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[Perkele]

I was wondering if they still had touts around there. If he expected you to believe the gdps would be out after 2:30 when the sun goes down at 5:00 then he should have tired to sell you some swamp land as well.
There is a good reason for that. That water gets pretty damn rough and will not hesitate to pull you out to sea. I almost drowned in it myself a couple of years ago and I'm a first class swimmer and an advanced open water diver. Now whenever I see the signs up I don't go near it. It is no joke.

Who on earth swims on Copacabana beach?

Didn't you know that all sewage from Copa, Ipanema and Leblon goes straight to the ocean. No treatment at all.

Actually a few months ago a researcher, brazilian, said in TV that all waters around Rio de Janeiro are so polluted that if Brazil would follow international standards it would be prohibited to swim anywhere near Rio.

Well, good luck. I'd go to dermatologist.

[Helpmann]

...I don't know how many of you have ever seen someone get rescued from drowning on Copacabana beach. It's quite an experience, what happens is the lifeguard on the beach spots the swimmer in trouble and instead of swimming out to rescue you they call a helicopter. The Helicopter hovers over the swimmer and a lifeguard jumps out of the helicopter into the water with the swimmer. The helicopter then drops a basket into the water and everybody gets into the basket and is moved to shore. I captured this on my cheap little camera but it has limited capabilities and from the distance and height it doesn't do it justice...

Thanks for the heads up. On one of my trips, I saw a helicopter flying over, but I could not determine what was going on.

-Helpmann

[Mr Enternational]

On my recent trip to Rio I did a few pass by's of Ho beach and the talent was very light. Last time I remember that area having any crowds was 2004 or 2005. There seemed to be more touts than customers, one of the touts told me that more girls should be showing up in a half hour as they sleep late, it was already 2 PM. He wanted me to rent a chair and have a beer and wait for them.

I was wondering if they still had touts around there. If he expected you to believe the gdps would be out after 2:30 when the sun goes down at 5:00 then he should have tired to sell you some swamp land as well.

I don't know how many of you have ever seen someone get rescued from drowning on Copacabana beach. It's quite an experience, what happens is the lifeguard on the beach spots the swimmer in trouble and instead of swimming out to rescue you they call a helicopter. The Helicopter hovers over the swimmer and a lifeguard jumps out of the helicopter into the water with the swimmer. The helicopter then drops a basket into the water and everybody gets into the basket and is moved to shore.

There is a good reason for that. That water gets pretty damn rough and will not hesitate to pull you out to sea. I almost drowned in it myself a couple of years ago and I'm a first class swimmer and an advanced open water diver. Now whenever I see the signs up I don't go near it. It is no joke.

[Rio Bob]

On my recent trip to Rio I did a few pass by's of Ho beach and the talent was very light. Last time I remember that area having any crowds was 2004 or 2005. There seemed to be more touts than customers, one of the touts told me that more girls should be showing up in a half hour as they sleep late, it was already 2 PM. He wanted me to rent a chair and have a beer and wait for them.

A short video of the area: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWn6Jque0F4


I don't know how many of you have ever seen someone get rescued from drowning on Copacabana beach. It's quite an experience, what happens is the lifeguard on the beach spots the swimmer in trouble and instead of swimming out to rescue you they call a helicopter. The Helicopter hovers over the swimmer and a lifeguard jumps out of the helicopter into the water with the swimmer. The helicopter then drops a basket into the water and everybody gets into the basket and is moved to shore. I captured this on my cheap little camera but it has limited capabilities and from the distance and height it doesn't do it justice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUowqp2UrU

[Poucolouco]

There is no list for Copa. Search the Rio thread with keywords 'termas', 'club', 'clubbe', 'bar' or 'NS Copa' and you'll find plenty of venues to keep you entertained in the area. Massagems aren't the big thing in Copa. Copa is setup for guys who like to drink alot, pickup from bars, or get action in the back rooms of a bar.

Try these: http://www.amantesecia.com.br/
http://www.copaterapias.com/v2.0/home.php
Copamassage http://www.amantesecia.com.br/verage...hp?agencia=250

[Member #3439]

I have been looking around, but I can't find a list of massagems in Copacabana.

Could somebody please attach a link to a list I expect must be hidden here somewhere.

Thanks in advance

There is no list for Copa. Search the Rio thread with keywords 'termas', 'club', 'clubbe', 'bar' or 'NS Copa' and you'll find plenty of venues to keep you entertained in the area. Massagems aren't the big thing in Copa. Copa is setup for guys who like to drink alot, pickup from bars, or get action in the back rooms of a bar.

[MCruddy]

Thank you for all the info on this site. Here is a nonmongering query. I will be traveling with a MacBook Pro used in the U.S. What kind of a plug will I need for it in Brazil. Will I need a transformer

Will be in Rio March 2-12th. Any chance you'll be there? Wouldn't mind meeting with a like minded monger.

MCruddy

[BionicMan]

I have been looking around, but I can't find a list of massagems in Copacabana.

Could somebody please attach a link to a list I expect must be hidden here somewhere.

Thanks in advance

looked around...where?

[Wonderguy]

I have been looking around, but I can't find a list of massagems in Copacabana.

Could somebody please attach a link to a list I expect must be hidden here somewhere.

Thanks in advance

[Bubba Boy]

Thank you for all the info on this site. Here is a nonmongering query. I will be traveling with a MacBook Pro used in the U.S. What kind of a plug will I need for it in Brazil. Will I need a transformer

The majority of places in Brazil use the same plug as the US. Hence you will not need anything. Rio & Sao Paulo mostly use 110v US plug.

Some other places in Brazil use 240v, but they usually have a 110v plug somewhere in the hotel/apartment.

Btw, Notebooks have an inbuilt AC adaptor connected to the power plug (the black box), hence you can use them pretty much anywhere in the build and they will adapt to whatever voltage is present, ie 110v upto 250v all works fine.

[Vittu]

Thank you for all the info on this site. Here is a nonmongering query. I will be traveling with a MacBook Pro used in the U.S. What kind of a plug will I need for it in Brazil. Will I need a transformer

[Golfinho]

The weird habit to post on internet about places where you have never stepped a foot in is called mythomania. It's a mental disorder. You should consult.

Imagining that you alone are able to procure air passage and roll out of your chic Las Halles hellhole, petit ami, that is your very own special brand of mania.

[Prosal]

Hughdad, take it easy on this guy, will you. You don't often come across entertainment value this rich. Let's enjoy the Prozzal character for what it is, before this fantasy life and misanthropic boundless ego is constrained without a keyboard somewhere in a rubber room.

Since mid-July, I have been (and posted about on ISG) in Vilnius, Varsaw, Minsk, Tashkent, Riga, Caracas, Medellin, Cartagena, Bucaramanga, Rangoon, Bangkok, Dhaka, and now Rio..

The weird habit to post on internet about places where you have never stepped a foot in is called mythomania. It's a mental disorder. You should consult.

[Member #3439]

Anyone able to recommend a cleaning service to do a one-time clean, top to bottom, of an apartment prior to move-in of a tenant?

Anyone know a good service that would do this even for a higher price?

Thx.
Cartman

Try one of the girls at VM who don't seem to be getting any business, like the ones standing on the stairs on the side of Rua Ceará opposite the catacombs. In my estimate, if they'll stand down there all night hoping to score R$20 or whatever their actual takehome is for a session; they'll probably clean your place for no more than twice that. Seriously..

Unrelated to you or that:
I see a bunch of crazy talk below, I must say, 'wow'...Do Brasileiras make good wives for Americans to take home? Haha. It's like watching an 80's horror movie, the general plot and the outcomes are well-known to all, but the people still go through that door or turn that corner? I wonder what it would be like turned in reverse, with people coming to America to find American wives. Everyone bashes Americanas, but if someone can't find a mate in the diversity of the US, going abroad to a country with a different language is not going to help.

[Hughdad]

"I'm the dude with the Berluti shoes and Cortigiani shirt sitting at the corner, sipping Beluga vodka, and flirting with girls passing by."

Hughdad, take it easy on this guy, will you. You don't often come across entertainment value this rich. Let's enjoy the Prozzal character for what it is, before this fantasy life and misanthropic boundless ego is constrained without a keyboard somewhere in a rubber room.

Agreed, he is a real tool.