I mentioned this on the SP thread, though Turgid obstinately and incorrectly IMO argues that "most people who have been to both cities is that Rio is better. " Yet, here we see recent reports from long time visitors saying the opposite. I do think that Rio is a more user friendly destination for tourists and mongers, things are far more concentrated. If you visit SP, its best to find a local monger guide. I live in Rio, for over 2 years now, had lived in SP previously, and plan to return to SP permanently. I will not miss Rio's monger scene one bit, and I know I will have a huge upgrade in my adventures in SP. I know this because in 2016 I spent 2 separate months in SP and had more great sex in those 2 months in SP than in 10 months in Rio. Of course, there are exceptions everywhere, and its quite possible to find some good repeats in Rio. But I am a monger who prefers novelty over repetition, and I have a high standard for beauty and performance.
With that in mind. Rio is slow right now. Just looking at the major sites for free lancers and clinica / prive and the new ads are few and far between. I visit nearly every clinica / prive in centro and zona sul periodiclally to check things out, and the talent level is real real low. Even guys on the local forumx have commented that there is very little new talent in the market.
One seldom commented issue which I believe is a huge part of the problem is the substantial increase in weight of the average Brazilian. The entire population is getting fatter, and girls that a few years ago would have been falsa magras are now gordinhas or worse. This average is reflected in the working girls. Take a hot girl and add a few poorly distributed kilos to her, and she becomes just average looking. To make matters worse, the few "thin" (by Brazil standards) girls incredibly want to get fatter be / see they think men prefer "mulherao" bodies. This drives me crazy be / see the girls that tell me this are not thin by most cultural standards, its just that the Brazil standard has become so distorted that they all think they need body build thighs and silicone ass. They fail to understand that they are already fine, and they will only get worse by trying to get "bigger", they will just lose their nice fine waist and become chubby like the majority. Its a real shame, the body image preference here is all distorted right now. This may be a problem all over Brazil but it seems very pronounced in Rio. At least in Sao Paulo, I found a higher fitness average amongst the working girls.
All of this comes with a huge caveat. Rio is still a great place to visit for mongers that are not jaded (like me and some regular visitors). It can be a pussy paradise for newbies and infrequent visitors. My comments are totally in the relative sense, relative to Rio past, and relative to SP present.
