Fortaleza

[Johan]

I want to be as objective and only minimal of my personal opinion. Goal is I report the facts, you decide your own opinions.

Fortaleza, if you refer to the night scenes around Pr. Iracema area, is very quiet and low level. The night club are merely in patched up brick houses with lack of level sophistication (e.g. air conditioning, bath room, all patch up work). There may be a lot of girls if you got in during the "right time" however, the scene reminds me very much of the Tijuna scene. I took three trips on three different nights (just to make sure i did not miss out anything and offer my best impartial assessment). On all 3 nights, I did not see the quality of the girls dramatically different one night or the other. On "average", I would say the girls around the Iracema area to be similar to the HELP type. However, give them credit, they do have a better sense of humor than the HELP girls. e.g. On many occasions when some of the girls propositioned to me, I waged my finger and gestured to them that they are not as pretty as a type I require, all of them just smiled and walked away.

Totally agree with the board members' assessment that girls in CE are short and tend to have a certain stocky (not fat but stocky) body shape. I prefer the long leg, at least 5'7" (no heel measurement), with a degree of bunda and ivory skin, dark eye type, which is rarer than rare here.

Weather wise, Fortaleza is more muggy than hot compared with Rio. If you intend to loose a few pounds, come. Also, Fortaleza is famous for its seafood however, at least in the Iracema area where the gringos congregate, almost all the restuarants' seafood quality is less than Rio's Copa area. In three days, five meals, I sampled all major seafood restaurants in this area. Since this is not meant to be a food report, I am not going to detail which restaurant I visited or what food I ordered. However, I did find the fish as old (not same day fresh as Rio) and the method of preparation and presentation crude. In one meal, I tasted the fish as at least 2 days old and asked to speak to the chef, he came out and I asked him how "old" were the fish he made for me, knowing that I know fish, he confessed that it was 2 days old. Although I was quite angry that a major fishery town served 2 day old fish to customer, I pardoned him as he was honest with me.

I think if you have only 1-2 wks vacation, definitely don't visit Fortaleza. You actually do yourself a favor by staying at Rio or SP as you have so much more fun without spending all the time and dollar. If however, you have more than 3 wks vacation and want to check out different scenes in Brasil, make Fortaleza as your "cultural awareness" tour.

[Bananalars01]

Any suggestions for flights from Europe (ideally London) to Fortaleza? Is it best to just fly to Rio/SP and get internal flights from there, or are there more direct / economical ways? Searches on the online agencies tell me it's likely to cost 1500 EUR or so.

1500 euro, forget it:

600 Euro is possible with
www.arkefly.nl

Is from amsterdam, webside I think is in Dutch only.

[Sperto]

I've always been up for a challenge but unless someone can set me straight about my misgivings, I'm staying away from this overrated city. Any comments?

Go there and see for yourself. Fortaleza has nice beaches, great nightlife, good non-pro potential and cheap and excellent mongering.

I like Fortaleza a lot. Others might prefer spending all their time in their small playground Copacabana.

[Off Road]

After reviewing this thread, I'm beginning to have second thoughts about this town. Unless I'm not reading the reports correctly, the negatives outway the positives about three to one. Add to this, the long journey from my hometown and I'm almost questioning my own sanity for considering such a long trip. I've always been up for a challenge but unless someone can set me straight about my misgivings, I'm staying away from this overrated city. Any comments?

I love fortaleza for a vacation, with a girlfriend or wife. I have never tried mongering there, but just does not seem like that easy. You have plenty of activities for couples, so many nice beaches, buggy rides, horseback rides, ski boats, restaraunts.. It just is a romantic city for me. I have been there 8 times and would think of getting a retirement place there. It is not Rio or Sao Paulo for sure.

[Chicochulo]

After reviewing this thread, I'm beginning to have second thoughts about this town. Unless I'm not reading the reports correctly, the negatives outway the positives about three to one. Add to this, the long journey from my hometown and I'm almost questioning my own sanity for considering such a long trip. I've always been up for a challenge but unless someone can set me straight about my misgivings, I'm staying away from this overrated city. Any comments?

[Chicochulo]

I am almost certain, I will be going to Fortaleza for 2 weeks in Dec '07. This is a holiday trip and a chance to meet up with european friends that will be there at the same time. I look forward to reviewing this thread and picking up info from all you experienced mongers that have visited this vacation destination. In advance, I salute our fraternity in Brazil.

CC

[Biffy]

balluba:

http://www.thomsonfly.com/en/destination_NAT.html

you'll have to call them to confirm the dates, they only fly once a week, and their search page sucks, so in this case use the phone....

[Balluba]

Thanks, I think Forta. will be a nice complement to Sampa.
When I go to Rio, then I blend in a trip to the south.
I gotta get my feet on the beach, and a round, brown bum in my lap, for at least a few days. Last time I never made it to praia do futuro. More exploration to do!!!

And by the way, where did you find those honeys. They are the exact thing attracting me there. They are beautiful!

Bambino: Where did I find them? Its like this, they find me ... and also, when You come >>> they will find You :-)

Safe travel,
Balluba


Enclosed; a brown cute bum :-)

[Bambino]

Thanks, I think Forta. will be a nice complement to Sampa.
When I go to Rio, then I blend in a trip to the south.
I gotta get my feet on the beach, and a round, brown bum in my lap, for at least a few days. Last time I never made it to praia do futuro. More exploration to do!!!

And by the way, where did you find those honeys. They are the exact thing attracting me there. They are beautiful!

[Balluba]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZkXZV7DnDw

I found this on youtube. Can I confirm that this place is "girl friendly"?

I'll be in Sampa from 7/13-7/28. I'm thinkin about a side trip for a few days to Forta, but last time I was "thwarted" at my hotel. So I'm thinking about either a nice hotel AND a cheap flat. Or just a GDP friendly place.

Any comments would be helpful.
Thanks...n

Bambino:

Please read my post about Hotel Casa Blanca and other hotels of 06-05-07. In sum; You will have no problems, the management is very "monger-oriented"

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...632#post605632

Also interior photos (included garotas) in my post of 06-28-07.

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...578#post614578


Best of luck to you!
Balluba

[Bambino]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZkXZV7DnDw

I found this on youtube. Can I confirm that this place is "girl friendly"?

I'll be in Sampa from 7/13-7/28. I'm thinkin about a side trip for a few days to Forta, but last time I was "thwarted" at my hotel. So I'm thinking about either a nice hotel AND a cheap flat. Or just a GDP friendly place.

Any comments would be helpful.
Thanks...n

[Balluba]

yes thomsonfly have a weekly charter flight costing buttons - i was quoted £170 each way, and its direct and way less hours than flying to sao paulo, trekking round the stupid circular arrivals hall and getting on a connecting flight for another 3 hours.....

Hei Biffy

Do you have a link or something, as I cant find this at their homepage in internet?

[Biffy]

yes thomsonfly have a weekly charter flight costing buttons - i was quoted £170 each way, and its direct and way less hours than flying to sao paulo, trekking round the stupid circular arrivals hall and getting on a connecting flight for another 3 hours.....

[Balluba]

Any suggestions for flights from Europe (ideally London) to Fortaleza? Is it best to just fly to Rio/SP and get internal flights from there, or are there more direct / economical ways? Searches on the online agencies tell me it's likely to cost 1500 EUR or so.

I normally go via Lisboa (TAP) or Amsterdam (qxxl.nl). Depending when You travel, London-Fortaleza flights cad be bought for approx. 1000-1200 Euro (July2007).

From London Gatwick I have been told that thomsonfly.com have charter, not for Fortaleza, but Natal. I have heard prices as low as Euro 250 but cant verify this.

Other members can have better info for You ?
Balluba

[Artful]

Any suggestions for flights from Europe (ideally London) to Fortaleza? Is it best to just fly to Rio/SP and get internal flights from there, or are there more direct / economical ways? Searches on the online agencies tell me it's likely to cost 1500 EUR or so.