Afua (riverside town by boat)
AFUA in Para: population=39,500.
Slathered on some thick sunscreen here at the equator.
Macapa-2 hour river journey to Afua at 930 am.
Or.
Macapa-4 hour river journey to Afua at 8 pm (arrive early and find a spot to install your store bought (80-120 reales) hammock.
Having no idea what to expect in AFUA. I just brought the basic items for an overnite and left the rest of my luggage in a hotel in Macapa (near equator).
Arrived and showed proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Hired a bici-taxi driver for (30 reales / per hour) as my tour guide. The place has boardwalk above the river waterline and the locals use bicycles to get around.
As this is a day trip, purchased my (60 reales) return ticket departing at 4 pm. Or choice of next day return in the morning.
Place has the obligatory football field, a short small plane airport runway and riverside boardwalk commerce. Driver indicated that around evening (after 7 pm), the tiny alleyways nearby billiard bars has rooms with garotas or garotas drinking at said bars.
Per driver: he pointed out a green house that operates as a house of pleasure in the evenings.
Unconfirmed: but driver said that in quantity about 50+ Garota de programa. Unknown quality. Prices 40-70 reales?
For the adventure minded with more time, Stay the night and let me know what you find in this hot, slow paced, river town with a lumber yard across the river spewing smoke at the smokestack.
Which of the 3 Maringas are you referring to?
[QUOTE=CubaTourist;2849126]My friend is going to Maringa and wants me to come along. Can people tell me about this place please? There seems nothing here about it.[/QUOTE]CT, which of the 3 Maringas in Brazil are you referring to?
A google map search turns up 3 different towns named Maringa in Brazil.
Porto Seguro and Arraial the'Ajuda.
No real update, just a few notes on Porto Seguro and Arraial the'Ajuda. A lot of changes the last years. It's no longer a destination for the young party crowd. Mostly excursions, couples and older tourists with money to spend. The two cities used to be heaven for gringos to get laid for free with local girls. However the majority of the few gringos are old italian guys. There are still a bunch of working girls around, but the standard is low.
My recommendation is to hook up with tourist girls (lots of mineiras) or local girls. There are some stunning darkskinned local girls. I do my afternoon running in the bairros outside of the centro of Arraial the'Ajuda. There are plenty of flirting girls. I fall in love every time I go running in Arraial. The best way to enjoy the local girls are to stay a longer time and get local friends. I have friends who I got to know 30 years ago. They are always eager to present me to nice girls.