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[Sperto]

Do the Centro Prives still offer 4 hands at a discount?

Used to be are $80 for one and are $120 for two, so now maybe are $120 and are $180 or so. Is that still available, it was always a great deal, and at 4 to 1 exchange an extra 15 bucks get a spare set of lips. Nice!

Cheers.

Ibiza.

Yes, sometimes they do have these offers.

Last year one of my favourite fast-foda casas had R$50/1 girl or R$60/2 girls. This year the priced was raized to R$50/1 girl or R$100/2 girls.
A strange way to have a dupla discount, but it works with less smart guys. I remembered once this year, while sitting in the waiting room, an average-da Silva came in for a lunch-quickie. He chose a girl and went up to the desk to pay his fifty-note. The girl asked him, why don't you enjoy our special discount R$100/2 girls? They guy said "woooow great" and quickly pulled up one more fifty-note, took another girl and went to the cabins satisfied with his good deal.

I noticed your old wingman Full Throttle in the São Paulo thread. Any chance of reading some new Full Throttle & Ibiza007 centro reports in the future?

[Mr Enternational]

Real devalued rapidly to a high of over BRL$4. 25 today before getting slammed back down after hours (to BRL$3. 93) when the head of the Brazil Central Bank announced he believes the country's dollar reserves should be used to prop up the Real.

Amazing to see such a strengthening in the Real just on his words. Let's see what happens.

All except his words had nothing to do with nothing. A couple of the currencies that I monitor (including the Thai baht and the Mexican peso) did the same fall and surge against the USD within the same time period.

[Eric Cartman]

Real devalued rapidly to a high of over BRL$4. 25 today before getting slammed back down after hours (to BRL$3. 93) when the head of the Brazil Central Bank announced he believes the country's dollar reserves should be used to prop up the Real.

Amazing to see such a strengthening in the Real just on his words. Let's see what happens.

[Ibiza007]

Do the Centro Prives still offer 4 hands at a discount?

Used to be are $80 for one and are $120 for two, so now maybe are $120 and are $180 or so. Is that still available, it was always a great deal, and at 4 to 1 exchange an extra 15 bucks get a spare set of lips. Nice!

Cheers.

Ibiza.

[Exec Talent]

Actually the union-negotiated wage increase (for people who have worked 12 full months) will be about 10.6% this year (this September), by law, at least for technology employees. It's a vicious circle.

While IT jobs are increasing in Brazil, the number is small compared to those employed in the governmental sector which is where the belt tightening, not increases, will take place.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...austerity-plan

The minimum wage in Brazil is scheduled to increase 8.37% in January 2016 to BRL 854 a month from the current 788. The actual amount is somewhat higher when taking mandatory annual and holiday bonuses into account. Brazilians also receive a month's paid vacation.

One of the problems Brazil has is government pensions and some government salaries (which is a huge component of the Brazilian budget) are based on multiples of the minimum wage. Increase the minimum wage to help the poor and government pensions are increased.

A myopic view in this area is clearly a case of a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing.

[Eric Cartman]

Excerpted here so not to clutter Reports thread.

Regarding the increase in rates at Emporio do Banho, and in general in Brazil: The rate of inflation was 9. 53% in August. Few things are capable of killing an economy as fast. Wages, which often change on an annual basis, just can't keep up. Many of the middle class work for the government which is under pressure to reduce, freeze or limit increases in wages and benefits. During the US Recession, Washington DC was one of the few areas not impacted. The same is not going to happen in Brazil. How this impacts tourists in not so much financially, but through increased crime. Be careful and carry Reais, not dollars.

Actually the union-negotiated wage increase (for people who have worked 12 full months) will be about 10.6% this year (this September), by law, at least for technology employees. It's a vicious circle.

[Eric Cartman]

Anybody attending? Wish I was there!

http://rockinrio.com/usa/

Globo is posting a lot of vids on youtube. Look for "multishow rock in rio 2015".

[The Cane]

Anybody attending? Wish I was there!

http://rockinrio.com/usa/

[Java Man]

Help Disco closed on Jan 6, 2010. In it's place the Museum of Image and Sound, was to be built, with construction to be completed in the end of 2012. 2012 came and went. It's now 2015, and it's still not finished. Previous trips, I'd go by the area and one could hear construction noise, even at night. My last two trips not as much noise nor activity. But my last trip, saw a sign stating it would open around April 2016. (Those Brazilians are a positive bunch.) Going on 4 years behind schedule, initially budgeted at $R70 Million, I wonder how much over budget it's gone. It's finally starting to look like sumthin.

[Exec Talent]

Excerpted here so not to clutter Reports thread.

I don't know what the old prices were, but the cost here seems pretty high. I don't know WTF these prive owners are trying to do, but charging almost R$200 for a prive should finally provide the nail in the coffin for this casa. These places cater to 98% Brazilian men, so the positive dollar / real exchange rate does not affect them one iota. Why raise prices in accordance with the rising exchange rate? Talk about Bizarro Law of Supply and Demand. Bizarro as in the Seinfeld reference to Bizarro World. Where everything is opposite. Up is down and down is up and Bizarro Superman lives underwater and says bad bye instead of good bye.

Regarding the increase in rates at Emporio do Banho, and in general in Brazil: The rate of inflation was 9. 53% in August. Few things are capable of killing an economy as fast. Wages, which often change on an annual basis, just can't keep up. Many of the middle class work for the government which is under pressure to reduce, freeze or limit increases in wages and benefits. During the US Recession, Washington DC was one of the few areas not impacted. The same is not going to happen in Brazil. How this impacts tourists in not so much financially, but through increased crime. Be careful and carry Reais, not dollars.

[Mangera]

Reminds me of about 10 years ago when I was dating a chick in Montreal. I went to Rio with a buddy of mine who I had known for 15 years. When I returned from Rio, I went to my girl's house in Canada. I woke up one morning to her crying. I said what is going on? I looked over at the computer and there he is sending her X-rated pictures of me with other girls from our trip and saying what a terrible guy I am and how he would treat her right. And the kicker is that he had just recently married a Canadian chick! Seriously? All I could say to my girl was, "Well you told me to have fun. ".

Great Story! Your last line caused me to LOL! Thanks for sharing, and the laugh.

[Koolkid]

I've just checked my dates again on Skyscanner and alot of new flights have been added for my dates.

For early next year. 40% down on the prices I've been seeing over the last month. It pays to wait and be patient.

£378 for a return is the best I've seen, although the return leg has an 8 hour stop wait in Paris.

If the exchange rate holds and or gets better. It's going to be a perfect trip!

[Mr Enternational]

The funny thing is and the main reason I'm sharing this is to say it's just crazy how there is a member of this ISG that messages my girlfriend to tell her I'm still posting on the ISG (she already knew about the site itself), that I'm posting about hook-ups (which I'm not), and that I'm generally a lying scumbag and that she should be with him, even though he's never even met her in person. Crazy guy for real!
Between Brazil and Colombia, you have literally millions of other girls to choose from!

I feel sad for you, for your actions, however, I wish you luck in moving on.

Reminds me of about 10 years ago when I was dating a chick in Montreal. I went to Rio with a buddy of mine who I had known for 15 years. When I returned from Rio, I went to my girl's house in Canada. I woke up one morning to her crying. I said what is going on? I looked over at the computer and there he is sending her X-rated pictures of me with other girls from our trip and saying what a terrible guy I am and how he would treat her right. And the kicker is that he had just recently married a Canadian chick! Seriously? All I could say to my girl was, "Well you told me to have fun. ".

[Ricker]

Guys, not too long ago I met a fantastic girl in Brazil.

The more time we spend together, the better we get along, the more I respect and admire her and the more I genuinely care and love her.

The chemestry between us is crazy good!

I mongered for a long time, and had lots of fun, however, the time was right for me to find someone "special".

Being together and traveling together and knowing that someone really 'digs' me is great and totally satisfies me.

The 'mongering game' is obviously fun and enjoyable, and I wish all you guys the best of the best in your travels.

I still get on the ISG, mainly to get some chuckles, check up on old mates, give a little advice at times, and make some occassional sarcastic remarks.

Thats all great! However.

The funny thing is and the main reason I'm sharing this is to say it's just crazy how there is a member of this ISG that messages my girlfriend to tell her I'm still posting on the ISG (she already knew about the site itself), that I'm posting about hook-ups (which I'm not), and that I'm generally a lying scumbag, and that she should be with him, though he's never even met her in person. Crazy guy, really!!

It'd be funny, if it wasn't so pathetic really.

I've told my girlfriend everything about my past, and I know of hers.

We've put it in the past.

I'm happy now, only with her.

We talk about this guy too, that writes her, and it just baffles me how pathetic this dude is.

Dude, I know you'll read this post.

I know who you are, I'm a nice guy, but not stupid, and neither is she.

Just move on with your life.

Between Brazil and Colombia, you have literally millions of other girls to choose from!

I feel sad for you, for your actions, however, I wish you luck in moving on.

[Cho 637]

Can anyone tell me if the hotels in Sampa are still girl friendly? Its been a while since I've been there, I used to stay in Jardim near Avenida Paulista. I am also considering Ibirapurea.