Sao Paulo Reports

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2498551]Gents,

Thanks for posting the recent reports and news on new places opening up. This thread is great.

Have prices changed much over the last couple of years with the BRL taking a nose dive? I was there two years ago and was paying between 200 to 350 depending on the session for hookers in clubs or back at the hotel. I frequented Casarao, and one brothel where it was about 150 BRL for an hour. Are those prices about right? I noticed in a recent post Cafe Photo charges twice that.[/QUOTE]I'm in SP now.

My favorite girls are the sweeties I meet at the cheap venues around town.

To them 300 reais is a lot!

And they can be so sweet.

I'm a VM type guy in Rio, and though I hit the Termas, mostly because friends want to go, I find the best girls for me anyway, at the less fancy places. Just my style.

I hit Scandallo on Saturday night out of curiosity, and because Casarao is closed, lol.
I’d been there a couple times before.

300 reais to get in, I arrived at about 9 pm. 150 consumable.

I know guys rave about the place, to me though, it's just a fancy place with mostly regular looking girls, wanting to charge way too much, LOL.

Since I was there, I decided to partake.

I chose my favorite one there. She asked for 800, I told her I've got 500, she said ok.

Plus the room was like 220 or so.

She was cute, ok, a bit mechanical for me, and not worth the 1000 real plus, including the entrance.

I'll admit the place itself is nice, fancy, upscale.

I know some guys dig that. Just not me.

Yesterday, Sunday, I had over my little morena I met in Centro.

Stayed all day, great sex, sweet, fun, great chemistry.

I gave her 400 reais and she squealed happy.

Today I'm heading downtown again, do some exploring for new girls.

I'll walk up Augusta in the evening and see what's happening there.

I met an Uber guy leaving Scandallo the other night.

Said he knew some cool night clubs with GDP fun, with much easier pricing than Scandallo, and I may let him show me around.

Play it by ear, depends on how the day goes.

I can call him another night if needed.

Always good to explore.

Bad exchange rate on the euro at money-changers. The best I could get was 6. 25 at the money-gram exchange at av. Paulista 807 (shop 35). Most changers will give appalling rates, as low as 5. 2, on bigger denominations (200- and 500-euro banknotes). This is the opposite to Thailand, where big denominations were favoured. Interbank rate is 1 euro = 6.7 R.

Sagami 00.2 condoms are sold under the brand Preserv Premium at Drogarai pharmacies. DHEA and Minoxidil to be had online only without prescription.

Doubletree Hilton Itaim was girlfriendly. So was Etoile Hotel Itaim (rua Pedroso Alvarenga).

I had 4 good, albeit expensive visits at Scandallo. Visit number 5 was on Friday and I left at once, the place was full of dudes, at least 8 dudes to a girl. The food at Scandallo was abysmal. Girls at Scandallo asked between 800 and 1000 and could be talked down to 600 or 500. Add a cover charge of 150 before 7 pm and 230 for the room. Expensive.

Girls in most clinicas were few and average. Exceptions were Miruna, Abbobora and Prime where some girls were as good as Scandallo's. One hour 180 R at Prime, similar pricing in all clinicas. Cheap. GP Brazilian website unreliable as to reviewing of clinicas, at least as far as girl quality was concerned.

All the same, SP a better place to be than 99% of places on this Earth right now. May apply for an extension of stay with the policia federal in early December given the mess back home.

[QUOTE=Balboa;2498855]I'm in SP now.

My favorite girls are the sweeties I meet at the cheap venues around town.
[/QUOTE]Thank you for the wonderful report.

Glad you're having a good time. How's the vibe in general?

Also, how exactly do you meet the sweeties at the cheap venues?

I'm planning another trip hopefully some time soon, and I haven't had an overnighter yet. And it's nice to wake up next to a warm, soft girl.

[QUOTE=XXL;2498860]Bad exchange rate on the euro at money-changers. The best I could get was 6. 25 at the money-gram exchange at av. Paulista 807 (shop 35). Most changers will give appalling rates, as low as 5. 2, on bigger denominations (200- and 500-euro banknotes). This is the opposite to Thailand, where big denominations were favoured. Interbank rate is 1 euro = 6.7 R.
[/QUOTE]How is the rate at airport arrivals? Just as bad?

[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2498917]How is the rate at airport arrivals? Just as bad?[/QUOTE]They gave just under 6 for one 100-euro note, something like 5. 8.

Only good news, a fellow ISG member I met in SP told me he could make 2500 R withdrawals on his credit card at Bradesco. I haven't put this to the test yet.

[QUOTE=XXL;2498926]They gave just under 6 for one 100-euro note, something like 5. 8.

Only good news, a fellow ISG member I met in SP told me he could make 2500 R withdrawals on his credit card at Bradesco. I haven't put this to the test yet.[/QUOTE]This is accurate. The Bradesco bank I used had a machine that gave a withdrawal limit of 2500.

[QUOTE=XXL;2498926]They gave just under 6 for one 100-euro note, something like 5. 8.

Only good news, a fellow ISG member I met in SP told me he could make 2500 R withdrawals on his credit card at Bradesco. I haven't put this to the test yet.[/QUOTE]I know we all want our best deal but a year ago it was 4:1. Let's count our blessings guys. It's amazing to get Brasileiras at this price. No better deal on the planet.

[QUOTE=XXL;2498926]They gave just under 6 for one 100-euro note, something like 5. 8.

Only good news, a fellow ISG member I met in SP told me he could make 2500 R withdrawals on his credit card at Bradesco. I haven't put this to the test yet.[/QUOTE]Not with credit card, with ATM / Debit card.

[QUOTE=XXL;2498926]They gave just under 6 for one 100-euro note, something like 5. 8.

Only good news, a fellow ISG member I met in SP told me he could make 2500 R withdrawals on his credit card at Bradesco. I haven't put this to the test yet.[/QUOTE]Don't exchange USD / EUR in Sao Paulo. The cambios charge around 7-10% commission. Best is to use CC. At Bradesco you can withdraw up to 2500 BRL. Rate depends on your credit card / bank. I get the official visa rate with no commission. Various daily withdrawals possible. Bradesco ATMs do not have ATM fees.

[QUOTE=Safado007;2498960]Don't exchange USD / EUR in Sao Paulo. The cambios charge around 7-10% commission. Best is to use CC. At Bradesco you can withdraw up to 2500 BRL. Rate depends on your credit card / bank. I get the official visa rate with no commission. Various daily withdrawals possible. Bradesco ATMs do not have ATM fees.[/QUOTE]Thanks Safado (LOL). It's the same as Colombia then. I did notice in Mexico I got a GREAT rate at the cambio landing in Cancun but shit everywhere else.

[QUOTE=Hobbying;2498955]Not with credit card, with ATM / Debit card.[/QUOTE]So not with Visa or Master? I thought debit cards were cards for domestic use only. I have an EU debit card (Mestro/Cirrus) but the fees on ATM withdrawals abroad are prohibitive.

[QUOTE=XXL;2499273]So not with Visa or Master? I thought debit cards were cards for domestic use only. I have an EU debit card (Mestro/Cirrus) but the fees on ATM withdrawals abroad are prohibitive.[/QUOTE]Check it with your institution. Actually, with Maestro you may have to pay less on foreign exchange conversion, like 1. 5% and it's not available for me, as I pay Visa (debit or credit, does not matter) 2. 5% over XE rate. Use Bradesco. Keep in mind there is no Bradesco ATM at GRU airport.

[QUOTE=Questner;2499299]Keep in mind there is no Bradesco ATM at GRU airport.[/QUOTE]That's not correct. There are Bradesco ATMs at GRU.

[QUOTE=XXL;2499273]So not with Visa or Master? I thought debit cards were cards for domestic use only. I have an EU debit card (Mestro/Cirrus) but the fees on ATM withdrawals abroad are prohibitive.[/QUOTE]In United States Charles Schwab Bank debit card has no foreign transactions fees and in UK Starling Bank is the same.

I've been using the 24 Horas ATMs and the Bradesco ATMs. They work well. No fees charged here or by my bank (Citi). My debit card is accepted everywhere and the rates aren't bad. No need for changing money because Reais are so accessible. I'm off to Canada today and returning in December. They've made it so easy to enter and the flights are empty I don't want to the winter in Canada.

[QUOTE=XXL;2499273]So not with Visa or Master? I thought debit cards were cards for domestic use only. I have an EU debit card (Mestro/Cirrus) but the fees on ATM withdrawals abroad are prohibitive.[/QUOTE]