speak OK Porto. I had a girl try to give me CBJ at Centaurus last year, and I told her "Stop. Are you serious?" and when she asked what I meant, I said "I've been living in Rio for more than year, and you are the first girl I've seen in a Termas who has tried to blow me with a condom. I am not accepting that." And she gave in. (But the session still sucked).

Anyway, you also can discuss these things in the boate. I frequently go through exactly what she will or will not do "para evitar mal-entendidos" (to avoid misunderstandings). If they say they won't suck without a condom, I pass.

Glad to hear the other experiences were better.

[Bravo]

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Wow, it is such a small world and you never know who will cross your path the funny thing was one cute girl (there were ONLY 2 cute ones I saw that night I thought was cute) but one cute one walked past the table to the restroom and was looking good and me and him both check her out and we looked at each other and smile at each other (a lot of the girls knew his girl because they would stop and speak to her).

Wow I kind of feel bad I didn't say anything else to him BUT when I asked could I sit down I didn't want to ruin his date and his time together. At least now I know his name was Richard R. I. P.

Kid Cisco

Cisco, where is the trip report that you promised would be full of pictures and new intel?

[Kid Cisco]

A friend of mine who just returned last week from Rio informed me that the cost went up to 12R. I have not used the bus in the past because I usually catch a taxi in the departure drop off area. However, if I do not feel tired from the trip, I will be trying out the bus option. I will check it out in June when I head down to bunda land and write a report.

Mangera,

Also along with catching a taxi from the departure area on the second level. Most Taxi are aware of us catching them from this area BUT you also want to make sure the Taxi you get in work for a company and has a radio in them. And they use a meter I had to act a fool in the Taxi and I wasn't in Rio not even a hour. LOL LOL

What happen was I told and showed the driver the address and asked how much it would be? Before I put my bags in his Taxi some of my bags was Louie V's. So maybe he thought he hit the lotto when I got in his Taxi and he was going to make a lot of money off of me, I asked him to turn on his meter he said it would be 40 reals I said ok let's go and THAT IS ALL I WILL PAY YOU TOO! To make a long story short this fool was driving so damn slow and was letting almost every guy with a motor bikes get in front of him.

I told him you can keep on bullshitting around IF you want to and driving slow BUT all I am going to by your ass is 40 reals! So keep on letting these motor bikes in front of you. After that he stop letting them get in front of him (so he understood me very well ).

By the time we got to my place he ran the meter up to 65 reals I got out of the Taxi and jump out and I started grabbing my bags and put them on the sidewalk. The doorman for my place was talking to a policeman I tall dark skinned black Brazilian police that was a friend of his so they came over and asked me was everything ok? I told them this fool is trying to run a game on me. The doorman was trying to be cool and said welcome back (he knew me from the last few times I stayed there). I told them watch this I hope I don't have a problem with this fool I gave the Taxi driver 40 reals and the Police and my doorman started laughing after they heard me telling and yeah at the Taxi driver that just because I am a American don't think for a second you are going to run some BS on me. I was standing over the Taxi driver pointing at him telling him how I watch him allowing cars and motorbikes get in front of us all the way from the airport trying to run up the damn meter. Keep in mind I am 6'5 and I was angry! They thought it was a funny sight. I asked the Taxi driver to call his boss (that was when I found out he worked for himself and owned his owned Taxi) the Police told me that.

The doorman pull me to the side and said this time of day with traffic it should have been around 50 reals so I wanted to get unpack and check in and later hit some Termas so I told the Taxi driver ok here is 50 reals and this is going to be it! So the Taxi driver took it and was ready to leave UNTIL the Police started asking him for some paperwork and that was when he wrote him a ticket.

That was when the Taxi driver was trying to get the rest of the money for the fare from me the Police told him to take the Ticket and leave because he overheard me and him agreed that I would pay him 50 reals for the fare. After the Taxi driver left the doorman and the Police high five me and laughed and the Police gave me his card and said that if I have any problems to have someone give him a call.

Keep in mind I wasn't in Rio not even 2 hours LOL LOL and this went down. I was hoping that better things were coming and they were.

So bottom line not ONLY make sure these Taxi driver use their meter also check and see if they have a radio and work for a company. Just in case you have any problems.

As far as taking the Bus from the Airport for 12R I just don't want to have to unload my bags off a bus and have Louie Bags on the sidewalk of Brazil trying to flag down a Taxi to my place so I would take one for the team and pay a Taxi from the Airport to my place NOW if I only have one bag maybe things would be different but I was there for 3 weeks and had lots of bags with me..

Kid Cisco

[Mangera]

I arrived here last Thursday. Renting apartment at Ipanema end of the Copa through Aluguel Temporada.

Info for anybody arriving in Rio for the first time. Do not go to the taxi booths on the way out of customs, they will overcharge you. As you walk out of arrivals, don't let the guys standing at the front call a taxi for you, they will scam you. I asked how much for Copa and they said R$100, I said no and they said R$80. I ignored them and joined the queue waiting for a taxi and it cost me R$45. Make sure they turn the meter on, my experience of yellow cabs is that they are pretty good. The tarrif has gone up but they haven't changed the meter (although the tarrifs went up alst year) so you will pay slightly more than is on the meter. For my ride the meter said R$41 but I got charged just under R$45. They have an offical printed sheet which does the conversion from the metered charge to the actual charge). I know that some people get rides from taxis dropping off at departures, but I have never done this. Also, there is a bus which will take you to Copa for about R$8. I usually take this but the ride is over an hour and this time I wanted to get to the apartment quickly.

Whilst on the topic of travel tips, if you are going to Copa it is worth doing your homework and finding out if you are staying at the top end (near Leme) of th bottom end (near Ipanema) as this will determine the route the taxi takes. To get to the Leme end of Copa you go via Centro and Gloria / Botofogo, to get to the Ipanema end you go via Lagoa. Getting to the Ipanames end via Gloria / Botofogo will cost you more. I've never been scammed by the taxi but it is good to be let the driver know where your hotel / apartment is. And look out at the signs to make sure they go the right way.

THURSDAY (5th Apr)

Thursday night I went to MV30 on the darkside. As it was the last day for the termas before Easter (I. E. Closed on Friday) the place was heaving with men. Maybe 4-5 times as many men as women. The girls must have made a killing that night. I recognised a couple of girls from my previous visits, both of whom I would recommend. Viviane (huge butt but needs to use mouthwash) and Gabriela (a great ride). I had come to see Renata. A pretty blond with big natural tits and great GFE. She went off with another guy just after I arrived but came to see me to say Hello, whilst the guy was in the room and said "esparar!". Well there was nothing else to do except watch the zoo. I've never seen MV30 so full (40-50 guys in a small bar). And none of the other girls appealed although there was a cute short thin mulatta with a great butt who was shaking it or all and sundry. Anyway after 40 mins, Renata shows and we nake out for a while before going for a room. She seemed a little more pushy to get to the room this time compared to previous visits. Anyway we book a room but have to wait 30 mins or so as they are all full. The sex was good, she is a great kisser and sucker and those huge natural tits are irresistible but this time she just wanted to lie on her back most of the time or go on all 4s and let me do all the work. I guess she had had a busy night! However, I also guess that she wanted to get up to the room to get the hour with me and get back in the boite and get another one done before the end of the night and having had a busy night had run out of energy by my turn. All in all, a little disappointing and not up to her usual great performance. As they say YMMV and next time I'm in MV30 I may be putting Percy in somebody else. Total cost wqs R$251 (1 hour sessions plus 2 waters for me and 2 choppes for her)

MONDAY (9th Apr)

Decided to do a prive run this morning in AV 156 but things were quiet on the first day back after Easter. I went to Rosa's Massagems (Sala 1932) as I had read on gp guia that a fave from last year. Amanda Miranda (

http://www.amantesecia.com.br/Amanda-Miranda

). Had moved there from Copa. I went in to be told, by the only girl in the prive (an average looking fattish mullata) , that she had gone home for a month to see her family, a real shame. Anyway, I moved onto Centro Susy (Sala 1839) , attracted by a couple of girls on their webpage. A pretty thin blond (Renata?) answered the door and said that they weren't open yet but only had 2 girls. OK. So I moved onto Centro Star, again attracted by a couple of girls on their website. Only two girls were available. Cacau and Valeria. Valeria (

http://centrostar.net/valeria/index.htm

) was one of those that I had liked the look of from the website so I went with her for an hour for R$100 (40 mins is R$85) but it turned out to be a bad experience so my advice is AVOID HER. She is a pretty girl, this with big tits, but not very good in the sack. She was not very enthusiastic and kept asking every couple of minutes if I had come yet. This was extremely offputting. Also I paid for 60 minutes but got 40 but by then I had had enough and wanted to go.

SO MY ADVICE IS TO AVOID VALERIA AT CENTRO STAR.

I've got an ex-GDP girlfriend coming over tonight which will be a much better experience.

A friend of mine who just returned last week from Rio informed me that the cost went up to 12R. I have not used the bus in the past because I usually catch a taxi in the departure drop off area. However, if I do not feel tired from the trip, I will be trying out the bus option. I will check it out in June when I head down to bunda land and write a report.

[Torgoch]

I arrived here last Thursday. Renting apartment at Ipanema end of the Copa through Aluguel Temporada.

Info for anybody arriving in Rio for the first time. Do not go to the taxi booths on the way out of customs, they will overcharge you. As you walk out of arrivals, don't let the guys standing at the front call a taxi for you, they will scam you. I asked how much for Copa and they said R$100, I said no and they said R$80. I ignored them and joined the queue waiting for a taxi and it cost me R$45. Make sure they turn the meter on, my experience of yellow cabs is that they are pretty good. The tarrif has gone up but they haven't changed the meter (although the tarrifs went up alst year) so you will pay slightly more than is on the meter. For my ride the meter said R$41 but I got charged just under R$45. They have an offical printed sheet which does the conversion from the metered charge to the actual charge). I know that some people get rides from taxis dropping off at departures, but I have never done this. Also, there is a bus which will take you to Copa for about R$8. I usually take this but the ride is over an hour and this time I wanted to get to the apartment quickly.

Whilst on the topic of travel tips, if you are going to Copa it is worth doing your homework and finding out if you are staying at the top end (near Leme) of th bottom end (near Ipanema) as this will determine the route the taxi takes. To get to the Leme end of Copa you go via Centro and Gloria / Botofogo, to get to the Ipanema end you go via Lagoa. Getting to the Ipanames end via Gloria / Botofogo will cost you more. I've never been scammed by the taxi but it is good to be let the driver know where your hotel / apartment is. And look out at the signs to make sure they go the right way.

THURSDAY (5th Apr)

Thursday night I went to MV30 on the darkside. As it was the last day for the termas before Easter (I. E. Closed on Friday) the place was heaving with men. Maybe 4-5 times as many men as women. The girls must have made a killing that night. I recognised a couple of girls from my previous visits, both of whom I would recommend. Viviane (huge butt but needs to use mouthwash) and Gabriela (a great ride). I had come to see Renata. A pretty blond with big natural tits and great GFE. She went off with another guy just after I arrived but came to see me to say Hello, whilst the guy was in the room and said "esparar!". Well there was nothing else to do except watch the zoo. I've never seen MV30 so full (40-50 guys in a small bar). And none of the other girls appealed although there was a cute short thin mulatta with a great butt who was shaking it or all and sundry. Anyway after 40 mins, Renata shows and we nake out for a while before going for a room. She seemed a little more pushy to get to the room this time compared to previous visits. Anyway we book a room but have to wait 30 mins or so as they are all full. The sex was good, she is a great kisser and sucker and those huge natural tits are irresistible but this time she just wanted to lie on her back most of the time or go on all 4s and let me do all the work. I guess she had had a busy night! However, I also guess that she wanted to get up to the room to get the hour with me and get back in the boite and get another one done before the end of the night and having had a busy night had run out of energy by my turn. All in all, a little disappointing and not up to her usual great performance. As they say YMMV and next time I'm in MV30 I may be putting Percy in somebody else. Total cost wqs R$251 (1 hour sessions plus 2 waters for me and 2 choppes for her)

MONDAY (9th Apr)

Decided to do a prive run this morning in AV 156 but things were quiet on the first day back after Easter. I went to Rosa's Massagems (Sala 1932) as I had read on gp guia that a fave from last year. Amanda Miranda (

http://www.amantesecia.com.br/Amanda-Miranda

). Had moved there from Copa. I went in to be told, by the only girl in the prive (an average looking fattish mullata) , that she had gone home for a month to see her family, a real shame. Anyway, I moved onto Centro Susy (Sala 1839) , attracted by a couple of girls on their webpage. A pretty thin blond (Renata?) answered the door and said that they weren't open yet but only had 2 girls. OK. So I moved onto Centro Star, again attracted by a couple of girls on their website. Only two girls were available. Cacau and Valeria. Valeria (

http://centrostar.net/valeria/index.htm

) was one of those that I had liked the look of from the website so I went with her for an hour for R$100 (40 mins is R$85) but it turned out to be a bad experience so my advice is AVOID HER. She is a pretty girl, this with big tits, but not very good in the sack. She was not very enthusiastic and kept asking every couple of minutes if I had come yet. This was extremely offputting. Also I paid for 60 minutes but got 40 but by then I had had enough and wanted to go.

SO MY ADVICE IS TO AVOID VALERIA AT CENTRO STAR.

I've got an ex-GDP girlfriend coming over tonight which will be a much better experience.

[Sperto]

Thank you Quackup for your excellent and interesting reports (including your restaurants reports). Very useful.

Photo's: This was the first time where multiple girls would not let me take their pictures. It's not a deal breaker but it used to be no problem. Some of the girls let me take pictures of their bodies but no face. Only 4 girls let me take whatever pictures I wanted. They all stated not to post the pictures.

I noted that too. Many girls are afraid of having their photos posted on the internet.
Before the digicameras came it was very easy to take a lot of pictures. When the digi cameras was a novelty it became even easier to take pictures. The girls loved to see their photos on the screen and wanted to pose even more. However now when everybody got cameras in their phones, facebook, orkut etc the girls are very aware of the risk of somebody abusing their photos.

Now it takes more persuading to take their photos. Sometimes it helps if I tell the girls I'll email them the photos later (and I actually do it).

Juliana Td : positive BBBJ : yes kisses : yes.
Not sure if this is the same Juliana Sperto talked about since I found this casa when I clicked on the link for novo massagem. Now the website doesn't come up.
If this is the same Juliana, I can see why he was so impressed. She has like the perfect breast. Not too big, not to small. Pretty girl. Another who knows how to please. BBBJ good, DATY good, very passionate kisses. She is alot of fun.
Recommend : yes.
Would I repeat : yes.
Since there is not to many review of this casa, the address is Rua Conceicao. 19. Price is are$80. 00 for half an hour and are$100. 00 for the hour.

Yes, it's the same Juliana. Very cute and wonderful suckable tits. Last year I had her twice. This year my intention was to repeat again, but I got pissed of because the price was raised from R$50 to R$80 for 30 minutes.

Keep on reporting, Quackup!

[QuackUp]

Renata Td : positive BBBJ : yes kisses : yes.

Average height cute blond girl. The second of my favorite sessions. For some reason we clicked on all levels. She is very passionate, great kisser overall fun girl. Very much into pleasing you.

Recommend : yes highly.

Would I repeat : yes and did.

Side note. After our first session, I asked her out for dinner after she finished work. She said yes and we went out. Great time with this girl.

Centro Suzy is located at Rio Branco 156 salas 1839. From the metro, get off at Carioca, turn left and enter building. Only thing I didn't like about the rooms, no individual showers. Other than that, it was fine.