Great report bro. You were very adventurous for a first-timer, seriously.
Couple notes:
1) the Taxi "Chart" is new since a few months ago. Rio raised all the taxi rates but they're too lazy to adjust all the taximeters, so they printed out charts and gave them to tall Taxi drivers who consult the chart at the end of a trip to figure out how to adjust up the meter to the new fare. Yes, it's lame.
2) Luomo has had poor quality chicks lately, sorry you found out the hard way. I am of two minds on the bar commission. I never tip the bartender, so I understand why they want a little "taste." It would [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] me off more if I ordered more than R$5 waters (which do [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord140][CodeWord140][/url] me off).
3) Amazed you had a great time repeatedly at Solarium as my last 2-3 trips there have been complete disasters (though granted on weekends). As you seem to have found out, all it takes is 1 girl with whom you click. Why did you like it so much?
4) MC: "When I put my tongue in her mouth she started choking and complained it was too big." Are you sure it was your tongue? . That's an odd reaction. Still, there are a lot of girls there too bad you didn't hit another. Re shorts & flipflops. I usually walk home from MC at 11-midnight in shorts / flipflops. I kind of look like I came from the gym. I do this at least once per week, about 10 mins walk down Nossa Senhora. I don't feel touristy per se.
On the other hand, tonight at MC while I was waiting for my chick to emerge, these 3 big American-type tourists came upstairs -- I'm talking fat/round, maybe late 50s/early 60s, loud, drunk, no Porto ... and with 3 HEINOUS chicks, I mean it was like they picked the fatty mc fatties in the boate ... the girls who I always wonder how they get customers ... and I'm like, ugh, this is what everyone thinks of me, I guess, as an American. Even my chick later was hassling me over my "American" accent speaking Porto, and how I pronounce "r"s at the end of words (falar, habilitar, estar, etc.). Dang.
5) Metro. Yeh usually you can take the metro back until midnight. It really is one of the safest places in all Rio. And from most centro T's the walk there isn't too bad. Next time skip the cabs if you have and you'll save some dough.
Overall, great stuff.
-Cartman.
[QUOTE=Fido Dido; 1169004]Here my personal experiences on my Rio trip. Your Mileage May Vary.
Preparation: print out of the Bubba report. Including maps. And the Sperto doc on places in Centro. This print out of the Bubba report was worth its weight in gold! Thank you very much Bubba for taking the effort to provide this excellent information. [/QUOTE]
