Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand.
Just came back from a dozen days in Rio. Was my first time in Brazil.
Thanks to the 2 ISGers I met there, hopefully I'll meet you guys again, like in Germany; o).
For the logistics:
*) Lodging: I had booked an hotel in Copa 2 blocks from the beach near Posto 5. I concur to what somebody said: it's a good idea to stay in Copa and travel to Centro for hobby rather than the other way round. Centro at night looks like a No Man's land. Copa at night did not feel particularly unsafe. I did not feel threatened walking on the beachfront. On the other hand, saw a couple of incidents involving kids stealing from people on Atlantica Avenue in broad daylight and cops chasing them.
*) Taxi to / from Airport: When I arrived, somebody hailed me and quoted 100 BRL for the ride to Copa West. I was jetlagged and dying to get to the hotel, so I paid just that. On the way back to the airport from the hotel, I just hailed the first cab I saw, and I paid 60 BRL.
*) Currency Exchange: I used the 2 small shops on the beach end of Rua Xavier de Silveira. Got 3. 35 BRL per USD which was more than the official [URL]xe.com[/URL] quote at the time, and also 3. 35 per EUR which was a bit less than [URL]xe.com[/URL].
Now for the good stuff:
*) Monte Carlo was my favorite place. So easy to reach by foot from any Copa hotel. Definitely not cheap (North of 700 BRL for Ingresso + one hour session), but the 3 girls I got there were good performers: Luana (with firebird tatoo on her back), Kaitlyn (Young blonde w / pink dress) and one I think her name was Gabriella w / fake boobs, but very serviceable. Even when I showed up at opening at 3. 00 PM because I had a plane to catch on my last day, they still had 3 or 4 very doable girls ready. Never saw more than 4-5 customers there, and music not too loud, which made an enjoyable atmosphere to me.
*) 4 x 4 was also good. Much cheaper (like 360 BRL for 60 minutes). Best 2 I got were Luna (not to be confused with Luma which was a bit mechanical), and Lara who fucks like a pornstar on a mission. Much more packed w / guys than Monte Carlo, and louder techno music. Getting out of Centro at nighttime can be a little frightening however.
Visited Centaurus and did not partake. They have this stupid thing that a girl will stay with you from the time you step in, hoping that you'll buy something from her. Very annoying even if mine was quite sexy (Brenda, I think, from Amazonian descent).
Cancun, we were in and out in less than 15 minutes, must be some kind of record.
Prives:
*) The best I found was Bel Prazer: Clean rooms, can't-be-beaten prices (150 BRL for one hour), sexy girls but most of them will do CBJ only though. The hard part for non-portuguese speakers is that they follow each other introducing themselves to you, most times you don't even understand their names, and then you have to choose one. In three visits, the best I got was the black girl with long dreadlocks (forgot her name).
*) Tried Onyx, sale building, same floor. Let's just say a place where I have to kill a cockroack to get into the shower will never be high on my list. Took Winnie who is featured on the website, and honestly looks better on the website than in person, but at least she did her best to please.
I'm not really into taking a girl from a bar to an hotel, but Barbarella has very nice ones, plus they have a stripper on stage for eye candy.
Mab's, I woulnd't really say they have good looking ones, but you can consider that as a lender of last resort: if you go there, you'll always find somebody to take home.