2008 Rio de Janeiro Reports

[Jesuscola]

I'm heading to Rio next week Friday. Since Friday will be Good Friday and Sunday will be Easter Sunday, I'm worried Rio will be a ghost town.

Will 4x4 be open on Friday? What about L'Uomo & Monte Carlo on Saturday?

Thanks

4x4 and everything else will be closed on Good Friday. L'uomo and MC will be open Saturday. L'uomo for certain will be open Sunday, and I would bet on MC this year as well.

[kbilly1690]

Heres a list of some of the escort services I have been looking at. Do any of you know how much these women charge? For how long? Recommend these sites? or other sites?

http://www.milfaces.com/ensaios/Principal.htm

http://www.viprj.com.br/index1.php

http://www.riosexsite.net/index_fram...=garotacarioca

http://www.hotside.com.br/app/site/capa/

[Dollars]

I'm heading to Rio next week Friday. Since Friday will be Good Friday and Sunday will be Easter Sunday, I'm worried Rio will be a ghost town.

Will 4x4 be open on Friday? What about L'Uomo & Monte Carlo on Saturday?

Thanks

[Exec Talent]

Where is the Official Tourist Information Centre ? Ive never seen it.

The one I visit is at Av. Princesa Isabel, 183. The staff is great and very helpful.

Another is at Praca Pio X, 119 - 9th Floor in Centro.

www.riodejaneiro-turismo.com.br

[Bravo]

Where is the Official Tourist Information Centre ? Ive never seen it.

[American Warrior]

The E

I believe you will be making a mistake staying in that hotel if you want different company in the room with you

[Spinnerman]

Good analysis Christpherd.

I have been to Rio many times and I am finally moving there permanently on May 7th.

I usually stay in an apt in Copa, cause that's where the party is. This time however I have arranged a long term month to month rental in Ipanema. I also plan to buy a Cobertura in Ipanema. (no rush I want to see how the world credit crunch plays out) There will be a metro in Ipanema soon (work is actually ongoing) and for now you can take the Metro bus which hooks you up to the Metro at no extra charge.

Why am I going to live in Ipanema when most of the action is in Copa?

Apart from the reasons you gave. I do feel safer late at night in Ipanema. Perhaps it is an illusion. Meeting non working girls or working girls who want a relationship, Ipanema is a MUCH better address to have.

Also better to have a bit of distance between where you live and where you monger. I always take a new girl to an hourly hotel like Casa Linda first. To make sure she's relatively calma. Cuts down on the 4 am puta screaming match which so endears one to one's neighbours. Less likely to get stalked by someone if they are in Copa and you are in Ipanema.

I'll have a bicycle and Ipanema is a very quick peddle. (I won't try going to Help with my bike and asking the GDP for a bike ride home) to Copa.

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Bottom line if I go to Rio for a three week mongerfest, I stay in a Copa apartment. If I go to live I live in Ipanema

[Jan 156]

It's a matter of personal preference but here's some of the differences that I feel.

The biggest one - unless you intend to stay in your local area (Ipa and Copa), is that Ipa is further away and has no Metro (the 'Ipanema' metro stop is actually in the Ipa end of Copa). So if you want to travel to Centro (or Botafogo, or Sugar Loaf or a host of other good destinations) it is further in terms of time, money and convenience. If you are travelling non-rush hour, especially evening, and always use taxis, it's not a big add-on. But if you want to get about during the day you have the choice of going the full length of Copa before going on anywhere or going round Lagoa the other (often traffic-jammed) way. If it's your first trip, you have limited time, and are happy with a couple of upmarket termas, the beach and maybe a trip to the Botanics (which is worth a trip btw), or Help if it stays open, Ipa a nicer environment and will maybe satisfy. Anything further and most places are more hassle from Ipa. (A few, like Barra, are marginally closer but it is so marginal I don't really think it's a factor).

Ipa is a more westerner-friendly environment in many ways. There are more good quality shops. Good quality restaurants. More people that speak a bit of English. The streets are clean and you can easily feel at home in a reasonably posh neighbourhood. The idea that there is much less crime might be illusory and you should still be very careful with belongings. The beach is slightly better looking than Copa. There are more catwalk model types about and less hooker types or lower-middle-class types on it. You'll probably pay slightly more for everything of course.

Copa is gringo central, even if it is still a fair trip into town ('Centro'). People will usually speak enough English to try to overcharge you but cheap restaurants and eating places are very plentiful. You can find all your essentials, beachwear, day clothing, groceries, launderettes, 24-hour chemists, mid-range knock-shops, travel agents, tour guides and cambios, and anything else you forget to get earlier, all on the long main street called N.S. Copacabana. You also have access to the 100% safe high-tech Metro via three stations. Buses are frequent and there is an excellent, official Tourist Information Centre to answer any non-mongering question you have in English. I don't know the figures or reliability of them, but if it isn't less safe than Ipa it feels it as there is more visible low-life around, but it is still an exciting metropolis and one that can be navigated safely by the sensible traveller.

[Exec Talent]

What happened to all the talk of help closing in feb. blah blah. same ole talk. Help aints going anywhere.

Listen to the guy who takes care of the men's room and confirm it with a reliable source. That is what I did and reported exactly that some time ago.

Do I think Help is going to close. Sure, I do. I also believe that the exchange will take a turn in the opposite direction. However, I need a little more data to determine exactly when. As for Help, guess I need to make another trip to the men's room.

[Lucky19]

Thanks. Are you familiar with Ceasar Park? Can I bring in outside guest there? Also, better looking people on the beach is also a plus. So I guess that Ipanema is the equivilent of South Beach in Miami. The beautiful women go to the place where they think that the rich men are. Makes perfect sense. I think that I will stay there and explore the other areas once I get there. Sometimes it's good not to stay in the same area that you do dirt in.

Besides, I think you should get and stay in an apt. Anyway. Its a sexier look and gives you more of an individual and adult feeling, which is not always easy to get in a foreign country. Just my opinion, you'll make your own decision.

[Lucky19]

I have been checking on hotels and I am a little torn between which one I should pick.

1) Ceasar Park Ipanema

2) Excelsior Copacabana Hotel

I have read that Ipanema Beach is the upscale area of Rio with more shops and resturants. I also heard that Copacabana is a more middle to lower class area with higher crime and violence. Is there really that big of a difference between the two areas?

My trip will be 30% relaxing, 15% shopping, 40% hanging out in resturants/ bars/ clubs, and 15% whoring.

I'm looking for a whoring friendly upscale location that will allow me to be around the hot area.

Which hotel should I pick?

Sorry to bother you guys with this question, but it's not something I can ask my mom or female friends.. without giving them ALL the reasons and motives I have for looking for a place. And my dad just likes resorts in the middle of no where because he hates crowds.

And thanks for all of the advice given a couple of weeks ago. It's well noted.

With all due respect The E you're making a big mistake

Okay, let's compare to Miami

Miami is South Beach

South Beach is about a twenty-block, some-odd long strip

That is where all the action takes place. If you are staying anywhere in that twenty-block zone you know what you are doing and will have no trouble obtaining company and getting them back to wherever it is that you are staying. Plus.- the Girls all feel comfortable, (relatively), to not have to go on some great big journey to possibly fuhk a guy. So to re-cap, North Beach in Miami has really nice condos as well with nice shops, sightseeing, resources for tourists, and a short distance to South Beach. But there's a reason why nobody stays in North Beach. You don't have to deal w/commuting everywhere; you don't have to commute to be in the heart of the action. Plus (this is another big one) you're basically out of the mix. You don't know what's going on! (ie.) You're in Copa bumping into Americans all day and everybody's been buzzing about how hot 4x4's been all week or L'uomo's or wherever.. Maybe it's even a bar in Ipanema people have been buzzing about for tonight and You were staying in Ipanema and decided to come to Copa that night. Honestly those simple points I just laid out is how must people ruin their whole experience and end up having a lousy trip. You gotta be in the mix, (IMHO), period. And that's Copa. Yeah, Ipanema is nice, but who cares! You can always go to Ipanema when you need a change of pace. Besides, you can stay somewhere really nice in Copa as well for that matter and have a whole lot more fun.

Trust Me,

Good Luck

[Brazilman]

What happened to all the talk of help closing in feb. blah blah. same ole talk. Help aints going anywhere.

[Off Road]

Exactly, that's what he was trying to warn you about.

If I wanted a decent hotel without the hassle on guests I'd consider the JW Marriott in Copa instead of Caesar Park. Either that or spent the $$ on renting a very nice apt. in Ipanema.

I was going to recomend that to E also, especially if you do not speak Portuguese. JW is very gringo..

[Ardgneas]

Really... that sucks.

Exactly, that's what he was trying to warn you about.

If I wanted a decent hotel without the hassle on guests I'd consider the JW Marriott in Copa instead of Caesar Park. Either that or spent the $$ on renting a very nice apt. in Ipanema.

[The E]

Don't venture on Ipanema Posto 8 portion of beach (Gay Farme), as in the whole area between Rua Farme de Amoedo and Rua Vinicius de Moraes.

Watch your ass (literally) there !!

Really... that sucks. Sounds like the Ceasar is the hotel for me. It's not cheap, but you only live once and I don't know if I'm ever going back to Rio, I'm going to make it a trip of a life time!

I will make sure to post a lot of pictures and give some updates on the where abouts of all the action when I return.