[QUOTE=Christopherd]Yes, for the most part, as most people find. I don't know the one mentioned (sala 2114, Av Rio Branco 185 isn't it? ) but the Rio Branco ones tend to follow the rule. Sometimes they advertise times in O Globo so it's always worth checking, esp on a Friday which includes the listings for cinemas and other non-gdp stuff. I agree it looks good and there's been great reports on here. I personally get put off by the hike up the elevators and unpredictable availability but probably I shouldn't.
Unless you happen to know what's open at a particular time. Eg Casarao will sometimes open at weekends, or BA85 on Saturday mornings. I find it's best to check these details out when you are there during the week (or phone).
Often if there are a few open for a short time then the quality of girls is poorer I think. They rely on weekday business traffic. Especially as people come out of work with dosh to spend! So that's when a lot of the best girls want to concentrate their efforts. Downtown joints, with the exception of the big expensive termas, are not big institutions, so you don't get the quantity of either 4x4 at one end or VM at the other. Hunting at weekends just narrows the odds exponentially.
If you're in town for some other reason it's always worth a look round of course. Maybe combine it with a morning visit to the market at Uruguiana station for instance.
Best exception is North Centro. The area between Vargas and the docks. Some of these places open late, even weekend evenings. You have to explore to find out as they'll change. There's a selection of 1R and classy places. Too many to list again (see Sperto's List). But the back-up is Florida and Scandinavia at Praca Maua. Not that that's a great back up though as quality varies so much depending on whether there's a ship in harbour.
If you do go downtown for cheapos, you can always head off to VM if you don't strike lucky. It's only a few stops.
My fave for weekends is to line up chicks that are willing to visit me. Ask the ones you like during the week if they will do it and arrange prices inc how much if anything for taxis. Stay in, have sex, order pizza, have sex, go to beach, watch telenova and have sex, sleep, have sex, kick her out ready for the next day [/QUOTE]What about Terma Cancun. Cancun (Rua do Carmo, 64, Centro) also opened in November, and is a spinoff of 4X4. This new place, with a "whiskeria" next door, is a great addition to the downtown options. All facilities are brand new, and the owners have invested a fair amount in the facilities. The rooms are among the nicest in Rio, and the shower and sauna facilities are a definite step up from their sibling. The suites are especially nice, with some having both small saunas and Jacuzzis.
Cancun recruited about 50 garotas from other downtown termas, so they are off to a quick start, and I expect the numbers will grow as the client base increases. The talent level is just below that of 4X4 and 65, but that’s likely to change, especially given the prices at Cancun.
Cancun is located on a side street between Rua Buenos Aires and Rua do Rosario; in other words, just a block or two from both 4X4 and 65! That means there are 4 "first division" termas within a four-block radius in Centro, giving Centro the highest major termas density in Rio.
Prices are similar to 4X4. Entrance is 30 reais and the costs of programs range from $150 for 40 minutes in a basic (but quite nice) cabine to $350 for 90 minutes in a super-lux suite, with 60 minute sessions running between $170 and $220, depending on the features of the suite.
As with most of the other downtown termas, Cancun is open Mon.-Fri. From 2pm until midnight.
