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[QUOTE=Sperto;1502834]but still I miss the charm of the long journey bus rides. >15 years ago domestic flight tickets were much more expensive than the bus tickets. I mostly used buses for travelling in Brazil. Sometimes up to 60 hours bus rides.[/QUOTE]Saudade for bus rides. And when the bus reaches destination, what do you have. Line up to disembark, line up to get your luggage and finally line up to get a taxi. Boring. Nothing more to say about Brazil when a forum comes to this.
[QUOTE=Sperto; 1503042]Yes and no.
I have her number. I can't see why I should post in on a monger-forum or giving it out to anybody?[/QUOTE]That is the well-known model you fingered on the bus right? Come on, give it up. Tell her I will even wash my hands!
Hi all,
First time travel to Brazil. My primary purpose of the trip is visit the tourists spots and get laid. Planning to visit Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
My stay is 10 days is total. How would you guys divide the days? 5 5 or 4 days SP. 6 days RIO?
Thanks
It has been debated dozens of times which is best place for mongering between SP and RJ.
I am a SP fan, however I would opt for 5/5.
[QUOTE=curacaoman; 1503546]Hi all,
First time travel to Brazil. My primary purpose of the trip is visit the tourists spots and get laid. Planning to visit Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
My stay is 10 days is total. How would you guys divide the days? 5 5 or 4 days SP. 6 days RIO?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=curacaoman; 1503546]Hi all,
First time travel to Brazil. My primary purpose of the trip is visit the tourists spots and get laid. Planning to visit Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
My stay is 10 days is total. How would you guys divide the days? 5 5 or 4 days SP. 6 days RIO?
Thanks[/QUOTE]Seriously, I'd plan differently. Do one or the other. SP is the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere. Rio is also a big city fractured into diferent areas. And Brazil itself is a big culture shock. To do the two cities in ten days you would need to have a very exact timetable plus back-up plans in case you hit delays (which are a constant SP problem and common enough in RJ especially if it rains. If you are only going to dip your toes, you might want to get someone to buddy you in SP and possibly RJ. Possible. Five in each because, even if there's 'more to do' in RJ, it will take you longer to do what you do in SP.
A couple of other points as SP and RJ are incredibly different. The tourist spots in RJ are straightforward "sights" (Cristovao, Sugar Loaf, Botanics) and all you have to do is plan how to get them without wasting lots of time. And of course RJ has a beach (32 beaches to be more exact). In SP, the distances are bigger, and the best tourist attractions (IMO) are things like the galleries or the ambience of the different city neighbourhoods (eg Madalena, Paulistana, Liberdade). It's only a short trip between the two, but the trip from the airport in SP can take longer than the flight. Your essentials for RJ are Bubba's guide, Sperto's lists, and a map and a plan. Your essentials for SP are working out how to get to the monger spots of your choice and the tourist spots of your choice (get the wrong turning and half a day or more can be wasted).
But unless you are very determined to do both, stick to one. Five days is not long enough to get much of a taste. And even everything aside I'd have to say do RJ for a first Brazil visit as it is definitely simpler than SP.
Hi there,
Is any good apartment or Hotel GP Friently in RJ? I planning to go for about 2 weeks April or May.
Thanks,
Demetris
[QUOTE=Christopherd; 1503740]Seriously, I'd plan differently. Do one or the other. SP is the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere. Rio is also a big city fractured into diferent areas. And Brazil itself is a big culture shock. To do the two cities in ten days you would need to have a very exact timetable plus back-up plans in case you hit delays (which are a constant SP problem and common enough in RJ especially if it rains. If you are only going to dip your toes, you might want to get someone to buddy you in SP and possibly RJ. Possible. Five in each because, even if there's 'more to do' in RJ, it will take you longer to do what you do in SP.
A couple of other points as SP and RJ are incredibly different. The tourist spots in RJ are straightforward "sights" (Cristovao, Sugar Loaf, Botanics) and all you have to do is plan how to get them without wasting lots of time. And of course RJ has a beach (32 beaches to be more exact). In SP, the distances are bigger, and the best tourist attractions (IMO) are things like the galleries or the ambience of the different city neighbourhoods (eg Madalena, Paulistana, Liberdade). It's only a short trip between the two, but the trip from the airport in SP can take longer than the flight. Your essentials for RJ are Bubba's guide, Sperto's lists, and a map and a plan. Your essentials for SP are working out how to get to the monger spots of your choice and the tourist spots of your choice (get the wrong turning and half a day or more can be wasted).
But unless you are very determined to do both, stick to one. Five days is not long enough to get much of a taste. And even everything aside I'd have to say do RJ for a first Brazil visit as it is definitely simpler than SP.[/QUOTE]Many Thanks Chris & Albert.
[QUOTE=curacaoman; 1503546]Hi all,
First time travel to Brazil. My primary purpose of the trip is visit the tourists spots and get laid. Planning to visit Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
My stay is 10 days is total. How would you guys divide the days? 5 5 or 4 days SP. 6 days RIO?
Thanks[/QUOTE]If you live in the US, most of the airlines will let you fly into one city and return from the other so all you need is one internal flight between Rio & Sao Paulo. But 10 days is not long enough to explore both cities, IMHO.
There is Princess Promenade Hotel in Rua Xavier the Silveira.
Consider a room in my apartment. PM me to get details.
[QUOTE=Easyrider; 1504139]Hi there,
Is any good apartment or Hotel GP Friently in RJ? I planning to go for about 2 weeks April or May.
Thanks,
Demetris[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Consider a room in my apartment. PM me to get details.[/QUOTE]
BS, as our inside man in Rio, do you notice the lack of mongers tourists or can you profit be the new record of normal tourists record in Rio?
What's your expectations of Copa do Mundo when it comes to rental?
Anybody ever see this kind of behavior in a terma?
[url]http://nesn.com/2013/12/mass-fan-brawl-halts-brazilian-soccer-game-leaves-three-seriously-injured-video/[/url]
I say shut down the football and leave the termas open!
[QUOTE=The Cane; 1505900]Anybody ever see this kind of behavior in a terma?
[url]http://nesn.com/2013/12/mass-fan-brawl-halts-brazilian-soccer-game-leaves-three-seriously-injured-video/[/url]
I say shut down the football and leave the termas open![/QUOTE]Ha! I hear you but the termas are a thorn in their public image despite many of the government officials, politicians, mid to high level Policias, doctors, judges, municipal clerks and lawyers frequent them-especially 4 x 4! (I have met a few myself!)
The hypocrisy with which they operate will backfire spectacularly I feel when the world witness the shambles that is current day Brazil.
A GDP from MC told me via email today that it will stay open as they are upping the bribes.
I'm not so sure it will hold up this time.
Outcalls will boom and the streets, clubs, bars, expos, restaurants etc will be crawling with gdps-watch. I personally have spoken to many about the upcoming scenario and for them its (more) business as usual.
Here is all that remains of the Copa Linda Motel. It had been closed for a year or so. It will be replaced by another hotel. This may be part of the gentrification of Copacabana, but is more likely just a different business model for the property. There are numerous small hotels under construction throughout Copacabana, reflecting greater emphasis on the pure tourism market.
[QUOTE=Poucolouco;1506343]Here is all that remains of the Copa Linda Motel. It had been closed for a year or so. It will be replaced by another hotel. This may be part of the gentrification of Copacabana, but is more likely just a different business model for the property. There are numerous small hotels under construction throughout Copacabana, reflecting greater emphasis on the pure tourism market.[/QUOTE]
That was absolutely no loss at all. A overpriced really shitty motel.
I get nightmares just remembering the night I spent there. With AC turned on it was freezing cold. Without AC it was sweaty as hell. Gliding around on top of a plastic mattress was not a nice experience.
Rio has lots of good value motels. The worst ones are/were Copa Linda and Vanity (very overpriced) in Copacabana.
[QUOTE=Sperto; 1506403]That was absolutely no loss at all. A overpriced really shitty motel.
I get nightmares just remembering the night I spent there. With AC turned on it was freezing cold. Without AC it was sweaty as hell. Gliding around on top of a plastic mattress was not a nice experience.
Rio has lots of good value motels. The worst ones are / were Copa Linda and Vanity (very overpriced) in Copacabana.[/QUOTE]Vanity should be demolished as well. It was convenient for a quickie from Help or Terraco Atlāntico. But with those attractions gone, Vanity is not convenient to anything.
Copa Linda was a favorite of GDPs because they earned the highest rebate there.