Ba 85, centro, ferry ride.
got there about 2pm today, a little earlier as fridays are really packed. actually, i left ba 85 around 7pm and it was not as crowded as normally. i have been in there on some fridays where the stairs are packed with a slow moving line constantly (i know you think i am exaggerating but wait and see). my guess is that many guys blew their money during carnaval.
i seesioned with little chris on the 3rd floor. nice bbbj and doggie style for r15. i missed my chance to screw the blonde bartender again, perhaps that one time was it.
there was an american in there with a redshirt and jeans on. the shirt had "racing team" on it. if that was you pm because we can meet up sometime and go together.
i know you were not brazilian because you were watching everything, meaning the girls, of course, but also you were making sure of your surroundings by keeping an eye on the dudes. i do that to and have been told it is a dead giveaway!
on saturdays only the 2nd floor is open. the girls are usually lazily sitting about. ask for renata (hey-nata, for the porto-challenged). i am not sure when they close on saturdays but most of the girls leave around 4pm, i remember. i think they were closing as well.
the 2nd floor is the most ghetto of all the floors, but can be real fun.
ba 85 is probably a good starter place for the gringo interested in low budget thermas. ba 113, for example, is less sophisticated and the girls run up to you when you walk in. for me, i have to think before i speak porto and this is a dead give way. so avoid this place until you get up to speed. also rua da carioca 59 (or is it 49), can be a little scary too. but in ba 85 you can sit down and chill.
today, i also took the ferry from centro to niterio. it is short walk from ba 85 to the ferry landing and costs r5 roundtrip. there are much expensive bay tours that provide basically the same service for much more. this ride is really nice as they have upgraded the boats. the irony is that the older boats a few years ago actually provided more outside standing space where you can feel the cool breeze on your face. but then again the boats back then were dirtier.
i got back from niteroi around 7pm. it was getting dark, but there were still lots of people out in centro. i guess people sit around and unwind after a days work (i would call it a hard days work, but these are cariocas!). on previous trips i have sat at a shop and drank a few beers. the beers are cheaper than in copa as well as the food. a quick meal can be had for r3( less than us $1.5)
after i got back to copacabana i ate at the copa grill again. there were 3 americans in the copa grill, perhaps my posts have ruined the place. damn! there goes the neighborhood.
tj
a gringo in centro continued
I hit BA 85 at 2pm. The place was livelier than normal for a Saturday. Both floors 1 and 2 were open. The girls on floor 1 were actually girls from floors 3 and 4. And the cashier was the blonde, better known as my next ex-wife, from the 3rd floor. I got a little butt feel today.
I sessioned twice with black, mega butt, Bom Bom. Total was 30R. I drank lots of beer and gave the girls some of the Jack Daniels I had smuggled in. They like American whiskey I have learned. I buy small bottles of whiskey on the plane, keep the bottles, and refill them with the whiskey I buy in Duty Free before I go to centro (downtown RIO). I take one or two with me in my pockets and drink and share with the girls. I also drink beer there, so the whiskey just increases my buzz and gives the girls one, too.
My computer froze twice while I was typing longer reports, so I will add info. Later. I am going to Meia Pataca to hang out and soak in the atmosphere.
TJ
