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- In a recent post I mentioned my preference for Sao Paulo over Rio. A friend e-mailed me a while ago about an upcoming trip he has planned to Sao Paulo and his intent to visit, among other places, a hustler bar I recommended and have visited many times. The hustler bar is called Bar Fama which is located in Centro - Sao Paulo. For those who might be a little tired of Rio, here is a couple of u-tube clips of the typical gogo guys seen at Bar Fama and links to directions to the bar. http://www.dailyxtratravel.com/brazil/sao-paulo/sao-paulo/bar-fama?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 https://kekanto.com.br/biz/bar-fama There are two negative things about Bar Fama that I think deserve mention. Number one is it opens only late at night. The doors open around 11:30 at night but the place does not get busy until after midnight. The second thing is the drag shows. The drag queens sing and talk very loud. They put their microphone almost inside their mouth and then howl while singing and/or talking. This makes it difficult to carry a conversation with the garotos (hustlers) and friends. People tolerate or get used to the loud noise (shows). Many people actually say that they like the shows, even though I doubt people go to the bar solely for the shows. Clearly, the hustlers are what really draws the people. There are also gogo dancers, many of whom are available as hustlers when they are not dancing. During the week, Bar Fama has a fair turn out of hustlers, but Friday and Saturday are the busiest. The hustlers available at Bar Fama are some of the same guys that you will find at the saunas earlier in the evening. However, there are some (perhaps half) of the hustlers who do not go to the saunas and have never been. These non sauna guys are usually more mellow and less pushy to set up a meeting. I don't recall ever seeing steroid type hustlers at Bar Fama. Although I was told that there are rooms available at Bar Fama, I have never used them. In fact, I was never curious enough to see them. There are many hourly hotels within walking distance of Bar Fama. I assume an hourly hotel would be more comfortable to “visit” with a hustler because the hourly hotels do not have the loud screaming drag queen “music” playing as loud as possible. Try Bar Fama. You might like it. -

There is an important feature at Bar Fama that should be mentioned here: There is an area in the back where hustlers lean on and pull out their dicks for anyone interested in oral sex, with a fee of course. Is an area that you have to walk around looking for it, you don't see it if you are having a drink at the bar or watching a show, but is not a regular back room where anyone interested in sex hang out, is for hustlers and their clients. As far as I know there are no rooms for rent, the only sex activity are blow jobs provided by hustlers. I was at the Fama 3 times, one was pretty much dead and it was way after midnight, the other 2 were busy, there is a curtain at the entrance and you can take a peek before you pay the admission. The working boys are quite interesting, both times I got in there were 10-15 boys, a couple you see at saunas and several that you do not, the types that stop by to get some change for the weekend and do not do prostitution regularly. The fees are in the R$30/R$50,00 range, $7 to $12 dollars, depending how attractive they are. The bar was closed for several months a while ago for allowing minors inside but since re-opened does not seem to have any additional problems. Customers have to use some discretion on who they choose, the bar is located in the Arouche neighborhood, sort of gay bas-fond of Sao Paulo, some street walkers do stop by and should be avoided unless you are into the real wild side. Very convenient for foreigners since the only conversation between hustlers and customers is regarding the fees, after agreed upon, just get on your knees.

- I left Rio LAST NIGHT and arrived home this morning. As I was entering my house, my phone was ringing. The call was from one of my bankers who advised me that my ATM card had been used TODAY to make a series of five maximum withdrawals from an ATM machine in a Brazilian shopping center. I was told that the five withdrawals were successfully made, all within a few minutes of each withdrawal. The bank said the withdrawals were initially honored because I have a long history with the bank and often make ATM withdrawals in Brazil. The bank said a fraud alert was created because I never previously made a series of withdrawals like was made today. The bank opened a fraud claim and will reverse the bogus ATM transactions. Let my ATM experience be a warning to those who use ATMs in Rio. I used my card only once while in Rio. I made that one withdrawal, INSIDE a branch at Bradesco Bank. I covered my hand as I entered my password. There was nothing on the ATM machine nor in the bank to indicate that anything or anyone suspicious was lurking. In view of the fact that my one use of my ATM was as described above, it is obvious that a bank employee or someone connected with the bank was involved in having a clone made of my ATM card. I suppose the bank could have been “hacked” by an outside interloper but if it had been, the breach would have been ongoing and would be known to the public. Therefore, I contend that the ATM clone was done by a bank employee or was aided by a bank employee. Aside from the above discussed bank issue, I found Rio rather disappointing this trip. The bank theft occurred after I left Rio. Therefore, the bank issue had nothing to do with my less than enjoyable Rio visit. Clube 117 was fun last Friday and Sunday nights, but not stellar, as it usually is. However, Tuesday night was awful. Tuesday is generally a busy night at Clube 117 because the sauna is closed on Monday and there are “free suites” available on Tuesday. This past Tuesday, Clube 117 had only about half the usual number of garotos. Of approximately 25 - 30 garotos present on Tuesday night, about two-thirds of them were heavily muscled and appeared to be steroid users. Their muscles were not natural in appearance. Some of the garotos had huge over developed torsos and legs that looked disproportionate. I realize that some people are attracted to that type garoto but that type does nothing for me. There were a few very young twinks, but twinks are not for me either. There were a few good looking non-steroid guys but they were in high demand by other clients because of the scarcity of good looking garotos on Tuesday. I could see the same good looking garotos go up and down the stairs with different clients. I was not interested in joining a caravan of clients seeking the same repeatedly used garotos. This past Tuesday was my first and only time in countless visits to Clube 117 (over more than twelve years) that I did not hook up with a garoto. Thus - don’t always assume that Tuesday at Clube 117 will be a fun and fulfilling night. Meio Mundo on Monday was fairly busy. Most of the garotos there are not like those heavily muscled garotos found at Clube 117, but there were a few muscle freaks there. Many of the garotos at Meio Mundo are more of a “guy next door” type garoto. Most are unassuming and friendly. My only dislike for Meio Mundo is the lack of privacy for clients. Garotos stand around the supposed “client locker area” and sometimes enter even though they are told to stay out of the client area. The lack of privacy makes retrieving money from a locker awkward because garotos flock around the locker area. In other words, they can see where you keep your money in a supposed private locker. The locker area is an open area with one large entrance and another entrance and/or exit that leads to a hall. The design and structure of Meio Mundo would never pass building inspection codes in the U.S. nor probably in any other industrialized country. Even with Brazil’s easy going laws, I suspect the building would have problems with passing inspection, particularly the steep stairs at Meio Mundo. Those dangerous and loose and steep stairs are an accident waiting to happen. It was nice to visit Rio again after a short absence. However, my comfort zone for Brazil lies in Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre and Recife. I return to Sao Paulo next week, where I feel more at home while I am away from home. By the way, in all my visits to Sao Paulo, I have never had my ATM card cloned in that city. -

Doesn't mean was an "inside" job..... very common, even in USA. http://krebsonsecurity.com/all-about-skimmers/

I booked my apartment already through Arian of Casa Arian. So I'll have a lot of privacy. I've lined up a couple of fellas already through GayRomeo. Not pingueros per se, but definitely hot hombres.