Part 4 – Rio de Janeiro (See ISG Sao Paulo section for part 3)
Part 4 – Rio de Janeiro (See ISG Sao Paulo section for part 3 and the ISG Florianopolis section for part 2 and the ISG Porto Allegre section for part 1 of my Brazil Report)
I arrived in Rio de Janeiro in the morning. I did some internet surfing and the choices looked daunting. I found this website that offered afternoon terma tours:
[url]http://www.adelatours.com[/url]
I emailed through the website. I got a response back but they were booked that night. I booked a terma tour for the following day.
But that night, out of boredom, I got in contact with an escort service that my hotel clerk recommended. The girl who answered the phone at the agency spoke English. I asked her for a skinny brunette. When the "skinny brunette" girl arrived, it was a bad surprise. She was very large to say the least. I politely told her I wasn't feeling well and sent her on her way with taxi money. I decided to wait until the next day for my tour.
The next day I met my tour guide in front of my hotel; he was a local Brazilian named Antonio and he spoke good English. We started in the afternoon and taxied directly to the first terma. The selection at the terma was around 15 girls. I liked three of them. The first of the three girls, Marta, was a thin girl, around 5'3'. She quoted me a price of 120 BRZ for an hour. Antonio finalized the deal with the manger and I took Marta to a back room. She was passionate and friendly. The service was BBBJ with excellent tongue action, doggie, and then 69 followed by doggie again. I think the terma was called Florida Terma. It was on Praça Mauá street but I don't know the number or website.
Next we went to another terma. I don't remember the name of this one but I wish I did. It was in the Centro area. There were around 12 girls and there were two I liked. The one I chose was a petite blond with beautiful brown eyes. Once again Antonio translated for me and helped seal the deal. The price was only 100 BRZ for an hour. The room was adequate and the service was great. She did everything like a pro. BBBJ, and multiples positions with passionate sex.
For our last stop I asked the guide to take me to a place where I could sit and watch some shows because I was too tired for more action. I mentioned Barbarela because I had seen a Barbarela flyer in my hotel. We grabbed a taxi and went to Barbarela. At 60 BRZ the entrance was expensive, but the show was entertaining. Some garotas did make some offers, but I just brushed them aside. We stayed for about 2 hours and then left.
So far this was my best night in Brazil. I had two good experiences for two good prices. My guide made the difference because he made up for my deficiency in Portuguese and local knowledge. My tour guide was an excellent example of the power of specialization and division of labor.
On night three, my last night, I decided to try some big name clubs. I tried two. First I went to Centaurus. This place is a joke. I was getting quoted 400 BRZ prices for girls who I would not do for free. I was there for around 30 minutes and couldn't stand it anymore and left.
Next I tried Solarium. [url]http://www.solarium.com.br/.[/url] I was getting quoted 350 BRZ and above. The quality was better than Centarus but still too expensive. I left quickly and went back to my hotel.
That was enough for me.
I didn't care that I struck out on my last night. My second night had made it worthwhile. Better to have no experience and not pay for it, then have a bad experience and pay for it.
My conclusions regarding Brazil:
The language barrier proved to be a huge obstacle in all the Brazilian cities I visited. I was not prepared for this. Spanish won't get you by. Also, my lack of local knowledge often put me into the wrong clubs where prices were two to three times what the locals paid.
I would recommend that if you are quoted a price that is higher than what the locals pay, walk away. When price discrimination is practiced, it only ruins it for everyone else. You might want to avoid any name brand places and try to find the more unknown places. I think such a strategy can cut the price in half to a third.
In Brazil, I would avoid Florianopolis for paid sex.
Similarly, I would avoid Porto Allegre.
For Sao Paulo, if you can get a local guide that knows the establishments and speaks Portuguese, or if you have the time and map out the establishments yourself here on ISG and learn some Portuguese, I believe you can have a great time. A knowledgeable taxi driver made the difference for me in Sao Paulo but didn't help with translation.
In Rio, my tour guide really made the difference with choosing establishments and translating. It is great that someone offers tours to the termas and speaks Portuguese.
Good mongering.
