Friday night at Bahamas Club
Friday evening I went to Shopping Ibirapuera to buy a Brazil sim card (Vivo shop 3rd floor above street level. They did install, cheap, reloadable and works well especially data) for the throw-away I use while traveling. Afterwards I was walking in Moema checking out some of the flagged club locations from the Sao Paulo monger map ([URL]https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=1DojPORpBnrYUtX74_Y4YoRK0kEJ1BzbU&ll=-23.612216187763146%2C-46.663922096575874&z=16[/URL]) and went into the Bahamas Club. Entry was a selection of 3 levels that offered a variety of options. I chose the 251 R option which was entry and 150 consumable. This was about 7:30 pm. There were 5 ladies lounging and chatting, none was of interest. I was served a beer from the drink menu (35 R for Amstel) by one of the all male wait staff who noted the number on my wrist band.
Several of the girls cruised by and said Hello. I thanked them in porto from my Google translator, noting how nice they looked, but not now. I'm one of two customers, and the lionesses were on the prowl and hungry. After an hour, I met a new arrival who introed herself in Porto, and when I said Hello, she responded in perfect English. We talked on the outside deck for more than an hour. She used gMaps on my phone to identify 4 restaurants that she said are some of the best in Sao and Rio. Didn't session, bought 1 drink and tipped her 100 R for her time. Pretty sure she expected more. On leaving, I was presented with a 305 R bill at reception. I asked to see the charges, and the cashier got huffy. Of course this is correct. She showed me and the items were correct, but mystery the amount didn't tally. Manager of the girls looked it over, and I was presented with a 62.30 R bill. I think getting drunk in one of these places would be a real bad idea.