Thanks for the yearly update Sperto
I second most everything you write about Manaus, it is a wonderful place if you speak passable portugese and have been around the block once or twice before. Not for green horns!
I see you list Balneario do Cia on mondays. It used to be one of my favourite forro clubs but a friend told me they closed down last year. Are they back in business now?
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Venezuelans and Colombian Pros at Remulos!
[QUOTE=Sperto; 1376880]Yet another yearly update on Manaus. Very much information is the same as last year and some have changed.
[B]PRO SCENE[/B] *
* REMULOS:
I've mentioned before that Remulos Strip Club have lost in quality. This year the quality wasn't worse than last year, actually the quality improved a little bit. Unfortunately more silicontits than before. Most of the beautiful girls are Remulos veterans, not many new girls. Lovely Paloma is gone. The Remulos queen Rafaela is back. Now with bigger tits (actually natural). The atmosphere is fun and relaxed.
Rua Lobo D'Almada. 363. Two blocks from Teatro Amazonas.
Opens 18-19. Closes late.
The Remulos lanchonette on the outside have quite good food.
Entrance=R$10.
Girl=R$ 60/30 min (can be negotiated)
Note 1: There are two kinds of girls at Remulos. The "house-girls"/dancers and the freelancers. In general the house-girls gives a better service.
Note 2: The service has become different. It used to always be BBBJ and often 2 pops in the limit of almost one hour. Now most girls only do CBJ and are stricter about the 30 minutes. If the chemistry is right the 30 minutes can turn into one hour.
Room=R$ 15 (big clean rooms with AC and jacuzzi). The rooms next to the reception are the nicest and biggest.
Tabledance R$25.
About 50 girls working, including freelancers.
Quality=about 20% doable, a few stunners.
[url]http://www.remulos.com.br/[/url]
* DAMA the NOITE: A Strip Club opposite Remulos. It opens around 3 PM and closes before midnight. The owner is the same as of Remulos. They have better rooms than Remulos.
* BLUE STAR: A Strip Club one block down from Remulos, on the other side of the street. It opens around 3 PM. A rough and ugly place. Not impressive, but it can be fun to check out in the afternoon.
* CENTRO CLUBS, VERY LOW END:
- Close to the port, next to the Banco do Brasil there are two side-treets with lots of bars and strip-clubs. Located behind the bus stop (look for the sign "Hotel Central"). Some of these places are for afternoon / evening action.
- All these places are extremely low end. They are fun to visit, but don't expect doable girls.
- On the first street you'll find 4 strip clubs:
# Natureza: Small place.
# Mistura Fina: Big place. Tabledances.
# Big House: Big place.
# Aquarella's Bar: Big place. Tabledances.
None of them charges a entrance fee.
- On the second street you'll find ho-bars.
# Bar Anaconda.
# Bar Holanda.
# Bar do Junior.
# Diplomata Drinks Bar.
# Novo Mania.
- R$ 30/30 min, R$ 7-10 / room.
* STREETWALKERS:
In Centro you'll find streetwalkers on the two streets mentioned above and a couple close to the Cathedral. All ugly.
If there is a cruiser in Manaus there are usually some free-lancers in the port building. Can be worth checking out.
There are lots of avenidas spread out all over Manaus that have streetwalkers. Not recommended. It requires a car and be extremely careful of what you pick up.
[B]NONPRO SCENE[/B] *
* Manaus is still one of the best cities in Brazil for non-pro action. Excellent nightlife, and very easy to meet non-pro's. This year I had unusual good luck with the non-pro's. So good luck that I neglected Remulos.
* CLUB AND NIGHTLIFE LIST.
Note 1: The list is not complete. New places opens all the time and old places changes names or close down. It's always good to get a current update from a taxidriver on the forró-situation.
Note 2: Some of the clubs are good and some are bad. Most are forró-clubs. Some are a bit classy and others are vagabundo-style. I have my favourite clubs. One reason they are good is because no gringos finds these places. Which Clubs that are my favourites I keep to myself.
# Monday:
- Balneario do Cia.
# Tuesday:
- Emporio Pizza Bar.
# Wednesday:
- Forró the Cida Drinks.
# Thursday:
- Ladeira do Forró. Tell the driver to go Assua.
# Friday:
- Armazen (ex-Chariot)
- Bragaca.
- Celeiro Country.
- Asa.
- Calçadâo.
# Saturday:
- Planeta Talisma.
- Maloka.
- Cabanas.
- Legiao 300.
- Faculdade do Forró
# Sunday:
- Xote de Menina.
- Crocodilo.
- Praça do Caranguejo.
* Notes on the clubs above:
- Entrances about R$20. Beer R$3.
- Many of them are either located in Tarumã or Cidade Nova.
- If you want to save some money you can take a bus going to the club. Cidade Nova: bus 300 or 640.
- Taxi: depends on the location. Don't go by the taxi-meter, or it will be very expensive. Negotiate hard.
E. G Cidade Nova to Centro should cost R$30. Tarumã is more expensive.
[B]NOTES ON THE MANAUS GIRLS[/B] *
- The bad news is that the average Manaus girl isn't beautiful. There are lots of fat and ugly chubbies. The good news is that the small percentage (about 10%) of beautiful girls can be 10-points stunners. It's hard to find goodlooking girls over 25 years in Manaus. Be prepared that many people in Manaus are very lazy and dumb.
- Be very cautious to check I'd's on the girls you meet or you might get yourself in big trouble.
- You'll soon notice that the girls have the habit of asking for beer and drinks in quite a rude way. Ignore them.
- The best girls in Manaus, the beautiful ones with class don't hang out in the forró clubs. Search for them elsewhere.
- Make sure to take many phone numbers when you go the clubs. Spend the days dating the girls. Be prepared that the Manaus girls are the worst in Brazil when it comes to arriving in time for dates. When dating always have a plan B and C. Date two or three each day and at least one should turn up.[/QUOTE]I am back after a while away from this great forum. I have posted some informative posts (I hope) here.
Last time I was in Manaus, I found Venezuelan and Colombian girls working at Remulos. It made think how bad the situation in Venezuela have become. Also the fact that the value of the Real is attracting pros from Colombia. Also there is a wave of Haitians refugees running from misery in their country.