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[QUOTE=Pipe Layer99]You can bring your own sups and not worry about customs. The items you mentioned are legal. As far as declaring it, read the declaration sheet when you are on the plane to make that determination. Either way, you won't have a problem - its not illegal to take protein and creatine.
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You can get the supplements you need in Rio (more room in your suitcase). There are a few health stores that sell supplements on N.S. Copacabana.
Plus on most corners there are food and juice places. They can mix you a protien drink right there on the spot. I bet the gyms even sell the stuff too.[/QUOTE]
Nearly all the gyms I have used have had a small juice bar and will mix up a protein shake for you. Juice bars in the street will also mix them up sometimes with guarana etc, saves a lot of hassle with shakers etc.

Does anyone know anything about this place? It's over on Prado Junior. I think I may have remember seeing some chat about this place. Anyway, I got a business card from some girl, and was wondering if it's worth checking out.

ryjer

Anyone know if I can have a document notarized at the consulate in Centro? If so, what's the price?

ryjer

[QUOTE=Ryjerrob]Anyone know if I can have a document notarized at the consulate in Centro? If so, what's the price?
ryjer[/QUOTE]
I would recommend you to go to a Cartório. It will only cost you a few reais.

[QUOTE=Ryjerrob]Does anyone know anything about this place? It's over on Prado Junior. I think I may have remember seeing some chat about this place. Anyway, I got a business card from some girl, and was wondering if it's worth checking out.

ryjer[/QUOTE]Went there once. (about 4 trips ago) can't remember the fee to go in, but it included 1 drink. As soon as I sat down garotas came to the table wanting drinks. I left after 1 drink. Prices for drinks are expensive so watch your bill. Not worth visiting. Go to the termas.

[QUOTE=Ryjerrob]Anyone know if I can have a document notarized at the consulate in Centro? If so, what's the price?

ryjer[/QUOTE]You can do it in the consulate, only if you need it to be valid in your country, I don't remember the fee.

Sorry

[QUOTE=Ryjerrob]Anyone know if I can have a document notarized at the consulate in Centro? If so, what's the price?

ryjer[/QUOTE]

Here is the slate of Consular Fees but I suggest you (try to) call them to make sure they offer the service you need. This list is from the U.S.Embassy page and it isn't clear that all Consulates provide these services.
Telephone: (0xx21) 3823-2000

SERVICES
Service Fee (US$)
Oaths and acknowledgements
first service (seal) $30
additional seal $20
Certify True Copy
first copy $30
additional copy $20
Authentication of local official's Signature $30.00

[url]http://brasilia.usembassy.gov/index.php?action=materia&id=1225&submenu=7&itemmenu=58[/url]

If you have a question about visas, passports, U.S. Citizen Services, notary services or other consular matters, e-mail [email]visario@state.gov[/email]
to contact Rio de Janeiro

[QUOTE=Ryjerrob]Does anyone know anything about this place? It's over on Prado Junior. I think I may have remember seeing some chat about this place. Anyway, I got a business card from some girl, and was wondering if it's worth checking out.

ryjer[/QUOTE]

I have been inside a couple of times over the years; however, I haven't been inside for at least 5 years. I have not returned because every time I went inside there were hardly any girls in there and the girls on the outside trying to get you to come in were better looking than the girls on the inside.

If you are walking by on your way to Erotika or Barbarella, you might as well check it out and see for yourself. I would not go out of my way to visit this place.

[quote=brazilman]what was rio like in the 90's. was it really cheap. less crowded. i assume that before the internet really took off in the 2000's, rio was still a secret gem. high speed wasnt widely available in the 90's so you didn't have all these people finding out step by step instructions on everything termas/help/copa. think about it. w/o the internet, do you know how hard it would be to find all this information about all these termas and othon palace, help. am i right on my theory? i would love to hear comments from people about what brazil was like in the 80's 90's compared to today.[/quote]

i have said this before so for you guys who read it i apologize.

my first time to rio was memorial day weekend 1980, i was working for pan american world airlines and it was one of my first big trips. i was very young and the group i went with were older more seasoned travelers. they chose to stay in ipanema, i went along for the ride, never went to copacabana, didn’t know there was a monger scene there, just did the normal tourist stuff, had no sex at all.

a year and a half later(nov 81) i asked a buddy of mine to go on a trip with me, our first stop was rio, this time we stayed on copacabana, still didn’t know about any monger scene, still no clue, still no internet and exchange of information. the first night we were sitting at an outdoor café on copacabana and i turned to my friend and said there is something strange here in this café, i said the café is filled with young beautiful girls and they are staring at us, i think we might have stumbled upon something. well we had a blast that night, i pulled a lorenzo and snuck the girl into the rio palace hotel (now sofitel), i went back to rio 35 times between that date and 1987.

rio was real cheap then, everybody wanted dollars, everybody was selling brazilian currency at 30 -40 % above official rate, marius was $6 for a full meal.

of course there was no internet so the way you found out about places was through word of mouth, copacabana mongering was very simple then as it is now. help opened up in 1984 but really wasn’t a place the girls went to, it was a non pro place. sure we heard about low end places in centro, praca mau and places like villa mimosa but it wasn’t our cup of tea then as now. many of the taxi drives would hand out brochures for termas, aeroporto was very popular, i went once but preferred copa freelance then as i do today.

then i went back to rio after a 10 year lapse in 1997, i searched the internet and came across the world sex guide, i read all the reports and was surprised to see that help was a place that gdp’s frequented because i only remember it as a non pro place. my first night back in rio i actually went to barbarellas in 1997, didn’t go to help until the 2nd night because a guy i met in barbarellas pushed me to go there and i fell in love with the place and have been going there ever since.

[QUOTE=Abzsafado]Nearly all the gyms I have used have had a small juice bar and will mix up a protein shake for you. Juice bars in the street will also mix them up sometimes with guarana etc, saves a lot of hassle with shakers etc.[/QUOTE]

In 2007, I went to a couple of stores looking for creatine and was told that it cannot be sold in Brazil. However, last year I took a bottle of MuscleTech's CreaKic in my checked bag and had no problems with customs.

Its funny you mentioned whey protein. My first time to Rio, I brought a ziploc bag of gatorade and a ziplock bag of whey. I mix it as my post workout drink. Anyway, when I came back home through the miami airport, and at that time, the drug guy would act like a real asshole to you and ask you all kinds of questions as if you were guilty. He pissed me off so bad. Anyway, he opens my bag to check my stuff and he sees the 2 bags on top of my clothes. He gets all pissed. WHATS THAT! As if I was so stupid I was going to put my drugs in the suitcase in plain site. I was so fed up with this guy, I said sarcasticly" it must be orange and chocolate coke. I would check it if I were you. " "you are too smart for me" long story short he calls the other guy and they start asking me questions and I am so angry by this time, I really mess with them before they finally let me go through.

Good ole days of traveling.

[QUOTE=Sangue Bon]I have said this before so for you guys who read it I apologize.

My first time to Rio was memorial day weekend 1980, I was working for Pan American World Airlines and it was one of my first big trips. I was very young and the group I went with were older more seasoned travelers. They chose to stay in Ipanema, I went along for the ride, never went to Copacabana, didn’t know there was a monger scene there, just did the normal tourist stuff, had no sex at all.

A year and a half later(Nov 81) I asked a buddy of mine to go on a trip with me, our first stop was Rio, this time we stayed on Copacabana, still didn’t know about any monger scene, still no clue, still no internet and exchange of information. The first night we were sitting at an outdoor café on Copacabana and I turned to my friend and said there is something strange here in this café, I said the café is filled with young beautiful girls and they are staring at us, I think we might have stumbled upon something. Well we had a blast that night, I pulled a Lorenzo and snuck the girl into the Rio Palace hotel (Now Sofitel), I went back to Rio 35 times between that date and 1987.

Rio was real cheap then, everybody wanted dollars, everybody was selling Brazilian currency at 30 -40 % above official rate, Marius was $6 for a full meal.

Of course there was no internet so the way you found out about places was through word of mouth, Copacabana mongering was very simple then as it is now. Help opened up in 1984 but really wasn’t a place the girls went to, it was a non pro place. Sure we heard about low end places in Centro, Praca Mau and places like Villa Mimosa but it wasn’t our cup of tea then as now. Many of the taxi drives would hand out brochures for Termas, Aeroporto was very popular, I went once but preferred Copa freelance then as I do today.

Then I went back to Rio after a 10 year lapse in 1997, I searched the Internet and came across the World Sex guide, I read all the reports and was surprised to see that Help was a place that GDP’s frequented because I only remember it as a non pro place. My first night back in Rio I actually went to Barbarellas in 1997, didn’t go to Help until the 2nd night because a guy I met in Barbarellas pushed me to go there and I fell in love with the place and have been going there ever since.[/QUOTE]

It would be great to hear more of your stories of the 80's and 90's.
I am sure you have some. I am sure you have seen GDP's come and go on the scene. Was rio your only destination in Brazil? Have you ventured to Recife, Salvador, Forteleza (Stunning beaches as well as woman)?

[QUOTE=Sangue Bon]I have said this before so for you guys who read it I apologize.

My first time to Rio was memorial day weekend 1980, I was working for Pan American World Airlines and it was one of my first big trips. I was very young and the group I went with were older more seasoned travelers. They chose to stay in Ipanema, I went along for the ride, never went to Copacabana, didn’t know there was a monger scene there, just did the normal tourist stuff, had no sex at all.

A year and a half later(Nov 81) I asked a buddy of mine to go on a trip with me, our first stop was Rio, this time we stayed on Copacabana, still didn’t know about any monger scene, still no clue, still no internet and exchange of information. The first night we were sitting at an outdoor café on Copacabana and I turned to my friend and said there is something strange here in this café, I said the café is filled with young beautiful girls and they are staring at us, I think we might have stumbled upon something. Well we had a blast that night, I pulled a Lorenzo and snuck the girl into the Rio Palace hotel (Now Sofitel), I went back to Rio 35 times between that date and 1987.

Rio was real cheap then, everybody wanted dollars, everybody was selling Brazilian currency at 30 -40 % above official rate, Marius was $6 for a full meal.

Of course there was no internet so the way you found out about places was through word of mouth, Copacabana mongering was very simple then as it is now. Help opened up in 1984 but really wasn’t a place the girls went to, it was a non pro place. Sure we heard about low end places in Centro, Praca Mau and places like Villa Mimosa but it wasn’t our cup of tea then as now. Many of the taxi drives would hand out brochures for Termas, Aeroporto was very popular, I went once but preferred Copa freelance then as I do today.

Then I went back to Rio after a 10 year lapse in 1997, I searched the Internet and came across the World Sex guide, I read all the reports and was surprised to see that Help was a place that GDP’s frequented because I only remember it as a non pro place. My first night back in Rio I actually went to Barbarellas in 1997, didn’t go to Help until the 2nd night because a guy I met in Barbarellas pushed me to go there and I fell in love with the place and have been going there ever since.[/QUOTE]Yeah sangue bon, we would all love to hear some stories about the 80's and 90's. In places to go, beach action, what restraunts the garotas used to hang in. Prices, GFE etc. What carnivals were like, revellion etc. Winters there.

[QUOTE=Abzsafado]I agree that the economic mindset in Brasil is ridiculous, "we aren't selling so much so we will put the price up", but there may be other factors at play here.....when a girl quotes a ridiculously high price and refuses to budge it might be a sign that she is not interested in you...[/QUOTE]

I post there to not continue in photo gallery...

I totally agree and I guess not many thought about it...and for me it works the contrary as well, so to be sure she likes you, or at least she not dislikes you, it is a good sign if she let her price goes down....imho

Well, about the prices, I was in balcony's with 2 pro girls (99% of the girls fount there are pro, only ask the price and be happy). About this issue: money.

They both said that they couldn't go out with a "gringo" for less than are$300/night. Their goal is are$ 400 or more.

Strange that most of the forigners that I know doesn't hink that these prices are so high. They use to compare with US (like vegas) prices. And say it is very cheap.

Guys, you are been robbed.

Btw, I live in Tijuca, north zone, and yes, I still don't feel safe in Uruguaiana area.