Rio de Janeiro Reports

[QUOTE=Kafka;2500616]It looks like Verizon has a travel pass that will work immediately I guess that's the best option because I don't want to spend too much time, also I would much appreciate suggestions as far as staying with a view of the beach. I usually book through Airbnb so I ain't suggestions would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]I used to have a $0. 25 a minute roaming when I was with Tmobile, and I would still pick up a local SIM card. Why? Because it makes things easier for girls to text or call you. They might freak out when they see a foreign number (sure WhatsApp calls are free, but only with WiFi connection from what I understand).

For ocean views, there are quite a few listings on Airbnb, but make sure to check the photos. Just because the listing says oceanfront, it doesn't mean oceanview. If you're looking for Copacabana, your options are limited to Avenida Atlantica or some buildings in Apraodor. Also make sure it's a front, and not side oceanview. Some hosts are very creative photographers.

I'm new to the forum and have been reading it for the past few weeks. I'm planning a trip next year to Rio but can't decide whether or not I should stay in Copa or Barra. This would be my second trip to Rio. It's been about 10 years since I've gone so a lot has changed I'm sure.

What is the attraction of staying at the Transamerica hotel? Are there girls lined up at the pool and in the elevator willing to give out their numbers and hookup with hotel guests? Vagabundo1 makes it sound like some kind of Shangri-La, yet he's busing girls from some place 3 hours away back to Barra? And to all the other recent new travelers to Rio, how has your experience been at Transamerica? You're staying there but taking an Uber all the way to Copa and back all the time? Is there no fresh local talent in Barra?

Thanks very much for your earlier response. I'm unable to setup a Bitcoin account, and won't have the time to post a lot before I leave, so I'm reaching out in the only way I can. Will be arriving in Rio the morning of November 16th. Staying at the Radisson Rio de Janeiro Barra, Evandro Lins e Silva for two days. I'm interested in getting your landlord's contact information and the benefit of your expansive mongering guidance. If you're free on Monday and feel like having a late lunch and some drinks on me. Much appreciated.

Thought I would chime in with an on the ground update from a first timer. I flew into SP and had way too long a layover, detail report will follow, but for reference DO NOT try to buy a same day ticket from SP to Rio unless you really like pain. I walked every inch of GRU and no SIM cards to be found in any of the terminals. I was only in domestic terminal of SDU so didn't see anything there either. For the first day I used the $10 verizon roaming service which works ok, but not great. Best I can tell the issue is that anytime there is a pause in data it has to go through the re-authorization process again and can be slow.

Went to the Rio Sul today (doesn't oepn until 3 on Sunday for reference). My protuguese isn't good but generally I can understand enough to get by so I can't say for sure if I misunderstood something. Started at Vivo store on 1st floor told to go to store on 4th floor. 4th floor store couldn't help, but not sure why and he directed me to another store outside the mall I believe. Tried Claro on 4, told to go to 3. At store on 3, store on 3 from what I understood could do it but they had no sim cards (I think this was maybe the problem at vivo on 4). She pointed me to Tim and I finally succeeded. It took the guy a long time but he worked really hard and was apologetic for it taking so long. I think I got 4 gb and 50 min for be $45.

[QUOTE=Xpartan;2500656]I used to have a $0. 25 a minute roaming when I was with Tmobile, and I would still pick up a local SIM card. Why? Because it makes things easier for girls to text or call you. They might freak out when they see a foreign number (sure WhatsApp calls are free, but only with WiFi connection from what I understand).

For ocean views, there are quite a few listings on Airbnb, but make sure to check the photos. Just because the listing says oceanfront, it doesn't mean oceanview. If you're looking for Copacabana, your options are limited to Avenida Atlantica or some buildings in Apraodor. Also make sure it's a front, and not side oceanview. Some hosts are very creative photographers.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Vagabundo1;2500479]So it was yesterday, Friday I guess.

Monique was over for two pernoites going into a third.

She fucked up cooking -- distracted by facebook, and taking her own picture and posting it etc, etc (see the social dilemma).

The bigger problem of course is that having a working girl over means you have a really low education, relatively stupid or at least uneducated person in your stuff.

I do have a job, and it involves downloading at least 8 hours of audio a week, digesting it, and taking action. The internet here sucks -- at all areas in Transamerica, and even at the 5 g spot down the road.

So, throw in a dumb chick who fucks up cooking fish balls because she is more interested in her likes on facebook -- on my fucking laptop and -- boom, time to leave. She also basically fucked up some cooking gear, a electric churrasco and a rice cooker, which I had to replace.

It's nice to have a few days just to myself, which I've done last night and tonight / this morning.

It's a occupational hazard of whoring -- that is spending time with dumb working girls...[/QUOTE]Great post King V!

My first night I ordered in Photoacompantes poonannie as it was easy. I know its hit or miss but just needed an all access PSE. She was not like her pics but I didn't care. She did it all for a buck fifty hour.

Newbies. Maybe I'm wrong but it was Sunday here and y'all should plan your company for a Sunday as not much available. I learned the hard way and finally found a PA taker as even the online Hoes prices inflate on Sundays it was appearing.

Just got back from Mabs. Had to check it out. One hit wonder for sure. Lots mileage up in there. Kinda like the beer garden in Bangkok.

Going to check out some Barra massagens and have a couple 1 hour short times set up at Transamerica.

Wish I could link up with the King but we may cross paths at some point given how much I will probably be there.

Cheers.

[QUOTE=MichaelSamuel;2500713]Thought I would chime in with an on the ground update from a first timer. I flew into SP and had way too long a layover, detail report will follow, but for reference DO NOT try to buy a same day ticket from SP to Rio unless you really like pain. I walked every inch of GRU and no SIM cards to be found in any of the terminals. I was only in domestic terminal of SDU so didn't see anything there either. For the first day I used the $10 verizon roaming service which works ok, but not great. Best I can tell the issue is that anytime there is a pause in data it has to go through the re-authorization process again and can be slow.

Went to the Rio Sul today (doesn't oepn until 3 on Sunday for reference). My protuguese isn't good but generally I can understand enough to get by so I can't say for sure if I misunderstood something. Started at Vivo store on 1st floor told to go to store on 4th floor. 4th floor store couldn't help, but not sure why and he directed me to another store outside the mall I believe. Tried Claro on 4, told to go to 3. At store on 3, store on 3 from what I understood could do it but they had no sim cards (I think this was maybe the problem at vivo on 4). She pointed me to Tim and I finally succeeded. It took the guy a long time but he worked really hard and was apologetic for it taking so long. I think I got 4 gb and 50 min for be $45.[/QUOTE]I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile because of problems while international. Verizon would have terrible service even in places like Paris and Rome.

T-Mobile has amazing international service.

First timer on the ground reporting. Got into Rio yesterday and staying at the Marriott in copa, no problem bringing girls, least not the first one I had today they even called up to tell me she was here. I was exhausted from travel so didn't venture far and started at Monte Carlo. Reminds me a lot of a Macau sauna but not as luxurious. Got up to the lounge level and was seriously concerned about the selection, only 3 girls and none of which were interesting. 3 other guys (around 6 pm) and they didn't seem interested either. I got a beer and watched some football in the smoking room and I saw a couple other girls start to show up so went back to check it out. As I am partial to Asians chose a tall skinny mulatto. Took the hour, which was foolish as I just don't do 2 rounds in an hour anymore. A few notes: 1. I was unimpressed with the condoms she had, definitely bring your own if you have a preference or are on the large side. 2. Charge for using card was $B70 so that was about 10% on a 700 tab so bring cash. Hit the wall after dinner so didn't get to sample more.

Slept long time and worked out Sim card today which took a while. Set up with Missi from RioVips website and had wonderful hour session at the hotel this afternoon. She delivered as promised and was very timely and will see her again.

Plan for later was Centarus but turns out all the termas are closed on Sundays so went back to my escort list. Unfortunately, whether it's because it's Sunday or raining, or just bad luck tonight couldn't get anything setup. Lots of girls didn't respond, or weren't willing to come to Copa and I am not at the level yet to out late at night solo around Rio.

I did have interesting conversation with someone from [URL]acompanhantesipanema.com[/URL], which has about 4 hour related sites. You will notice they are all the same and use same whatsapp so must be a booker unlike the other sites were you talk to girl directly. Conversation was a bit abrupt at times and just didn't give me a comfortable feeling. Asked for un-editing pics got told to go to site (there are no unedited ones) got one additional but still edited. Would have still taken a flyer even though my spidy sense was already tingling, but then came the 2 hours $220 USD! That was a non-starter. Asked why website has 200-250 be and got that was for at her location only for 30 min. Still considering maybe going to her place later to see in person as I really want to sample some of the Japanese Brazilian girls while here. Would definitely owe anyone a few drinks if you have any girls or recommendations in that department. This was my target.

[URL]https://acompanhantesipanema.com/acompanhante-de-luxo-ipanema-com-local-em-ipanema/[/URL]

[QUOTE=MichaelSamuel;2500713]I walked every inch of GRU and no SIM cards to be found in any of the terminals.[/QUOTE]In GRU, there is a pharmacy in the domestic terminal that sells TIM SIM cards.

[QUOTE=Xpartan;2500656] They might freak out when they see a foreign number (sure WhatsApp calls are free, but only with WiFi connection from what I understand)..[/QUOTE]Wrong they do not freak out when they see a foreign number. In most cases they expect it. The only thing they want to know is if (or when) you are in Rio. Anyone worth their salt will start initiating contact (two weeks) before departure to get questions answered and schedule meet up day/time.

WhatsApp calls are free and can be done via Wi-Fi and with a cellular data / internet plan. So, when you get any SIM card ensure you have Voice / text / data plan included so you can use WhatsApp or any social media app when out of range of Wi-Fi.

[B]SUCCESS AT RIO SUL MALL[/B]

[QUOTE=MichaelSamuel;2500713] Went to the Rio Sul today (doesn't open until 3 on Sunday for reference). My Portuguese isn't good but generally I can understand enough to get by so I can't say for sure if I misunderstood something. Started at Vivo store on 1st floor told to go to store on 4th floor. 4th floor store couldn't help, but not sure why and he directed me to another store outside the mall I believe. Tried Claro on 4, told to go to 3. At store on 3, store on 3 from what I understood could do it but they had no sim cards (I think this was maybe the problem at vivo on 4). She pointed me to Tim and I finally succeeded. It took the guy a long time but he worked really hard and was apologetic for it taking so long. I think I got 4 gb and 50 min for be $45.[/QUOTE]Sundays in general are slow retail days. Acquiring a Sim Card at Rio Sul Mall one can (as reported) be successful. I do not try to speak Portuguese; I just ask who speaks English (always at least one rep will) and someone helps me. Like I said before they engage tourist all the time.

I am not 100% sure but I do think there is a difference in SIM cards for Brazilians since they must produce CPF# versus SIM cards for Tourist who need to just show Passports.

This may be why you experienced.

[QUOTE=MichaelSamuel;2500713] Tried Claro on 4, told to go to 3. At store on 3, store on 3 from what I understood could do it but they had no sim cards (I think this was maybe the problem at vivo on 4). [/QUOTE]The problem probably was they did not have Tourist SIM cards available. The services operate the same its just a classification / registration thing.

[QUOTE=GordyGekko;2500680]I'm new to the forum and have been reading it for the past few weeks. I'm planning a trip next year to Rio but can't decide whether or not I should stay in Copa or Barra. This would be my second trip to Rio. It's been about 10 years since I've gone so a lot has changed I'm sure.

What is the attraction of staying at the Transamerica hotel? Are there girls lined up at the pool and in the elevator willing to give out their numbers and hookup with hotel guests? Vagabundo1 makes it sound like some kind of Shangri-La, yet he's busing girls from some place 3 hours away back to Barra? And to all the other recent new travelers to Rio, how has your experience been at Transamerica? You're staying there but taking an Uber all the way to Copa and back all the time? Is there no fresh local talent in Barra?[/QUOTE]You should read all of vagabundos posts to understand his situation and reasoning behind living in Transamerica but importing from elsewhere. First of all I want to thank vagabundo for the wealth of information shared, it has been extremely helpful.

I am not disagreeing with him but want to provide a contrast to his approach, as it is not for everyone and for example wouldn't be 100% my cup of tea.

The reason Transamerica is good is you have zero issue taking girls to your room. Reason number two is that there is an insane amount of working girls living in that building. So you can just run into them and ask for numbers. The reason Vagabundo decides to bus in girls from other locations I believe is because he is staying in Brazil for months and is able to agree super cheap rates for 2-3 days at a time with a girl. Don't want to put words in his mouth but I am doubtful some of the more high end girls that charge 400-500 per hour and post on barravips would be open to such an agreement. Still the option is there.

Now for the reason to actually stay at barra de Tijuca vs Rio / Copa. From my experience being here for a week and having been here once before in the last 12 months is that all the hottest girls live in barra so you are actually closer to them (either for them coming to you or you coming to them).

I am in Rio for 1-2 months and prefer seeing a high end girl for 2-3 hours every other day over marathon 3 day sessions. That also leads me to be picky. I am currently staying in copa and using photo acompañantes has been a complete fail. It's basically just catfish / bait and switch even if you search for more expensive options. If you go on the more trustworthy sites like riovips, barravips, private55 - all of the girls located in copa / centro hide their face and there aren't a lot of options. All the hotties that also provide face pics and videos live in barra. I will be splitting my time living in both copa and barra and I thought it wouldn't be worth it picking up girls from barra while in copa as I will be in Rio eventually anyway. However the fails with photoacomponhantes I decided to go to solarium (have read that centaurus has recently changed to worse but can not confirm). When I was at solarium, price for one hour was 795, there were about 7-9 girls. No stunners, some cuties. Considering how high the price is this is a disappointment, but having been empty handed for several days I decided to take the plunge anyway and chose a girl of my preference. The rooms there are tiny, so not all positions are comfortable to do. Girl was very hard working and did a good job so at least there it's top notch service. Got her number but didn't follow up.

To also comment on Michaels comment about him not being able to source on Sunday, I do believe that the girls are lazy and they are more reluctant to travel from barra to copa for a one hour session. I was able to get a girl for 2 hours yesterday from barra however, 400 per hour and absolute stunner that also performed excellently, didn't negotiate it but she also let me film everything, with her face included in the vid.

So there is your reason for staying in barra, you're closer to the best girls in the region. Reason for Transamerica is you're surrounded by them and you have no issue taking girls back.

Now for me personally there are negatives to Transamerica that make me reluctant to stay there. First of all, again, you're surrounded by working girls and not all of them high end. I don't think it's a safety concern but I'm just not a fan of sharing walls with 100's or working girls as I sleep. During my previous trip I visited a girl there and they rent two adjacent apartments, one for living, another for banging. As I knocked on the door she came from the other apartment and her roommate was crying. My girl and I go to the room to do the session and at the end she tells me her friend gets beaten by her BF and asked me if I can help. No fucking way am I getting into some family drama in Rio even if it is a tragic set of events. Reason I mention this story is again in this building you have the boyfriends and pimps of these chicks. I would prefer to be in and out of such a building and not stay there for a long time, but I'm not knocking anyone who thinks otherwise. The rooms are also not the best quality but to offset this they are super cheap. It all depends if you want cheap and convenient or more high end with a bit more risk of locating a building that will allow you to let in girls. I didn't have issues with this in copa so far.

I hope this is helpful, trying to give back for all the useful info I read on here. My plan now is to only focus on chicks living in barra as they are the hottest and also independent and more free with their schedule (my experience is if you click they don't keep track of time and just overall provide GFE).

Anyone know where to buy the huge condom packs? I went to a normal pharmacy and they sell 4 packs, and pretty expensive too. Would like to buy a bulk pack. Thanks.

[QUOTE=UniversalX;2500792]Wrong they do not freak out when they see a foreign number. In most cases they expect it. The only thing they want to know is if (or when) you are in Rio. Anyone worth their salt will start initiating contact (two weeks) before departure to get questions answered and schedule meet up day/time.[/QUOTE]I must not be worth a damn. I do not have a reason to be talking to hookers 2 weeks before anything. I do not even know if I am going to be horny 2 Sundays from now at 11am. Hell, you don't go to the termas to check out chicks then tell them you will be back 2 weeks later. Either me or her might even have something better to do once that date and time rolls around. I am a spur of the moment fucker, not an appointment fucker.

My method is 1. Get horny. 2. Send out messages: are you available for a programa? 3. I go to her or she comes to me.

The only questions I usually have besides if she is available are how much and in how many minutes will she arrive.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2500825]I must not be worth a damn. I do not have a reason to be talking to hookers 2 weeks before anything. I do not even know if I am going to be horny 2 Sundays from now at 11am. Hell, you don't go to the termas to check out chicks then tell them you will be back 2 weeks later. Either me or her might even have something better to do once that date and time rolls around. I am a spur of the moment fucker, not an appointment fucker.[/QUOTE]The only time I will try to work it well in advance is if I just have to see somebody when I get there, and I know that she is in super high demand, and that I might miss her if I don't give advance notice. But that kind of situation is rare, rare, rare!

Sure.

Just hit me up. Somehow. You can come to the Transamerica hahaha.

[QUOTE=NeedTheGreen;2500681]Thanks very much for your earlier response. I'm unable to setup a Bitcoin account, and won't have the time to post a lot before I leave, so I'm reaching out in the only way I can. Will be arriving in Rio the morning of November 16th. Staying at the Radisson Rio de Janeiro Barra, Evandro Lins e Silva for two days. I'm interested in getting your landlord's contact information and the benefit of your expansive mongering guidance. If you're free on Monday and feel like having a late lunch and some drinks on me. Much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

Makes sense. And I should have noted it was an adventure not a chore. I got there little before 3 walked around. Had a nice sit down lunch. Went through the process and by 5:30 was entertaining Missi in my room. Used the line scooters to and from since it was more interesting than a car along the beach and half the road is closed on Sunday for walking, biking, and such. Sure 5 min at the airport is better but it's about the journey and experience. And in this care persistence.

[QUOTE=UniversalX;2500792]Wrong they do not freak out when they see a foreign number. In most cases they expect it. The only thing they want to know is if (or when) you are in Rio. Anyone worth their salt will start initiating contact (two weeks) before departure to get questions answered and schedule meet up day/time.

WhatsApp calls are free and can be done via Wi-Fi and with a cellular data / internet plan. So, when you get any SIM card ensure you have Voice / text / data plan included so you can use WhatsApp or any social media app when out of range of Wi-Fi.

[B]SUCCESS AT RIO SUL MALL[/B]

Sundays in general are slow retail days. Acquiring a Sim Card at Rio Sul Mall one can (as reported) be successful. I do not try to speak Portuguese; I just ask who speaks English (always at least one rep will) and someone helps me. Like I said before they engage tourist all the time.

I am not 100% sure but I do think there is a difference in SIM cards for Brazilians since they must produce CPF# versus SIM cards for Tourist who need to just show Passports.

This may be why you experienced.

The problem probably was they did not have Tourist SIM cards available. The services operate the same its just a classification / registration thing.[/QUOTE]

I've been looking a lot of pictures and just wondering what is the availability of spinners I'm not much into larger girls I like spinners or skinny. Is going to be a problem?