2006 Rio de Janeiro Reports

[Catire]

you are correct royalflush!

i hear guys all day beat down and talk bad about barbarellas about the over price drinks and the waiters etc. and about the girls etc. etc., i can only laugh because i love going there to barbarellas i never had any problems with any of the staff, and the girls are the tops when it comes to looks in the copa.

i for one don't and won't fly that far to catch a deal at some low class terma with cold water or go up to vm or deal with helpee girls i rather go and take my time and fine me a 9 or 10 inside of barbarellas, i am not a drinker so the two drinks are just fine with me that you get when you go in.

so if you don't want to pay for what you get don't go to barbarellas but i pay what the market price is in barbarellas (around 200r and sometime less), the ones that speak really good english or been to the usa i stay far away from them lol

kid cisco

not to get into a "mine is bigger than yours contest"

but i've actually had two girls from there for free. i call it bagging the white elephant (for big game hunters)

but that was a good 5 years ago, when i was younger and better looking.

and i probably got at least a little bit lucky (you have to be to get them gratis).

if you can get them for 200 r, more power to you, but my understanding is that is a very very difficult price to get these days and this comes from a friend of mine who's been living in rio for a decade.

[Kid Cisco]

i've dragged some extremely hot women out of barbarellas for 200r. 400 is a sucker price (unless you're undesireable). i had one girl who kept approaching me with her 400r offer and i just told her to get lost. she was achingly beautiful, spoke perfect english and had lived in miami for a year or so. she also brought up the subject of exchange rates and what a good deal men are getting in brazil. i hear shit like that and i turn into stone. i don't care what they look like. her final offer was 300r, but i still walked. if you don't have problems attracting women wherever it is you come from, you can get hot women in barbarellas for a lot less than the prices being quoted in this forum. if you find a girl who knows the exchange rates, travels often, speaks other languages, you're not going to get a bargain. and, of course, learn enough of the language to have a conversation. you'll increase your odds tremendously.

you are correct royalflush!

i hear guys all day beat down and talk bad about barbarellas about the over price drinks and the waiters etc. and about the girls etc. etc., i can only laugh because i love going there to barbarellas i never had any problems with any of the staff, and the girls are the tops when it comes to looks in the copa.

i for one don't and won't fly that far to catch a deal at some low class terma with cold water or go up to vm or deal with helpee girls i rather go and take my time and fine me a 9 or 10 inside of barbarellas, i am not a drinker so the two drinks are just fine with me that you get when you go in.

so if you don't want to pay for what you get don't go to barbarellas but i pay what the market price is in barbarellas (around 200r and sometime less), the ones that speak really good english or been to the usa i stay far away from them lol

kid cisco

[Mr Enternational]

taking a van there (as described by Urcarioca) usually requires a bit of Portuguese and knowing where you have to go unless you have been there before. Not an easy task. Taking cabs there from the usual Zona Sul adds significantly to the overall cost of the experience,

EA

Like Keldeson said, from Copa take the bus (#175) to Barra Shopping (about 30 minutes) then get your taxi from there. It will shave at least R$30 from your transportation cost.

[Mr Enternational]

Rio was really dead on the 24th. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Luckily I was booked to celebrate at a friends house with her and her family.

[Knuckhead]

Gentlemongers!

Against the better advice of a number of you friends, I'll be arriving in town in a couple of days and will stay over the new year holiday to take advantage of few days off here in sex prison. I'd love to meet with like-minded fellow mongers who happen to be in town during this period. Drop me a PM please.

Cheers.

Sexplorer

[Member #4156]

4. Rio Tropical Club: www.riotropicalclub.com.br

One of the places I like the most in this area 30-40 girls in their permanent team. They always have parties where the number of girls goes up.

Very fun and realxed place not to mention that it is huuuuuggggggeeeeeee!!

I recommend it

Been there before. I only suggest you catch a bus to Barra and then a taxi to this place [Jacarepagua]. The taxista I caught from Copa got lost and took me for a rough ride through the Cidade de Deus trying to find it. But I enjoyed it non the less. They offer 4x4 prices.

[El Austriaco]

I agree with Urcarioca: these places are a long way from where most Rio mongers stay (Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana), and that's probably the reason you do not read a whole lot about them here. Unlike the centro termas, they are not easy to reach via metro, and taking a van there (as described by Urcarioca) usually requires a bit of Portuguese and knowing where you have to go unless you have been there before. Not an easy task. Taking cabs there from the usual Zona Sul adds significantly to the overall cost of the experience, and if you are willing to dish out that much cash, you might as well just stay put where you are and hit MC, L'Uomo, Solarium, and Centaurus.

On a side note: funny to notice that many of these clubs double as swingers clubs, too.

EA

[Royalflush]

I've dragged some extremely hot women out of Barbarellas for 200R. 400 is a sucker price (unless you're undesireable). I had one girl who kept approaching me with her 400r offer and I just told her to get lost. She was achingly beautiful, spoke perfect English and had lived in Miami for a year or so. She also brought up the subject of exchange rates and what a good deal men are getting in Brazil. I hear shit like that and I turn into stone. I don't care what they look like. Her final offer was 300R, but I still walked. If you don't have problems attracting women wherever it is you come from, you can get hot women in Barbarellas for a lot less than the prices being quoted in this forum. If you find a girl who knows the exchange rates, travels often, speaks other languages, you're not going to get a bargain. And, of course, learn enough of the language to have a conversation. You'll increase your odds tremendously.

In my opinion there is absolutly no reason to get a girl out of barbarella. Even if you are loaded with cash. Frist off the girl is going to start the pricing around R$500 and she aint coming down no where close R$300. I have never in 8 years gotton a girl out of there. I make it a point to check out barbs everytime that i go to rio because there are very hot girls there. All you have to do with 100% of the girls there is say "meet me at help later and i will take you" This has a 99% success rate. The only time this does not work is if she is tied up for the entire night. But you better belive that once 2:00am rolls round all the chicks from barbs go right over to helpe and the price goes right down to R$150-R$200.

Its like going into Nieman Marcus to buy a cartier. They are going to wipe your ass, offer you coffee, valet your car, have a perrsonel assistant with you, but the price is $5,400 retail for the watch. Or you could go to Furmans do in DC and get the same exact watch for $4,300 no frells. You pay he gives you the watch tells you theres a 2 year warenty and if you want it shipped to avoid taxes. Same watch get different service.

Trust me she will give you a better fuck if she Knows your not a idiot paying rediculous prices for tang.

[The Guy]

I had a pretty good experience at Rio Branco 156, Apt 3320 last week. Lots of massage places in this classic building, but this one seems to have higher quality girls. It's a bit pricier (85-120 for 1 girl depending on time, quality of room). However, the girls are mostly young and attractive. I thought about half of the 12 were doable. I had a good time with a 20m yr old student who could have passed for 18. She seemd to really enjoyed the sex.

[Urcarioca]

Reading the rio section and I've noticed that the termas in this area as well as other termas are not mentioned at all at the forum or at least not a lot.Brugal8

Thanks Brugal8, I was about to give some intel about the West Area (Zona Oeste) of Rio. I mean Barra da Tijuca, Jacarepagua and Recreio.

There's a BUNCH of doable girls there.

It could be quite expensive to get there though by cab (R$45-55) from Copacabana or Zona Sul for example.

The best way to go is to take a "Van", you will find them on Ave. Atlantica, it's a safe mean to get there and the cost is about R$ 4-6.

Feliz Natal

Urcarioca

[Catire]

Recent reports about Barbarella is that it has a 70 reais cover charge and with that you get 2 drinks. If you take a girl out then you must pay another 70 reais charge for the girl. So yes the house makes 140 reais for their services which is to bring you all together. This is not a cheap place and by all means is not for everybody. The cost for the girl and her services are negotiated seperately.

just to clarify, as of Dec 10th, 2006, I paid 60 reals entrada and it was 60 salida for the girl at Barbarella. That price has been like that for a very long time, though of course was less of an issue when the real was 3 to 1 or weaker.

on a broader info note, most other boites work along the same lines - except the price is usually around 35 reals, which includes two drinks. The problem really arises when a girl sits down with you and starts ordering so called "lady drinks", which are usually double priced (e.g. tiny glass of wine, or something like Kahlua or Bailey's on the rocks they'll try to charge you 40 reals for)

there are some lower prices lady drinks on menu, so be careful when ordering something for her. Some girls are aggressive about them because it's a way for them to make at least a little bit of dough on a night they're not likely to get a client. (they get a cut of each such drink, which partially explains why they're so expensive)

[Brugal8]

Reading the rio section and I've noticed that the termas in this area as well as other termas are not mentioned at all at the forum or at least not a lot.

In the barra area you have:

1.Praia club 400. web site: www.cafe400.com.br

Very well known house in the area a little bit on the high prices but good looking girls (you can see a couple of them on the website).

Management at this place can be a pain in the #%$ sometimes but the girls make it worth it.


2. Termas Paris Cafe : www.pariscafe.com.br

This termas used to be termas pigalle.

Same prices as the centro termas (last time I checked) and you will find some good looking girls also.


3. Termas Ancoro do recreio: www.ancoradorecreio.com.br

Talent at this house not what it used to be but you will still find a couple of good looking garotas.


4. Rio Tropical Club: www.riotropicalclub.com.br

One of the places I like the most in this area 30-40 girls in their permanent team. They always have parties where the number of girls goes up.

Very fun and realxed place not to mention that it is huuuuuggggggeeeeeee!!

I recommend it


5. Club 600 : www.club600.com.br
This place is from the same owners of praia club 400, it's more of a downscale place but you can still find something worth your reais.

Well I'm going to leave it there for now hoping that this encourages reports on all of these places.

P.S. : I'll be posting on more places later on

Brugal8

[Cachorro]

It was not difficult to find as it located on the corner of Rio Branco and Rua do Alfondeja not far from Metro Urugayano.Just to be doubly sure that I was at the right place a very large sign outside proclaimed "502 Centro de Lazer".No lazer show here just the oldest profession being practiced.

Centro de Lazer = "Leisure Centre" in Portuguese.

Worth noting that the entry fee at 502 is also a credit for drinks. Eg. if you pay 10r to get in, you have a credit of 10r to spend on drinks at the bar inside.

[El Apodo]

Just to be doubly sure that I was at the right place a very large sign outside proclaimed "502 Centro de Lazer".No lazer show here just the oldest profession being practiced.

FYI lazer in Portuguese means "leisure." Literally translated 502 is the Center of Leisure.

I've only been to 502 once, but as I recall a couple of drinks were included in the entrance fee. I didn't find anything there to float my boat, but was there not long after it opened.

However, the price is right! Good report, keep them coming!

EA

[Uncle Scrooge]

You all have good points. No doubt. But I wil not pay R140 to get in and grab some take out.

I agree. Another thing that pisses me off about Barbarellas is people bother you for tip. Even when you leave the doorman asks you for a tip. WTF is that? I've been to pretty much every joint and my personal experience is you will always find the range of "awesome/good/average/below average" garota in most places. If I want grade A beef without much effort searching, I can always go to Centaurus. It's the most expensive of all the termas but compare to Barbarellas, it's pretty cheap after all said and done.