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[QUOTE=Combo;1949965]Can't believe this is even being talked about. I try to not have any link (email contact, last name, Facebook friends) with these chicas. Leave the fantasy for vacation. IMO only trouble can result if they know too much about you.

Edit: I remember now, the poster is trying to help out his friend in this situation.[/QUOTE]
The question about common-law marriage is actually not irrelevant. "The purpose of this Forum is to facilitate the exchange of information between men who are looking for sex with women." Not meaning only prostitutes but also regular girls. I agree that there is no need giving out any personal information to GPs. If you session with a GP you can be totally anonymous and exchange nothing except body fluids. For those who also enjoy f*cking regular girls or having regular girls, in Brazil, as GFs it's impossible not to exchange personal information.

I got good advice by PM and now I have put my friend in contact with a lawyer so he will solve the problem.

After three long years, I finally made it back to Brazil. It felt like my first trip all over again and didn't disappoint. After my first session, I realized why Brazil was, is and will be my number 1 mongering destination. This trip I batted 100%. There were no duds, mechanical, or lackadaisical performance. First time that has happened to me. Usually at least one so so performance but not this time. Yes, Brazil isn't cheap, but oh so worth it. Since it felt like my first trip some of this report will be geared towards any rookies thinking about going to Brazil. This time around, I went to Rio, Foz do Iguacu, Porto Alegre, Floripa, then back to Rio. First time in Rio, I stayed at the Prodigy Santos Dumont which is right next to the domestic airport and shopping mall. I picked this hotel because all my mongering was going to be in centro and I only stayed two night before leaving for Foz. From the domestic airport. Really convenient for both especially with the vlt train starting at the airport. To get the pre pago card for the vlt, there are machines at every station with attendents there to help you. For my intial card, I needed help and the guy was very helpful. Side note, my see / see didn't work on the machine and even though it says you can recharge are $50 or are $100, the machine will not take money over are#20.00, so make sure you have some smaller bills with you. Maybe it's just me, but centro at night felt safer with the vlt running until midnight. There seemed to be more people in centro at night instead of the creepy desolate feeling I had before. From the int. Airport, I took the bus to Santos Dumont airport for are $16.00. Even though the hotel is next door to the airport, it's still about a two to three block walk. The last time I took the bus from the airport, I took the 2145 because that's what I was told. This time as I was walking towards the bus stop, I saw the bus that said Barra on it. So I asked the people at the stop when the 2145 to Santos Dumont will arrive, they said this bus goes to Santos dumont. Before getting on, I asked the bus driver and he confirmed he would be stopping at Santos Dumont. Last time, they had us put out suitcase in the undercarriage, this time he said to bring in on board. Anyways, this bus went direct from the gig to Santos Dumont. The 2145 stopped at the rodavia and many stops on Rio Branco before getting to the airport. Now that the traffic on Rio Branco is diverted, I don't know where the stops for the 2145 is now. All I know is this bus was way faster to get to the domestic airport and it worked out great for me. I will write about the sessions I had in the proper treads. For the last stop in Rio, I stayed at the Windsor Guanabarra which is perfect for walking around centro. Because I didn't have any contacts from my trips from years ago, I wasn't expecting to do any overnights.

As usual I have read some amazing reviews about Brazil. Thanks so much for the commentary.

I have been living basically in San Diego / Tijuana now for almost 2 years. I've settled in and am now looking to travel again.

I've never been to Brazil and would like to go experience the food music and women.

My budget for one month would be $1,400 for housing then around $125 a day for food drinks and pfp. Would I be able to eat out and get laid every other day on that budget? Would I be wasting my time in Brazil with that budget? Can you recommend an area that would be more suited to this budget?

I am well aware that the DR and Colombia would offer me a better deal but I've already been there. I also have a genuine interest in Brazilian Culture.

Plus living in Tijuana has the benefit of me getting laid 4 times a week.

Thanks for the replies.

As far as your living budget $1,400 that's cutting it close, that's about $46 a night you could find a apartment for about $50 a night depending on what time of the year. But you would have to handle the laundry yourself (towels, bedding) as that would cost you more to have the apartment company to handle it.

$125 a day should be enough, you said p4 p every other day. Since most of the actions are in the brothels that will run you around $100 to $130,but if you are there a month after a week you should have pulled a couple of GFE's and shouldn't be paying much.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp;1960986]As usual I have read some amazing reviews about Brazil. Thanks so much for the commentary.

I have been living basically in San Diego / Tijuana now for almost 2 years. I've settled in and am now looking to travel again.

I've never been to Brazil and would like to go experience the food music and women.

My budget for one month would be $1,400 for housing then around $125 a day for food drinks and pfp. Would I be able to eat out and get laid every other day on that budget? Would I be wasting my time in Brazil with that budget? Can you recommend an area that would be more suited to this budget?

I am well aware that the DR and Colombia would offer me a better deal but I've already been there. I also have a genuine interest in Brazilian Culture.

Plus living in Tijuana has the benefit of me getting laid 4 times a week.

Thanks for the replies.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Rio6160;1960996]As far as your living budget $1,400 that's cutting it close, that's about $46 a night you could find a apartment for about $50 a night depending on what time of the year. But you would have to handle the laundry yourself (towels, bedding) as that would cost you more to have the apartment company to handle it.

$125 a day should be enough, you said p4 p every other day. Since most of the actions are in the brothels that will run you around $100 to $130,but if you are there a month after a week you should have pulled a couple of GFE's and shouldn't be paying much.[/QUOTE]Thanks. Would the $50 per night minimum relate to both Rio and Sao Paulo? Is one location cheaper than the other?

[QUOTE=Artisttyp;1960986]As usual I have read some amazing reviews about Brazil. Thanks so much for the commentary.

I have been living basically in San Diego / Tijuana now for almost 2 years. I've settled in and am now looking to travel again.

I've never been to Brazil and would like to go experience the food music and women.

My budget for one month would be $1,400 for housing then around $125 a day for food drinks and pfp. Would I be able to eat out and get laid every other day on that budget? Would I be wasting my time in Brazil with that budget? Can you recommend an area that would be more suited to this budget?

I am well aware that the DR and Colombia would offer me a better deal but I've already been there. I also have a genuine interest in Brazilian Culture.

Plus living in Tijuana has the benefit of me getting laid 4 times a week.

Thanks for the replies.[/QUOTE]You can find studios in Copacabana for 2000 2500 reais a month (600 700 dollars) or apartment for 900 dollars. 125 a day depends on your activity in Rio.

[QUOTE=Komo753;1961035]You can find studios in Copacabana for 2000 2500 reais a month (600 700 dollars) or apartment for 900 dollars. 125 a day depends on your activity in Rio.[/QUOTE]
Actually you can find apartments in Copacabana area at a price of USD200/month, if you don't mind staying in a favela.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp;1961007]Thanks. Would the $50 per night minimum relate to both Rio and Sao Paulo? Is one location cheaper than the other?[/QUOTE]I recommend that you rent a studio from Airbnb in Moema, you will be close to the CLínicas.

OK currency gurus. The "Trump effect" slammed the Brazil Real along with other emerging markets, dropping its value vs USD from 3. 24 to 3. 4+ in a 24 HR period. There was a slight recovery last week to 3. 38, but last week the Fed also announced it was "likely" to raise US interest rates (finally). So the question: is the Fed rate hike already priced in, or if it happens will the BRL get slammed again.

FYI several outlets reporting that Brasil is on its way out of the Crisis. Hard to tell.

[QUOTE=EricCartman;1964311]OK currency gurus. The "Trump effect" slammed the Brazil Real along with other emerging markets, dropping its value vs USD from 3. 24 to 3. 4+ in a 24 HR period. There was a slight recovery last week to 3. 38, but last week the Fed also announced it was "likely" to raise US interest rates (finally). So the question: is the Fed rate hike already priced in, or if it happens will the BRL get slammed again.

FYI several outlets reporting that Brasil is on its way out of the Crisis. Hard to tell.[/QUOTE]Wish that drop would reflect on the flight prices. They have gone up and stayed up since the summer. In the spring, I paid one of the lowest I've ever paid for my Rio ticket. The only flights available in the price range I'm willing to pay are screwed up with long and unnecessary layovers, hence I opted to go somewhere else this month and have not regretted it at all so far. Still love my Rio though and will keep going back again whenever I can.

[QUOTE=Ee2002;1964367]Wish that drop would reflect on the flight prices. They have gone up and stayed up since the summer. In the spring, I paid one of the lowest I've ever paid for my Rio ticket. The only flights available in the price range I'm willing to pay are screwed up with long and unnecessary layovers, hence I opted to go somewhere else this month and have not regretted it at all so far. Still love my Rio though and will keep going back again whenever I can.[/QUOTE]Ee2002,

You are right about airline prices in the spring, got R/ t from Bahamas to Rio $730 jump at that to make my first trip.

[QUOTE=EricCartman;1964311]OK currency gurus. The "Trump effect" slammed the Brazil Real along with other emerging markets, dropping its value vs USD from 3. 24 to 3. 4+ in a 24 HR period. There was a slight recovery last week to 3. 38, but last week the Fed also announced it was "likely" to raise US interest rates (finally). So the question: is the Fed rate hike already priced in, or if it happens will the BRL get slammed again.

FYI several outlets reporting that Brasil is on its way out of the Crisis. Hard to tell.[/QUOTE]I don't think the interest rate is priced in, but it doesn't really matter. The Brazilian government is in the business of currency swaps, thus interfering with the free market. I forget the exact number, but between buying new swaps and letting reverse swaps expire, they essentially removed about $R7 billion from the market. Currency swaps are buying, or promising to buy, USD. Considering Brazil has over $USD 100 billion in reserves, they can play this game for a while.

What will hurt them is investors selling Brazilian bonds and moving their money elsewhere. Such a move impacts USD reserves and the ability to defend the Real. I think currency markets are nearly impossible to predict. So many variables, including commodity prices, potential bank insolvencies, and a myriad of unknowns (at least to me) such as the amount of currency trading by algorithm and how many trades are based on market sentiment and technical analysis.

Shorter version: Brazil is manipulating the Real, so all bets are off. Unless you want to play for long-tail events or use options for swaps and straddles and bet on volatility. Maybe short Brazilian bonds?

[QUOTE=EricCartman;1964311]OK currency gurus. The "Trump effect" slammed the Brazil Real along with other emerging markets, dropping its value vs USD from 3. 24 to 3. 4+ in a 24 HR period. There was a slight recovery last week to 3. 38, but last week the Fed also announced it was "likely" to raise US interest rates (finally). So the question: is the Fed rate hike already priced in, or if it happens will the BRL get slammed again.

FYI several outlets reporting that Brasil is on its way out of the Crisis. Hard to tell.[/QUOTE]This morning's Valor Economico led with a story about how the 278 publicly traded companies in Brazil saw their inflation adjusted revenues fall by 10% year over year through the first 3 quarters. There does not appear to be a catalyst for a rebound outside of rally in commodities which will be slow to occur given how fucked China is at the moment. The Temer government, while market friendly, hasn't actually been able to pass much legislation short of changing the rules for pre-salt oil participation which no longer require Petrobras participation. Personally, I think the BRL will appreciate in the short term (next few weeks) to 3. 25-3. 3 against the USD before beginning a gradual decline to closer to 4 through 2017. If Caixa or Banco do Brasil end up needing a bailout, and I can't see how they won't, perceived risk in Brazil's financial sector could push the BRL further down. However, if I was actually good at making these types of predictions, I'd wealthier than I am now.

The "Trump" effect on currencies is a result of the general level of uncertainty about his pending policies. Whenever there is uncertainty, there is usually a rush to safe havens like the USD. Weirdly, gold is down, which I'm struggling to understand.

I'd say there has been an expecation of a Fed rate hike for at least the last 6 months. However, I think the expectation is for pretty gradual tightening. In the event Trump passes huge infrastructure spending bills which pressure inflation, the rates may move up faster than the market anticipates. This would hammer the BRL.

End of the day, the world is a mess and smart people have looked stupid for most of 2016, so the best thing to do is bury your face in some tasty vagina (preferably Brazilian) and stop worrying.

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End of the day, the world is a mess and smart people have looked stupid for most of 2016, so the best thing to do is bury your face in some tasty vagina (preferably Brazilian) and stop worrying.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the comments.

I'm not "worrying" -- I'm just trying to figure out if I send a bunch of BRL (like, BRL 50 K+) back to the USA now, buying USD at something like $3. 38-3. 48, or if I wait and see if the BRL gets back into the $3. 20-3. 25 area before year-end. Fundamentally it might only make a difference of $500 USD or so, so maybe it doesn't matter. Market timing is a *****.

[QUOTE=EricCartman;1965104]Thanks for the comments.

I'm not "worrying" -- I'm just trying to figure out if I send a bunch of BRL (like, BRL 50 K+) back to the USA now, buying USD at something like $3. 38-3. 48, or if I wait and see if the BRL gets back into the $3. 20-3. 25 area before year-end. Fundamentally it might only make a difference of $500 USD or so, so maybe it doesn't matter. Market timing is a *****.[/QUOTE]If you're buying USD at 3. 38 or 3. 48, you're getting screwed. I use a Sao Paulo based bank called Confidence, a subsidiary of Travelex. They are amazingly unbureaucratic. Pay about 3 points over published rate, so at 3. 33, I get USD at 3. 36. If you want the contact details, I can send you my bankers details. PM me if interested. Takes about a week to open an account with them, but worth it for the ease of FX transactions in any currency.