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Last Novemeber I posted about my then Brazilian apartment guy and how he told a girl I had shown him her pictures. In reality, he accidently saw 2 pictures of her when I let him look at a CD with pictures of his apartment he had rented me last time. He fast forwarded before I could snatch the DVD player from him.

Anyway, some guys on here began chiming in about how Brazilians probably consider me lower on the social scale (haha), the usual strange banter you get on this forum at times.

Now I found out that during Carnaval this guy approached this same girl in Mabs with some white guys and they claimed they had seen her pictures on the internet and knew ME (they gave my real name, which is odd given we use screen names on here, plus I have not posted her pictures anyway).

SHe said she knew it was BS.

Here is the proof:
Later this guy tried to extort money from her claiming he had set up a date for her (I am not sure whether she meant the same white guys or not). I think he is implying that he knows where the pictures are on the internet and will tell her family.

She was really angry and said she now believes everything I said about the pictures in the beginning. Plus she said this apartment guy is the typical carioca--he comes down from the favela and makes his living off others (she said this).

So much for the high lifestyle in Rio!

So in the end most of my "gringo" observations of the situation were correct and those who made wild claims and wrote long posts about the Brazilian social order were well off track. In the end the cream always rises to top. This so-called "high class" Brazilian proved his true worth and even the girl criticized him, not me.


TJ

[QUOTE=TJ Fannatic]Last Novemeber I posted about my then Brazilian apartment guy and how he told a girl I had shown him her pictures. In reality, he accidently saw 2 pictures of her when I let him look at a CD with pictures of his apartment he had rented me last time. He fast forwarded before I could snatch the DVD player from him.

Anyway, some guys on here began chiming in about how Brazilians probably consider me lower on the social scale (haha), the usual strange banter you get on this forum at times.

Now I found out that during Carnaval this guy approached this same girl in Mabs with some white guys and they claimed they had seen her pictures on the internet and knew ME (they gave my real name, which is odd given we use screen names on here, plus I have not posted her pictures anyway).

SHe said she knew it was BS.

Here is the proof:
Later this guy tried to extort money from her claiming he had set up a date for her (I am not sure whether she meant the same white guys or not). I think he is implying that he knows where the pictures are on the internet and will tell her family.

She was really angry and said she now believes everything I said about the pictures in the beginning. Plus she said this apartment guy is the typical carioca--he comes down from the favela and makes his living off others (she said this).

So much for the high lifestyle in Rio!

So in the end most of my "gringo" observations of the situation were correct and those who made wild claims and wrote long posts about the Brazilian social order were well off track. In the end the cream always rises to top. This so-called "high class" Brazilian proved his true worth and even the girl criticized him, not me.


TJ[/QUOTE]

TJ:
One question: is this just a coincedence that the guy knows the girls family? Seems kinda random if they are not from the same neighborhood.

And even if he did tell her family, she could just denie it as say, "he's made becuase I wouldn't date him so he is spreading lies about me".

All-in-all, I think a lot of girls families have "some" idea of what they are doing but they don't want to face the facts; probably too painful to think of one's little girl on the street hoeing. I

Short story: I'm "dating" one girl from Niteroi that I meet on my last trip. She took me to her house to I met her mom. Before we got to the house, she told me her mother thinks she works baby sitting in Copa, and she has to sometimes spend the night at the families house. And what ever I do, don't call her by here working name!

Well the mom was real cool, but the more I sat there and talked to her, the more I was convinece that the mom had some idea what she did. Afterall, it's no secert that prositiution is legal, and that many girls don't or can't find other jobs.

The mom was kinda flirting with me too; or maybe I just was being full of myself. But she did go take a shower and then walked right in front of me with just her towel on when was going from the Bathroom of the bedroom.

One other thing that was interesting was her mom gave me the whole "what are you intentions for my daugher talk". Not the usual America dad way, buy she asked a lot of questions about what I do; do I have any kids; have I ever been married; do I have car and house in America.

So TJ, just keep doing thing in a respectful and honest way and most of the time they work themselves out.

TJ Fannatic, why dont you post this brasilian guy's picture and name on the board, so we can all know who he is. Your post serves as a great warning. THX

[QUOTE=Bravo]TJ Fannatic, why dont you post this brasilian guy's picture and name on the board, so we can all know who he is. Your post serves as a great warning. THX[/QUOTE]
Damn good idea! I never thought of that, but since he likes to talk about posting pictures it will serve him right.
thanks,
TJ

Dwilso39,

Both he and she are well known at Mabs. He has been renting apartments from Mabs for years.

She does not believe he has her family info. either. She told me thar she told him to "f-off," and to tell them if he really has some pictures.

On other points, I have been invited to her family house and her Copa apartment. Plus, I have her family phone number.
I, like you, am always respectful and the girls, in turn, respect this.


TJ

Just returned from 2 months in the Dominican Republic. Had a blast! I am looking to take my next trip to Brazil. Love the latin women. I was wondering what was the best city to visit? Are there monger catering resorts, hotels, Charli's type all inclusives, or is more of a get a hotel and fend for yourself. If it is more of the fend for yourself type atmosphere, my primary questions of where to stay, what clubs / areas to visit are I guess more proper.

Are the Termas in Rio closed for easter weekend? Im thinking of making a quick trip to Rio and if the Termas are closed on Easter weekend on Friday and Saturday there is no point for me to make a trip out there. I can use Easter Sunday to rest before I go home the next day.

Great site.

Some 1800 radios all around the world, and some 600 for only Brasil.

[url]http://www.radios.com.br/novo/estados.htm[/url]

Guys,

I need some advise... I'm looking to purchase American movies, tv shows, etc that have portuguese subtitles. My satellite provider does not have portuguese as a closed captio option. Thought this would be a good way to further immerse myself in the language. I also have pimsleur and roseta stone. Any ideas where to purchase in the US.



Lonzof

[QUOTE=Lonzof]Guys,

I need some advise... I'm looking to purchase American movies, tv shows, etc that have portuguese subtitles. My satellite provider does not have portuguese as a closed captio option. Thought this would be a good way to further immerse myself in the language. I also have pimsleur and roseta stone. Any ideas where to purchase in the US.



Lonzof[/QUOTE]

If you have a blue-ray player, you'll have a greater selection of movies to choose from, and in addition to the subtitles, you can also select Portuguese audio, which btw is halfway decent in terms of translation.

[QUOTE=Flexinbk]If you have a blue-ray player, you'll have a greater selection of movies to choose from, and in addition to the subtitles, you can also select Portuguese audio, which btw is halfway decent in terms of translation.[/QUOTE]

Thanx Flexinbk but where can I make the purchase.

Lonzo

what do they mean when they say an apartment does not have wi-fi but it has high speed cable internet? what kind of cable do i need? is it an rj-45 jack? or a phone line modem?

I work-out 5 days a week and would like
to train when I'm in Rio. I use whey protein and
creatine powders as my post work out suppliments.

I would like to bring this with me. It will be sealed
and packaged straight from the manufactuer (enough for 2 weeks).

Am I allowed to bring this into the country? what are the
chances of customs checking my suitcase? Should I declare it?

Also is it widley available in the gyms out there?

Some countries have different laws on this and I just
wanted to check before hand.

Thanks alot

[QUOTE=Koolkid]I work-out 5 days a week and would like to train when I'm in Rio. I use whey protein and creatine powders as my post work out suppliments.

I would like to bring this with me. It will be sealed and packaged straight from the manufactuer (enough for 2 weeks).

Am I allowed to bring this into the country? What are the chances of customs checking my suitcase? Should I declare it?

Also is it widley available in the gyms out there?

Some countries have different laws on this and I just wanted to check before hand.

Thanks alot[/QUOTE]Kool.- I brought in my whey and super greens with no problems, I did however put it in my carry on and everyone was ok with it as long as it's powder. I would not trust trying any of this stuff from down there as things tend to be a bit different and I try to do anything to avoid stomach problems while I'm down there (having the runs in Rio is not fun) so I would stick with your own supps!

Musze

[QUOTE=Koolkid]I work-out 5 days a week and would like to train when I'm in Rio. I use whey protein and creatine powders as my post work out suppliments.

I would like to bring this with me. It will be sealed and packaged straight from the manufactuer (enough for 2 weeks).

Thanks alot[/QUOTE]I've been doing tons of reading. Lonely Planet's guidebook mentions a few gyms out there in Rio you can use. Brazilians seem to be very into sports and fitness. I'd imagine the protein/creatine stuff should be easily available out there. I'm planning on using Body Tech gym in Leblon and also taking ju jitsu lessons at Gracie and maybe some capoeira lessons.