Salvador

[QUOTE=Ifee Irie; 1246351]Hi Sperto.

Your last posting is unnerving considering I'm coming in to Salvador on this coming Tuesday with friends. Have there been any improvements since your report and will it affect the upcoming carnival in anyway? As you know, our portuguese is nil. I had recently asked a message on the Rio board about the feasibility of renting a car to get around and if its practical to come with our backpacks or suitcases. We'd plan to follow your advise and walk around to different hotels to negotiate a better rate than the jacked up rates we've seen of late. If you're still in the region next week we'd like to hang out over a couple of beers if you don't mind. Cheers man.[/QUOTE]I've left Salvador the day before yesterday. I think they are getting to a solution regarding the strike.

It will certainly affect the carnaval if the strike isn't over by then. Lots of people cancelling their trips to Salvador. Propably a very violent carnival, but don't worry to much.

Greetings Gentlemen!

Could you please give some advice about Salvador.

I am going to stay in Pelorihno. I have heard its possible to find some pro girls in that area. Could you recommend me some motel in Pelorihno to be used for this?

Of course I would like to find some non-pro girls, but without Portuguese I don't think its possible, isn't it?

What is the best place for a non-portuguese speaking foreigner to look for girls?

Also, can you give some advice about Itacare and Porto-Seguro, may be some addresses or tips or impressions of yours.

Regards!

[QUOTE=Dymytry;1258139]Also, can you give some advice about Itacare and Porto-Seguro, may be some addresses or tips or impressions of yours.[/QUOTE]There are reports of both Porto Seguro and Itacaré in the "Other areas"-section.

I have never been to Salvador. I know this is a strange question. But do the beaches have PUBLIC SHOWERS?

[QUOTE=Winner50;1266555]I have never been to Salvador. I know this is a strange question. But do the beaches have PUBLIC SHOWERS?[/QUOTE]In Barra there is no public shower, at the beaches along the Beach Road there are some, but not many. In most of the cases you must be a customer of the "Barraca" to wich the shower belongs to use it.

Sperto, I'm just wondering if you live in Salvador? I'm thinking of making my first trip to Brazil in November or December.

[QUOTE=Sperto; 1102255]Things hasn't really changed a lot. It's a matter of your own choice.

Safado choosed to spent R$360+60=R$420 on Eros, and he was happy with his choice.

Other choices could be:

Pick a pro at Santíssima paying R$150.

Pick a pro in Pelourinho paying R$70-100.

My choice would be a nice short-time girl in a centro casa paying R$20 for 30 minutes.

Salvador is a wonderful city that has a lot to offer. Beaches, sights, food and tons of lovely dark-skinned girls with round asses. The one who only goes there for the sole purpose of P4P might be a bit disappointed. Salvador has a lot of easygoing and willing non-pro's.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Brother P;1282460]Sperto, I'm just wondering if you live in Salvador? I'm thinking of making my first trip to Brazil in November or December.[/QUOTE]No, I don't. Why asking?

I was there in Salvador in 2009, so things might have changed a little. Anyway, I think the "system" per se works now as it worked then.
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[*]sex ist available everywhere in Salvador (I mean, it's Brasil.). Looking for good sex is an other question.
[*] if you are just heading for sex and live in Pelorinho, just go down the elevator. Oposite to the marina, you can always find girls. However, take good (!) care of your self: this area is dangerous, lots of drug dealers and thugs running around. If I were you, I wouldn't even stay in Pelorinho, but look for a decent hostel / hotel in Barra (safe and central location).
[*] the easiest way is just to go out at night to one of the more economic restaurants, I. E. In Barra oposite the beach, and have a lunch around 7-10 pm. A lot of working girls are patrolling the street, and a lot of them are having a lunch in those restaurants. Usually, they come in groups of 2-4 girls. So just smile to every of the groups. Portuguese is a must, as usually the do not speak English.
[*]for non professional girls, it's a hard one if you do not speak portugese. Ask yourself if you really want this. The Brazilian ideal for a woman, particularly in Northern Brazil, is finding a well eduated husband, best case from America / E. U. Who threats her not the "Latin" way, gets her out of poverty and have some children with him. Looking for non professional girls, you will find yourself in this pattern very quickly.
[*] if still interested, and if you have at least 2 weeks there, try to get in contact with local / international exchange groups, as in language schools or online portals. Find some people there, and have a party with them. Once in a group, you will meet local people. Then its up to you and your flirting skills.
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For any more details, PM me.

BR

[QUOTE=Flo Bolero;1282550][*] if still interested, and if you have at least 2 weeks there, try to get in contact with local / international exchange groups, as in language schools or online portals. Find some people there, and have a party with them. Once in a group, you will meet local people. Then its up to you and your flirting skills.[/QUOTE]I'd add that the Club Med Itaparica (one hour from Salvador via ferry) is in high season a GREAT place to meet mid-to-upper class brasileiras and argentinas vacationers who are there to party their ass off and get diseases that takes antibiotics to cure. It has been for years my favorite destination in Brasil.

Travelling to salvador in August.

Any suggestions from seniors or fellows living in there.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Long Weekender; 1286457]Travelling to salvador in August.

Any suggestions from seniors or fellows living in there.

Thanks[/QUOTE]Yes, RTFF.

hey fellas,

i have re-read the last 15 pages to catch up. not much being written lately. continue thanks to sperto for his dedication and patience. i had inquired in march 2011 about making a quick trip from sampa to salvador but decided to go to rio instead given the short duration of my trip. since then i have been living / working in usa (sigh). finally, planning a work / relax trip to brasil for jan and feb of 2013. am planning on renting apt (reliable hi-speed internet a must). given that this coincides with carnaval, i may not find one place for the entire trip. i may need to split a month here a month there. which leads me to the question on my mind. should i spend the entire time in salvador, or should i split time be / t salvador and somewhere else?

my objective is both to experience the place (s) and have as much fun, p4p or free, as possible. i do speak porto, having lived in sampa for several years. no experience at all in the nordeste. am considering other places like manaus for example for 1 of the months. if i do decide to spend 1 month in salvador and one month elsewhere, am torn on whether to do salvador in jan (pre-carnaval) or feb (carnaval). on the one hand carnaval sounds appealing, but it is more expensive, maybe over-touristy (?). maybe it would be better to do pre-carnaval in salvador and carnaval elsewhere, as crazy as that sounds. any opinions on how to spend the 2 months are always appreciated.

some questions:

1) the bad police strike referred to below. did that resolve ok, and is it unlikely to reoccur in 2013?

2) is santíssima open or closed. conflicting reports.

3) anyone with experience using [url]https://www.airbnb.com[/url]?

i know some of you are fans of bahia-online, but the airbnb seems like a far better, modern, site for searching and filtering. it is priced in $, while bahia-onine in $r ). my concern with airbnb is that i found one place which meets my criteria for location (barra) and amenities (internet, cleanliness) but the renter has no prior record or refs, so i am a bit concerned about fraud or misrepresentation, as they want 1 month paid in full up front. standard on airbnb.

4) for the salvador residents or regulars, how do things feel on the ground? still a big recommendation for those who have time to search out the best options?

[quote=rovnak; 1311997]finally, planning a work / relax trip to brasil for jan and feb of 2013. am planning on renting apt (reliable hi-speed internet a must). given that this coincides with carnaval, i may not find one place for the entire trip. i may need to split a month here a month there. which leads me to the question on my mind. should i spend the entire time in salvador, or should i split time be / t salvador and somewhere else?

my objective is both to experience the place (s) and have as much fun, p4p or free, as possible. i do speak porto, having lived in sampa for several years. no experience at all in the nordeste. am considering other places like manaus for example for 1 of the months. if i do decide to spend 1 month in salvador and one month elsewhere, am torn on whether to do salvador in jan (pre-carnaval) or feb (carnaval). on the one hand carnaval sounds appealing, but it is more expensive, maybe over-touristy (?). maybe it would be better to do pre-carnaval in salvador and carnaval elsewhere, as crazy as that sounds. any opinions on how to spend the 2 months are always appreciated.[/quote]my suggestions is that you spend about two-three weeks in salvador (incl carnaval). the rest of your time you could spend in other cities. something like manaus-belém-são luís-fortaleza-maceio-salvador. if you have time left after the carnaval you could head to down to porto seguro and enjoy the pós-carnaval.

don't worry about any police-strike in salvador. hopefully it won't happen again (at least not for a couple of years).

Pretty weak forum here guys, but maybe that is bc the p4p scene here is not as easy as Colombia.

Refering to Sperto's informative post:

The morganas masagem, just where he said it was but a little difficult to find. Qouted the same 40R price for 30minutes but I paid 50 for use of the special chair, which was quit nice I should say. Of the 7-8 girls I was presented, I thought only one was f'able. Pretty dissapointing there. He said that the Santa Rita building may have lower quality, I found the location but I'm not very motivated to check it out.

Anyways, the one decent girl there was maybe a 6-7, she was very kind. Put me in the chair and went straight for some uncovered ball sucking. Almost licked my butt, I wouldn't be surprised if she did if I go back (or if I had taken shower with her first)

I will be going to Salvador in February as well, and I have reading up a bit.

According to some Brazilan forums / websites, Santíssima Bahia has closed and has reopened under the name Bali Beach Club.

[url]http://www.obaoba.com.br/salvador/bar/piata/santissima-bahia[/url]

The Bali Beach Club appears to be open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights.

[url]http://www.balibeachclub.com.br/[/url]

I've no idea on the number of freelancers visiting the place.

Also I've read that Bambara seems to be frequented by a fair number of freelancers at night, can anyone confirm this?

[url]http://www.bambara.com.br/[/url]

Cheers