Recife

[Full Throttle]

Yep',

Time to jumpstart this forum!!

Is there anyone that could provide a detailed overview that would serve as a primer? I PROMISE I'll report on everything I find next month, but would love to get a head start!

FT

[Monger 3]

Starting in December...I am interested. What is the action looking like there...especially with the Real falling. Last trip was Maceio in 2007 and the chicas were nice and cheap...50-80R for TLN with language skills...any updates?

[Chi Town Hustler]

What is happening in Recife now days? is Sampa's and Bamboo's still open?

[Pearldiver]

Of course I don't know any exact details as well. But I can add some gossip from local news papers and what people around this incident from Feb 26th 2008 are talking about.

http: //jc. Uol.com. Br/tvjornal/200...not_146782.php

http: //pe360graus. Globo.com/notici... NewsId=120896

The (very) short version of this reports is, that a 37 yrs. Old guy was found dead by, initially, unknown cause of death. By autopsy was found a broken neck beside excoriations so that this guy must have been victim of strangulation. Main suspects are the Austrian-German owner and the manager of the bar but police still not could procure evidence against any of both (and against probabely a third, unknown person).

According to police investigation the head of this guy, after bothering other guests and making trouble at ladies toilet, has been hitted on the wall.

In another forum, frequented by german expats in Brazil, some are writing that the manager is in jail while the owner refuged.

According to rumours Bamboo's owners are now the third time involved in strange incidents and focussed by police investigation during the recent years.

So a former, swiss, co-owner was murdered under still unknown circumstances a couple of years ago.

Other rumours are about a brazilian girl, who was working abroad in an (european? ) nightclub and was brutally beaten and crippeled by unknown people after she refused to go hooking at Bamboo. Since that time she is classified to be missed. Following other reports Bamboo Pousada and Bar are still open. The staff answers questions about owner and management by: "They are at company holiday, but we don't know where, when they will return. "

So, friends, enough gossip for today.

The last time I myself was in Bamboo Bar was like 2 years ago. And I refuged as well after 10 min because the scenery seemed not really inviting to me. A Wednesday night, 4-5 girls (with a 4-5/10 ranking too) mooching around so I could't find out who was more bored (the girls or me) and hitted forward to Sampa.

Regards,

Pearldiver

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[Looking For Eden]

I don't know the exact details but there was a guy there apparantly talking bad about germans. The talking escalated, he was drunk and the manager hit him I think. I don't know exactly what happened but the guy died. The manager is in jail and the owner is a fugitive my friend there says. That is why it is closed. I'm sad because that was one of my favorite bars to start off the night in. Go there and have a few drinks and then head downtown or further up boa viagem. I go to Recife usually twice a year and this will be a major dissapointment to me now. Maybe I will go elsewhere. All the talk of Recife being the murder capital of Brazil is a bit unnerving.

[George90]

Wow that is troubling. Watching the news there is always scary. Bamboo is closed now because someone was killed there too. Everybody I know that lives there has been robbed at least once.

I just read an article in the NYTimes describing how Recife is the murder capital of Brazil. I have been to Recife several times but have never seen this violence.

I always stay in Boa Viagem, the tourist beach area. The vast majority of the violence is in the interior where the very poor live. There are gangs and drug dealing but those areas are poorly policed so violence is the way to settle scores. The tourist area is very well policed.

I am surprised that someone was killed in Bamboo. That place is owned by Germans, I believe, and I have rarely seen it even half full when I have passed by. That area, Praca de Boa Viagem, is not a dangerous area, even at night.

Still, it is good to know where problems can arise.

[Looking For Eden]

Wow that is troubling. Watching the news there is always scary. Bamboo is closed now because someone was killed there too. Everybody I know that lives there has been robbed at least once.

[Balluba]

Here is a link to a Pernambuco Body Count website, arranged by journalists from Recife, as are worried about all the killings in this tiny north east state.

The jounalists have started to paint red people at the crime scene.

According to this site, there are 90,9 murders per 100.000. This should be double as much as in Rio.

In writing moment, number so far this year is 1511. 1511 !!!

Eleven today, 364 for April.

Link:
http://www.pebodycount.com.br/home/index.php

[George90]

This club is located in the Boa Vista section of Recife. This is a business commercial area with very few tourist attractions. Near the club are many restaurants and bars where young people hang out until 1 am or so.

This was my second time there, my first being 5 years ago. The line up was fair. There were no butt uglies but no ultra gorgeous either. It seems to cater to locals as I didn´t see any men who looked foreign. Out of 10-12 chicas who eventually showed up, only 2 or 3 caught my eye. One seemed to have a medicocre attitude and I stayed away from her, as did other men.

The two others were popular and many guys hit on them. The sexier one in my eyes was taken out by a guy as soon as she came onto the floor. I waited until they returned and spoke with her but I didn´t have enough time left to take her out. The other sexy one I just didn´t get around to speaking with her.

The fare was quoted to me as $R40 for the girl and $R15 for the room. This was ST up to an hour. I think it is an ´it ends when you pop´ deal. I don´t know if LT is available.

[George90]

I spoke too soon about the SW situtation. I was too early and not in the right area. This past weeek-end, the SWs were in all the usual places in their usual numbers. The SW scene in Recife is alive and well.

Chatatak was open on Friday and Saturday.

[Looking For Eden]

I am sorry to hear that. I was there in May, the Sampa garotas wanted 200 real for TLN, at least the ones I was interested in. I probably could have got the ones I did lower but I was there on vacation and didn't care about negotiating a few dollars. I met a non pro in a bar in north boa viagem, I think Biruta was the name, right on the beach. Anyway, I spent the rest of the trip with her. Chakatak was closed then. I don't know maybe it was just seasonal, maybe it is closed for good, can you tell me is it open now? Bamboo was pretty pathetic, maybe also because of the off season but I like chatting with the german guy that runs the place so it was good for a drink or two, very few garotas there. Speaking portuguese helps a lot too.

[George90]

I am in Recife. Other trips here there have been dozens of GDPs along the streets parallel to Ave. Boa Viagem, (Ave. Cons. Aguiar).

On this trip I have seen very few. It is probably due to the holidays but I think there is more to it. I have seen more police along the streets of Boa Viagem than ever before. There seems to be a tourism promotion going on. I suspect there is a crackdown on GDPs on the street. Even outside of Sampa seem very tame.

Yesterday night I saw only 1 clear GDP. Tonight I saw 2 together at the same corner as the oe I saw last night. There used to 3 or 4 on each corner of an intersection for 25 or 30 blocks!

[Miglia]

Hello guys!

I was in Recife from 3rd to 9th of November. I was in Recife Praia Hotel, girlfriendly at price of R$ 20,00. I was in mamboo bar, very small and with few girls, I found one, Tamaya, massage and sex in my hotel for R$ 100,00. Nice girl, 7/10. After I was in Ninfa (taxi driver told me ex-Scandinavia), entry R$ 20,00, nice place with swimming pool, few girls on Tuesday, higher level, some 8 or 9/10. I found Rebeka, J.Lo. copy, action in rooms upstairs, R$ 150,00, + R$ 20,00 for room, anal sex allowed.
On wednesday I was in Sampa, about R$ 20,00 for entry, lot of girls, smoking place, I found Rebeka (another one) R$ 200,00 in my hotel, pretty blond big bunda girl, I had a very good time.

Then I was in Casa Odette, very far from the centre, bad place with few tired girls that are moving all to Ninfa. I drunk fast a caipirinha and I went to Ninfa to meet Rebeka (J.Lo.) again.

This is my experience. Conclusion: Sampa and Ninfa reccomended, if possible stay in apartment. Bye-bye.

[Waterfront99]

I always use the "Navegantes Flats" in Rua do Navegantes in Boa Viagem. It is a rather upscale Apartment-building with hotel-service. You may bring whoever you want as this is "your" rented apartment.

See pictures her. But you may get a better price than on this page:

( http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-5736...egantes_flat-i )

Sorry for my late reply...
Waterfront

Hey there waterfront or indeed others in the know. I saw your post on Recife. I am there on business at the end of August and I'the value your advice.

Wheres the best quality hotel in town that are girl friendly?

Also, which are non girl friendly if its a different hotel?

I'd appreciate any assistance.

And also, is the mongering info you talk about in your post on recife still accurate?

[Miglia]

I will be in Recife, Hotel Recife Praia, Boa viagem, 9 from November, 3rd upto November, 9th. Any info about this hotel and clubs or other places to have good action there?

Thank you in advance!