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[QUOTE=Christopherd; 1184178]You said it rather more concisely than I did!

As for non-pros that speak good English (or even those that don't) I've found "I'm staying in Copa" translates in their ears as "I'm a dirty monger that has come to Rio to shag as many women-for-money as I can." Any address is generally better than Copa when chatting to Carioca non-pros. Sure you can talk your way out of it, but Centro, Leme, Ipanema sounds much better. Bota is mega-cool! .[/QUOTE]You offered a great lesson and advice to those really wanting to make points with the locals. Recently I was in Mexico on business and heard over and over again how I wasn't like other gringos. I attributed it to how much time I spend in Brazil. I do not agree with everything that goes on here, but I do try to go with the flow. That doesn't mean I have stopped telling every kid I see throwing their candy wrappers in the street that a trash receptacle is just a few steps away or that I haven't been known to hit a few people with shopping carts when I was nice enough to leave room and they cut in front of me. It just means I bite my tongue most times I think of saying "well that is not how we do things in America."

As for knowing how to dance, GDPs are not the only ones with moves. I walked by a group of 10 year-old girls today who were seeing how low they could squat and how far they could throw out their butts. I just scratched my head and hoped there wasn't a priest or a guy trying to rent a room in his apartment nearby. Brazilian women love to dance and sing along with the music. If you really want to score points, learn the lyrics to some of the popular songs and sing along with them. By the end of the night, they are not only going to want to have sex with you but also will want to take you home to to meet their family.

Chris,

Cool: "The girls are tall, blonde, skinny, sunglasses and designer shoes. They do that thing that when they walk into a room everyone knows they are the most important people in the room. Great dancers, lovely girls, but that is just not the Brasilian way. We ask them if it's maybe time to get a taxi. They think we are all getting one together. But we open the door, let them in, and shut it again bidding them a cheery goodnight."

Next time you want to get rid of girls like those, send them to me. As you know, I am not picky. (As long as I have a semi-clean place to take a dump, that is. Different story, though.)

Euro

[QUOTE=Grandnash84;1184149]I know Americans are top of the food chain when we visit brazil, but does that make it easy to pick up on regular girls?[/QUOTE]
That was funny. :D
I think you are in for a surprise when you go to Brazil.

[QUOTE=Spiroshouse]I am greek recidence and holder of a Greek passport so I don't need a visa for entering brazil. I have the return leg of my sao paolo-rome-athens air ticket and I will be fly on October. Alitalia ina thens said me that they don't let me pass through check-in because I don't have a return ticket. I am thinking to buy a cheap condor air ticket (salvador-frankfurt for 299 euros)

Do you think with this I can resolve this problem?[/QUOTE]You should be able to prove to Alitalia that this is the return leg of your trip if you provide documentation of your Brasil arrival ticket. It would be on file with the airline on which you arrived. If it was an e-ticket, you can locate it with the confirmation number on your return ticket. It should also be available on-line with the issuing airline or travel agent.

I have been renting from the same guy in Rio for going on 12 years now. Within the past year, his apartments have gone up from 50-100% An apartment that I used to pay 50 dollars a night for (leopoldo miguez, in front of the Princess Hotel) is now 75 dollars a night! I didn't know he had jacked up prices that high until I got here, because it was always 50 dollars a night, so I assumed it was the same price. I damn near fell out of the chair whn he told me that it was now 75 bucks a night. (For an apart that is 3 blocks from the beach, no internet and no cable, that sounds like a terrible price!)

My question to the board is "Is 75 dollars a night for a one bedroom apartment about right?" For that much, I expected a beach front, with internet and cable too. How much do nice studios go for? Let me know if I am on point or exepecting too much.

[QUOTE=Bravo; 1185616]I have been renting from the same guy in Rio for going on 12 years now. Within the past year, his apartments have gone up from 50-100% An apartment that I used to pay 50 dollars a night for (leopoldo miguez, in front of the Princess Hotel) is now 75 dollars a night! I didn't know he had jacked up prices that high until I got here, because it was always 50 dollars a night, so I assumed it was the same price. I damn near fell out of the chair whn he told me that it was now 75 bucks a night. (For an apart that is 3 blocks from the beach, no internet and no cable, that sounds like a terrible price!)

My question to the board is "Is 75 dollars a night for a one bedroom apartment about right?" For that much, I expected a beach front, with internet and cable too. How much do nice studios go for? Let me know if I am on point or exepecting too much.[/QUOTE]I paid $80 per night 1 bedroom for a partial beach view at Rua Bolivar / Atlantica at the end of January which is the beginning of the high season. It had cable TV, Internet, and A / C.

[QUOTE=Bravo;1185616]My question to the board is "Is 75 dollars a night for a one bedroom apartment about right?" For that much, I expected a beach front, with internet and cable too. How much do nice studios go for? Let me know if I am on point or exepecting too much.[/QUOTE]
Yes, apto prices have gone up.
I rent from the same guy for at least 15 years. Not so many years ago I used to pay R$50/night. Now I have to pay R$80 (and that's with a "buddy-discount"). 1 quarto+sala, AC, cable, close to ex-Help and half a block from the beach.
Even with those high prices it's hard to find decent apartments. The competition isn't from gringos, but brazilians.

I think an apartment the way you described should cost maximum R$100.

[QUOTE=Bravo;1185616]My question to the board is "Is 75 dollars a night for a one bedroom apartment about right?" For that much, I expected a beach front, with internet and cable too. How much do nice studios go for? Let me know if I am on point or exepecting too much.[/QUOTE]The real estate market in Copacabana has skyrocketed in the past three years. The higher value of real estate has carried over to the seasonal rental market. One bedroom and studio apartments that ran for R$80 three years ago now rent for R$120 to upwards of R$200 depending on location and amenities. See Bubba Boy's comments on Brasilian inflation in the Rio de Janeiro thread today. Beach front for US$75? Yes, you are expecting too much.

[QUOTE=Poucolouco;1185648]The real estate market in Copacabana has skyrocketed in the past three years. The higher value of real estate has carried over to the seasonal rental market. One bedroom and studio apartments that ran for R$80 three years ago now rent for R$120 to upwards of R$200 depending on location and amenities. See Bubba Boy's comments on Brasilian inflation in the Rio de Janeiro thread today. Beach front for US$75? Yes, you are expecting too much.[/QUOTE]How about expecting internet AND cable for 75 dollars a night? If I am 3 blocks from the beach, I expect a really nice place for that much. Then again, maybe I am out of touch because I have been renting from the same person all this time.

[QUOTE=Bravo;1185663]How about expecting internet AND cable for 75 dollars a night? If I am 3 blocks from the beach, I expect a really nice place for that much. Then again, maybe I am out of touch because I have been renting from the same person all this time.[/QUOTE]True, it's rare that an owner does not provide internet and cable just to be competetive in today's market. However, you need to specify these things before you agree to the rental. When you are shopping at the bottom end of the price range, quality and amenities are not as good as a more expensive unit. As I said previously, your expectations are high for the price you want to pay in Copacabana.

[QUOTE=Poucolouco;1185674]True, it's rare that an owner does not provide internet and cable just to be competetive in today's market. However, you need to specify these things before you agree to the rental. When you are shopping at the bottom end of the price range, quality and amenities are not as good as a more expensive unit. As I said previously, your expectations are high for the price you want to pay in Copacabana.[/QUOTE]


I agree, I recently reserved an apto and was shocked by the increase in price.



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Anyone have any recent info on the scene in Curitiba? Have to go there on business in a few weeks. Can't seem to find any recent reports.

-Cartman

[QUOTE=Eric Cartman; 1185700]Anyone have any recent info on the scene in Curitiba? Have to go there on business in a few weeks. Can't seem to find any recent reports.
-Cartman[/QUOTE]Maybe you find what you need in the Curitiba thread:
[url]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?559-Curitiba[/url]

Not updated for a long time (like all the other threads, except Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo).

[QUOTE=Sperto;1185732]Not updated for a long time .[/QUOTE]Yep like I said, can't find good recent reports.

I need help from the board. My buddy has a 4 hour layover in Rio and he wants to leave the airport, hit a nearby hotel and fuck a GDP for a couple of hours. Is there any hotels in Centro that are near the airport that he can be back in like 30-40 minutes?