Salvador

[Carlos Primeros]

Salvador is very much streched out and the taxi-fare will kill you. A rental car is much better. Get your GPS with a Brazilian map loaded up.

Carlos

[Cartero]

Do not exchange money at the airport. Or at least only enough to pay for your taxi to the hotel. The airport exchange is a total rip-off!

At the center in Salvador you find several exchange offices which will give you a decent exchange-rate. You have to shop around a little bit. Also in the souvenier-shops in the center near the cathedral they change your money for a good or better rate than the dolleiros.

Carlos Primeros

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. I will do that. One question, is getting a rental car a good thing or is there a better way to get around Salvador?

[Carlos Primeros]

Do not exchange money at the airport. Or at least only enough to pay for your taxi to the hotel. The airport exchange is a total rip-off!

At the center in Salvador you find several exchange offices which will give you a decent exchange-rate. You have to shop around a little bit. Also in the souvenier-shops in the center near the cathedral they change your money for a good or better rate than the dolleiros.

Carlos Primeros

[Cartero]

I am going to Salvador for a couple of weeks and have been preparing myself by coming to this forum. I have only have one question. Are there certain places that any of you recommend to exchange dollars for reals? I have read suggestions of exchanging at the airport but since I am going for an extended stay, I might have to exchange large amounts.

[Spidy]

Thanks for update Sperto. I know you warned me to go to Rio instead of Salvador, and you were right...

Rovnak, I pretty much agree with most of your comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages. They were all pretty much spot on. I have been to Salvador, several times myself and found the biggest disappointment (apart from the lack of P4P) was how the city is laid out. It's just one long corridor and it takes like forever to get from one side of it to the other. Things are so spread out, way too time consuming and difficult to get to, whether by bus or taxi.

That said, its a beautiful city, with great beaches, great cultural aspects and some petty decent hot local girls, both black and white. But for me, the city layout is just too cumbersome and spoils my enjoyment for wanting to get to know the city.

[Member #4732]

thanks for update sperto. as usual your detail on locations is impecable.

i know you warned me to go to rio instead of salvador, and you were right. i was 2 weeks in rio and had amazing time. salvador, by comparison, is not my style (so far). now back in salvador, and wishing i was still in rio. terapeutas, termas, sambodromo, ensaios. that was intense. oh well, live and learn.

perhaps if i lived in salvador things would be better, as the scene here is just not well organized for visitor. and transportation within the city is either expensive taxi or bus. i think theguyty will write up a post on bus system, he was a fan. this brings me to my major point. if i had chance to do it again, i would probably choose to stay in rio vermelho or further east, pituba, boca do rio, armacao, itapua etc. for me, there is no advantage to barra, and there are some disadvantages.

-night life in barra is not all that. rio vermelho better.

-beaches are not all that (crowded, and honestly, the crowd is not attractive). atlantic beaches better.

-barra doesn't benefit from the atlantic breeze, so feels hotter than atlantic.

-zero mongering opps within barra itself, aside from trash that is completely off my radar.

-love motels are all on atlantic strip. most gps are also over there. convenient to other locations, inconvenient to barra.

-traffic jams up in barra. leaving or coming is just lost time.

just my 2 cents for future visitors.

[Sperto]

Morro de São Paulo, a short update:

GENERAL:
* Very few brazilian tourists. Foreign tourists are mainly from Argentina and some from Chile.
* Morro is getting even more expensive.
* Boat from Salvador cost R$75 in high season. Boat from Valenca is cheaper. Flights from Salvador.
* Pousada prices: From R$80 for a nice room, in high season. Not all pousadas allow visits.
* Beautiful beaches and good snorkeling.
* Party: Different places depending on the day of the week. Beach party at 2:nd beach, beach party at Funny, party at Teatro, Toca or Pulsar.

GIRLS:
1. Local girls, non-pro´s. It still easy to score local black girls.
2. Brazilian tourist girls. Very few of them.
3. Foreign girls. Mostly argentinians girls. Some sexy ones, but they seems hard to flirt with compared to brazilian girls.
4. Pro's. Less pro´s than it used to be. Some got married etc. I could only spot 6 pro´s. Two cute ones. Asked for R$100, but I didn´t try them out.

CONCLUSION:
Don´t go to Morro for mongering. Bring a girl from Salvador or go for the local girls.

[Sperto]

An update on some daytime privês in Centro, R$30-40.

* EDIFICIO SANTA RITA:
- Av Sete de Setembro 184, Edificio Santa Rita Anexo, Sala 501: R$30/30 min. 3 girls. All ugly.
- Av Sete de Setembro 184, Edificio Santa Rita Anexo, Sala 303: R$30/30 min. 3 girls.
Recommendations:
Barbara: 33 years. A bit worn face, but nice big natural tits. Good service.
Amanda: The "receptionist" who sometimes does programas. 29 years, negra, silicon tits and enhanced ass. Gave exceptionally good service.
- Av Sete de Setembro 184, Edificio Santa Rita Anexo, Sala 307: Closed down.
- Av Sete de Setembro 184, Edificio Santa Rita, Sala 203: Closed down.
- Av Sete de Setembro 184, Edificio Santa Rita, Sala 503: Closed down.
# Note 1: The edificio lies just before Praça Castro Alves. The entrance is numbered 174/184. The first elevator is Edificio Santa Rita, where there are no more puteiros. The second elevator, in the back, is Edificio Santa Rita Anexo, where there are two puteiros.
# Note 2: The cabins are very simple, but at least they have a fan and they put a new sheet (clean?) before each customer. Shower before and after.
# Note 3: Number of girls and quality changes a lot.

* MORGANAS MASSAGEM
- Rua 21 de Abril 40.
# Note 1: The street is quite easy to find. Get off the bus at Relogio Sao Pedro (Largo São Pedro). The street is full of street stands. There is no number on the entrance. Number 40 is on the right hand between two lanchonettes. The entrance is like a white hall with white stairs. It´s on the fourth floor (top floor). Don´t get confused of the kitchen etc you pass on your way up. Ring the bell.
# Note 2: They charge R$40/30 minutes. CBJ or BBBJ, some girls have anal included.
# Note 3: The cabins are nice and big. Clean sheets. If you want a special cabin with a cadeira erotica it will cost you R$10 extra. Shower before and after.
# Note 4: Ten girls working. The standard has gone down since last year. This year I only found one that looked really good. They change girls very often.
# Recommendation:
Sara. 23 years, new girl, negra with cool afro-hair, cute, slim, very nice tits, small round ass. Good service.

OTHER MONGERING. *****************************
* Pelourinho: Very few streetwalkers, and only hardcores.
* Porto da Barra: Usually a few ones sitting at Macau Chines. Pregnant GP´s and crackwh*res. Very depressing.
* Barra: Hard to find streetwalkers these days.
Sometimes there are a few ones sitting at Carangueijo do Sergipe (before Cristo). If there is none, at least you can enjoy a very nice meal.
* The Orla: Several overpriced stripclubs, which I didn´t check out.

NON-PRO´S. **********************************
The non-pro´s are the nicest girls in Salvador. Look for them at bars where the locals go or at the beach. Personally I enjoy the bars at Rio Vermelho, where there are many beautiful local girls (also light-skinned).

[Member #4732]

Hey Rovnak,

Great post! Lots of good information. I'm in Salvador we can meet up.

Ty

Ty, I think you need to enable private message in your account? I do not see the option on your profile, like I do with other posters. Can you pm me?

[TheGuyTy]

Hey Rovnak,

Great post! Lots of good information. I'm in Salvador we can meet up.

Ty

Anybody local want to meet up, let me know via private message. Will be here a few months.

[Member #4732]

First time in salvador. Findings so far:

- very satisfied with the quality of the ladies I have met. But. Very disappointed in the quantity and options available. Have had to work quite hard to find darker skinned beauties than I would have thought. As some have said, many of the top Bainhas may travel to other cities.

- Met a few GPs via internet sites. I prefer to see GP live first, in boate, or prive or clinica lineup. But with so few of those options here, I find myself relying on the sites more than I would like. Maybe that will change. Also relying on recommendations in gpguia. So far my success rate has been very good, only had one disappointing time, and several other times were off the hook good. This site has some listings in addition to the ones from TheGuyTy:

http://www.azeitedoce.com/wordpress/

- Took an afternoon to visit Sperto's prive recommendations in the centro, the Edificio, and Morgana's. Big thumbs down. Thanks for the helpful information on FINDING the locations, but the quality of the girls there was just way below what I hope to find in Brazil. Honestly, there was only one I would consider seeing for free.

- Went one night to Eros, dead. But I got lucky and found one hot gp right away, took her out, and had good time.

- Went to Pelhourinho on Sunday night, had a great meal at Maria Mato Mouro (recommend) , but saw no street action to speak of. Maybe I don't know what to look for, but I walked A LOT, and saw maybe 2 girls that seemed on the make.

- Don't see much GP action around the Porto the Barra either (again, this may be my lack of skill. But even if they are working, not seeing anyone that is attractive, period)

- Went to a "high end" prive in Patamares last night, called Casa do Desejo. House was comparable to good prive in Sao Paulo, but the equipe was weak. Only 1 out of 8 was doable. http://www.casadodesejo.com/

Left there to rendesvous with an internet gp. But as I had some time to kill first I asked the motorista if there was any club nearby. Surprisingly he suggested the old Bangkok, now a boate called Ahtha Ashram. For some reason this is a huge secret in Salvador. No one seems to know the name. Even gpguia has not mentioned this "reopening". I spoke to the owner / manager and asked if they are avoiding publicity. He said "no, go ahead and spread the word". Anyway for those interested, it is located at Rua do Vento Sul. 102. Farol de Itapoan. Tell taxi driver "antigo cafe bagnkok" (Bangkok is pronounced bangcockee"). No site yet.

I was only there for an hour, then my rendesvous girl called, and I decided to meet her since I had come so far to see her. This was at 9:30. At the time I left the Ashram was virtually empty, but luxurious. With 6 very hot girls. All doable, all top notch. I felt a bit bad leaving but plan to go back for sure. Owner said he expected about 12 girls by prime time. Now this place is expensive but with so few other options, its worth a splurge, and as always it is probably possible to meet someone there and then see again on the side, which drives up the value over time. Entrada is 50. Sessions are 300 per hour. Not sure about room cost or saida cost. Anyway, only go if you are prepared to not ***** about the cost.

Anybody local want to meet up, let me know via private message. Will be here a few months.

[TheGuyTy]

Hello Guys,

I have been in Salvador for the past 2 months and will be here for 2 more. After being here for the past 8 weeks I decided to see what the clubs had to offer. Let me keep it simple, Nothing. Your best bet is to find a link to the best acompanhantes I found below.

On a Saturday night around 10:00pm I decided to go to the club I heard about in Rio Vermelho. The club looked dead so I asked the cab drivers if there were any good strip clubs around here. He said he knew a wonderful place, he really didn't say the name but this club was nearly in Itapuã, the flyer he gave me was for the Casa Blanca Cafe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTt2flAMVP8

Essentially it was a house in a residential neighborhood. After he blew his horn at the garage and I noticed it was in the middle of nowhere, I refused to go in or get out the car. Getting stuck so far out of town and almost near the airport would not of been fun.

My Next stop was to the VIP Clube across the street from the Aeroclube Shopping Center in Armação, when we arrived I was told we were too early so I asked to get dropped off near my hotel. Total cost for this roundtrip to nowhere was R$ 30.

After a few minutes to regroup I tried my luck with another cab driver. He ended up taking me to the other VIP clube. Apparently the guys who own the VIP club have a love hotel / strip club nearby, I believe it was called Elite, but I am not sure. They had 4 or 5 girls. So I picked one and negotiated a price. Originally she wanted $R 300, but as I was about to leave she agreed to $R 250. I did not want to bring her to my place as she suggested so I decided to use the facilities on the premises.

Using the premises and buying her a drink was my biggest mistake. They charged $R 25 for both the red bull and the Vodka. Then they delivered my beer open. I wasn't about to drink any of it.

Well after one pop it was time to go. The girl wan't bad, a nice body. 19 year girl who just arrived in Salvador 1 month ago. She met my needs for the night.

The only bad part of the night was paying for the room rental they wanted R$ 175. 00 for 30 minutes

The fee break down was something like this

Room R$ 50

RedBull R$25.

Vodka R$25

Cerveja R$20.

Surcharge $R 40

Tax $15

The total fee was an additional R$ 175, this expense made the night not worth it.

To end things the cab driver waited and he wanted R$ 60 for the trip, there and back.

First Cab driver R$ 30

Girl $R 250

Room $R 175.

Cab Driver 2. R$ 60

Total Expense R$ 515 converted to USD current (exchange rate 2. 08) $247. 80.

My advice, the clubs do not get going until midnight or later. If you can find a girl with a great incall location that is your best bet. Catch a cab to her place. Mastering the bus system will also cut down on costs.

The girls here are not too expense they average between $R 200 and $R 300. Paying the extra money makes things not worth it. My advice use the internet to locate an "acompanhantes" the same as another user suggested.

As of December 2012 here are some great sites to find an acompanhantes.

http://www.belasdesalvador.com.br/

http://www.6anuncio.com/

http://www.clubmodel.com.br/

http://www.elitegirl.com.br/

http://soexecutivo.com.br

http://www.afroditevip.com.br/2011/

http://www.daquelejeito.com.br/salvador.php

http://www.altoclass.com.br/

http://www.topdelinha.com.br

[DarkPassenger]

I will be going to Salvador in February as well, and I have reading up a bit.

According to some Brazilan forums / websites, Santíssima Bahia has closed and has reopened under the name Bali Beach Club.

http://www.obaoba.com.br/salvador/ba...ntissima-bahia

The Bali Beach Club appears to be open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights.

http://www.balibeachclub.com.br/

I've no idea on the number of freelancers visiting the place.

Also I've read that Bambara seems to be frequented by a fair number of freelancers at night, can anyone confirm this?

http://www.bambara.com.br/

Cheers

[Carnicero]

Pretty weak forum here guys, but maybe that is bc the p4p scene here is not as easy as Colombia.

Refering to Sperto's informative post:

The morganas masagem, just where he said it was but a little difficult to find. Qouted the same 40R price for 30minutes but I paid 50 for use of the special chair, which was quit nice I should say. Of the 7-8 girls I was presented, I thought only one was f'able. Pretty dissapointing there. He said that the Santa Rita building may have lower quality, I found the location but I'm not very motivated to check it out.

Anyways, the one decent girl there was maybe a 6-7, she was very kind. Put me in the chair and went straight for some uncovered ball sucking. Almost licked my butt, I wouldn't be surprised if she did if I go back (or if I had taken shower with her first)

[Sperto]

finally, planning a work / relax trip to brasil for jan and feb of 2013. am planning on renting apt (reliable hi-speed internet a must). given that this coincides with carnaval, i may not find one place for the entire trip. i may need to split a month here a month there. which leads me to the question on my mind. should i spend the entire time in salvador, or should i split time be / t salvador and somewhere else?

my objective is both to experience the place (s) and have as much fun, p4p or free, as possible. i do speak porto, having lived in sampa for several years. no experience at all in the nordeste. am considering other places like manaus for example for 1 of the months. if i do decide to spend 1 month in salvador and one month elsewhere, am torn on whether to do salvador in jan (pre-carnaval) or feb (carnaval). on the one hand carnaval sounds appealing, but it is more expensive, maybe over-touristy (?). maybe it would be better to do pre-carnaval in salvador and carnaval elsewhere, as crazy as that sounds. any opinions on how to spend the 2 months are always appreciated.

my suggestions is that you spend about two-three weeks in salvador (incl carnaval). the rest of your time you could spend in other cities. something like manaus-belém-são luís-fortaleza-maceio-salvador. if you have time left after the carnaval you could head to down to porto seguro and enjoy the pós-carnaval.

don't worry about any police-strike in salvador. hopefully it won't happen again (at least not for a couple of years).