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[Spidy]

As the investigation proceeds, it'll be interesting to see whether or NOT ex-Pres. Bozo, follows the in the "Trumpian" footsteps of his hero to the north, which resulted in a Jan. 6-style attack by Bolsonaros supporters after the far-right politician spread baseless conspiracy theories about the countrys election process.

Ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro Targeted in Coup Prob: Here' what to know....
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...w/ar-BB1hZrOXp

As for my post on ex-Pres Bozo being indicted, it is very relevant to Brazilian general information w/r to political, social and cultural significance. If that's not your thing w/r to having a discussion or debate...MOVE ON!

[Xpartan]

It's the credit card version of the ATM conversion thing. In this case, the vendor will get a rebate when customers choose non local currency like USD. I will be surprised that you have not seen it. It is more common in Sao Paulo. It is not as common in smaller cities. The machine will tell the person to show the terminal to client and let client make the selection, usually 1: USD, 2: BRL.

And exactly because vendors get a kickback for using USD conversion, you need to be proactive. I normally tell them them reais por favor (when I don't forget). If you don't, they might just charge you in dollars without asking.

[Spidy]

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[Nounce]

Where was that? The only thing I have been ever asked is debit or credit, never in which currency I wished to pay in.

It's the credit card version of the ATM conversion thing. In this case, the vendor will get a rebate when customers choose non local currency like USD. I will be surprised that you have not seen it. It is more common in Sao Paulo. It is not as common in smaller cities. The machine will tell the person to show the terminal to client and let client make the selection, usually 1: USD, 2: BRL.

Yes, learning the slang for coffee has been interesting in Brazil. But then again, I only drink black coffee drinks (espresso or pourover), the cafes are quite excellent in SP.

I drink a lot so I try to neutralize it by adding milk or some decaf. The Starbucks I went to doesn't have decaf. Starbucks added 5 BRL for the milk

[Foolish]

Talking about instruction, I have been trying to add milk to Americano at Starbucks. .

Yes, learning the slang for coffee has been interesting in Brazil. But then again, I only drink black coffee drinks (espresso or pourover), the cafes are quite excellent in SP.

Where was that? The only thing I have been ever asked is debit or credit, never in which currency I wished to pay in.

Interesting, because I see this all the time, I wonder if it's related to credit card issuer (CAD cards).

F.

[Axel Heyst]

Hey Spidy,

Please keep the political shit in the American politics or the stupid thread where it belongs. There is no legitimate reason to contaminate this thread or any other with political bias of any kind. It will only lead to pointless arguments and hatred.

[Spidy]

Although the Brazil, has a relatively "young" democracy, it is showing signs of maturity beyond that of America, the oldest and longest held democracy in the world.

The wanna be Brazilian dictator and Trump political impersonator (with Speedo tan lines...kkkk!), dubbed by Brazilians as "the Trump of the Topics" and my fav. "President Bozo", is now under investigation for their "J8" attempted coup.

Along with four (4) people arrested and 33 search warrants executed Thursday as part of the probe, ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, surrendered his passport, Brazilian Federal Police said in a statement.

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro under investigation in probe into attempted coup
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/08/a...ntl/index.html

• It's just utterly, stupefying that, ex-Pres. Bozo would follow some REALLY dumbass right-wing "Trumpian" bullshit coup, having just seen America's fail coup from the "Trump in the North".
  
  Perhaps that's why Brazilians, called the right-wing ex-president, "Bozo"? It does make perfect sense...kkkk!

Brazil's ex-leader Bolsonaro surrenders passport over coup probe
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68239341

Come what may, personally I'm glad to see, Brazilians, at the very least, fully engaged in their constitutional duties, to uphold their democracy and pursue their "J8" insurrectionists. Successful convictions or not, it is a good sign and sends a strong signal, that Brazilians are willing to stand up and fight for democracy.


Viva Brazil!

[Mr Enternational]

Some waiters have not seen foreign credit card so they are confused even if you give clear instruction. Today, I told the waiter to choose 2 to pay in reais but she just said sim and press the enter key which default to 1 to pay in USD. This is not the first time this happened. Next time, I am going take over the machine and do it myself. That was actually the instruction on the machine. LOL.

Where was that? The only thing I have been ever asked is debit or credit, never in which currency I wished to pay in.

[Nounce]

Some waiters have not seen foreign credit card so they are confused even if you give clear instruction. Today, I told the waiter to choose 2 to pay in reais but she just said sim and press the enter key which default to 1 to pay in USD. This is not the first time this happened. Next time, I am going take over the machine and do it myself. That was actually the instruction on the machine. LOL.

Talking about instruction, I have been trying to add milk to Americano at Starbucks. The first time, I managed to get the barista to add whip cream to it. My fault, because she was confused why I wanted to add milk so I said cream to unconfused her. Then I got an Americano delivered with whip cream. The next time, I tried to order with milk again, the barista wrote down my order as Latte. I caught that, and told her I wanted Americano with only 10% milk. After the coffee was made, she put the cup in front of me and steam milk on her hand, then started pouring and waited for me to tell her to stop. But there was a new problem, because the coffee was only half full. It's half of what I wanted but I got the taste I wanted. Haha. I went to another place and order Americano which was not on the menu. The waiter was confused, and I just told him espresso with water which he delivered.

[Hargow20]

TWe have seen a drop in the number of SG's & SW's in Tijuana since coid. The good thing is that there still is a lot of good reasonably priced girls on Photoaccomantes. I wish there was some reasonably priced good looking escorts in Tijuana.

There has been a real drop in talent since Covid, here in Rio. The population is older, not so many 20 year olds. For women under 40, the average weight is very high. You still see women on the street in bikinis, but now they weigh 100 kg. Just about any decent woman has her boyfriend in tow, I have seen very few hot women alone.

There are a few exceptions, maybe 1%.

But, even when a lady is with her boyfriend, its common for the woman to weigh more than the man.

I am traveling with a Thai lady, and she is hotter than most of the ladies here.

[Mr Enternational]

There has been a real drop in talent since Covid, here in Rio. The population is older, not so many 20 year olds. For women under 40, the average weight is very high. You still see women on the street in bikinis, but now they weigh 100 kg. Just about any decent woman has her boyfriend in tow, I have seen very few hot women alone.

There are a few exceptions, maybe 1%.

But, even when a lady is with her boyfriend, its common for the woman to weigh more than the man.

I am traveling with a Thai lady, and she is hotter than most of the ladies here.

That is true. In Latin America people love who they love. They are not worried about being with the hot blonde or the fashionable girl type of the day.

[Explorer8939]

There has been a real drop in talent since Covid, here in Rio. The population is older, not so many 20 year olds. For women under 40, the average weight is very high. You still see women on the street in bikinis, but now they weigh 100 kg. Just about any decent woman has her boyfriend in tow, I have seen very few hot women alone.

There are a few exceptions, maybe 1%.

But, even when a lady is with her boyfriend, its common for the woman to weigh more than the man.

I am traveling with a Thai lady, and she is hotter than most of the ladies here.

[Axel Heyst]

For this reason I like Fatal Models. More down to earth and you can see the girl's recent video (along with most of her imperfections, too).

Better be careful. My search for Fatal produced these headlines from multiple sources, "Top Escort Service in Brazil Exposes Millions of User and" & "Brazil's Biggest Escort Service Suffered a Massive Data Breach. " Maybe it is nothing, or maybe it is something. I don't know, but since I almost never do escorts and was only curious in what they have different from other sites, I chose not to check it out any further.

[Hargow20]

It is a bit hard to tell since most of the girls do not have reviews. My guess it is much better to go to their place. If it turns out to be a different girl and you are not interested you can always leave. The other good thing is that rates in Brazil are cheap so you are not out to much money if you have to give them some money. What about Sao Paulo. ? Sao Paulo seems has a lot more slender blondes. ?

Yep. But most of the time I do not even realize it until the session is over and I am shooting the shit with the girl or I have left the premises. You can generally tell though with experience. If you see glamour shots then it is not the girl. If you see the background as a $1 million condo then it is not the girl. If the pictures are from a run down apartment then it is the girl. If you see people have given ratings at the bottom of the ad then it is the girl. As a rule of thumb, if it is for downtown then it is the girl. If it is for Copacabana then it is not the girl. I mostly do it for the fun of it and do not have my heart set on it has to be this particular girl. I speak Portuguese and know how to make my own fun. So I just run with that. I am not paying over 150 reais though, so if I was paying like 400 or 500 then yeah I may be pissed or not accept if it is not the girl advertised.

[Xpartan]

Yep. But most of the time I do not even realize it until the session is over and I am shooting the shit with the girl or I have left the premises. You can generally tell though with experience. If you see glamour shots then it is not the girl. If you see the background as a $1 million condo then it is not the girl. If the pictures are from a run down apartment then it is the girl.

Yes, only 20 lb lighter and 10 years younger, LOL.

For this reason I like Fatal Models. More down to earth and you can see the girl's recent video (along with most of her imperfections, too).