Mabs and the Nighttime Copa Scene
Checked out Mabs again tonight. Although it's better than when I was here in the spring, it's still a cesspool just like Balcony. Same chicks hustling the guys. Seen a few from 4 x4 and other spots hanging out there, but generally most girls are going for about $300 reais and trying to split as soon as possible. Of course some can be talked down to $200 reais or so. I personally don't go out of my way to pickup anything at Mabs, which was pretty much how I felt about Balcony and the later years of Help. The best thing about Mabs other than people watching is you are able to catch the NFL football games for those who are fans.
One troubling thing I do notice at Mabs is the high number of trannies hanging out amongst the girls, especially towards closing time at 3 am. Be careful in that area, some appear to be aggressive, but most just stay to themselves. It seems t like now that Mabs is the spot, instead of just staying on the street or along Prado Jr, they just go there too.
Checked out K Night aka Kalabria (moved to Belfort Roxo from Ronald Carvalho around the corner from Balcony) earlier this week. Entrance was $40 are which includes one or two national drinks (depending who you talk to). More of a after hours spot like the old Kalabria. Suppose to have rooms downstairs to bang, but I didn't partake like I did once at the old Kalabria a few years back. Same Mabs crowd gravitate towards that place, nothing special.
Dolce Vita looks like it's barely hanging on. Everytime I walk by there it appears dead. Hard to say how it is inside of that small place. But I think it's safe to say it's not doing as good as when Balcony was open right below it.
I keep seeing and hearing about Casablanca, which has been there for about the last 4 years I believe, but it doesn't appear to be worth the effort of going in. The one time I considered going in I could tell it was dead and just moved on.
Not much info, just relaying some of my recent observations in Copa.
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