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Yes!... it's the moment Riobard's been waiting for... the END! Which of course means more of the same old guff... explicit gift giving... full frontal pricing... and even more "Who gives a fuck if they've even got a name?" personal snippets... Day 14: Wednesday - Curitiba Today I explore the city centre... and it seems a lot more conventional... wide streets... parks and squares... not the Blade Runner set that is Porto Alegre's downtown. There's a large park called Passeio Publico (I think)... which has bird enclosures... snake house... aquarium... very interesting... all free... all just walk in. Next Praca Osorino - a very busy square with lots of cottaging in the public toilet... unfortunately I don't possess the currency to make that work... so I sit outside... Two guys on a bench… They’re both garotos. The one on the right approaches me - neck tattoos++ - he's called Lucas... he seems like a nice guy… he offers himself for 70R and suggests a nearby motel... ...but I've got my bag, my cards, my phone... it's all too much of a risk... Last stop is Rua 24 Horas - a shopping mall which... you guessed it... closes at 11pm! Another homage to the Crystal Palace I think.... Wednesday Night It's Sauna Opinião's big night!!!... and the place is teeming with rent boys... The skinniest guy in the building has parked himself in the outdoor seating area. He’s alone and looking at his phone. I go outside. Do the overlong stare. He smiles. He approaches. Wellington …who admits that he is active only... and, given this breath of fresh honesty, I suggest 50 for kisses... I suggest getting a room... he suggests not wasting my money... and he leads me around upstairs until he finds an out of the way spot... he ushers the other guys away... and he kisses well... a nice guy... His street look is the sort of thing they're all wearing. Next I speak to a guy who also admits he too is active only... Is Wednesday night Truth Night?... I can't remember his name... but he wastes no time dragging Gustavo Henrique (from yesterday) to my table. Gustavo is keen for another payday and offers himself for 70. We again go to a room and he does it all. Agreed 100 Paid 120 And so the bar is shaping up... the clients tend to gather and chat in groups (like around a massive table)... the boys mill around, hoping to attract attention... He's been sitting on a stool, rather aloof and not part of the "gang", since I arrived... he's dressed like how your mother would choose to dress you... nice shirt... nice jeans... and as I'm working my way through waist measurements, he's next!... we make eye contact... Romeo Yes! …he says he's passive!... He asks for 120. I say 100 and more if you're good. He agrees... And he is bloody AMAZING! Kisses with passion... sucks forever... and then rides me and rides me... stands and gets fucked... turning for kisses throughout. It's like real sex. His body is muscular... taut and smooth... he has a beautifully shaped muscular backside... he's unbelievable. We're sitting there... clearly pleased to be with one another... I realise the chances of finding anything remotely comparable to him are nil... so I make him an offer he cannot refuse... 500 total to come back to my hotel until 11pm (I'll need to sleep rather than worrying about his departure in the morning)... he agrees. We walk to the hotel. Buy him some drinks. We chat. His hope for the future is to be a body builder... is that a job?... He has a number of problems.... I noticed that he held tightly onto the handrail and closed his eyes in the lift... he has difficulty getting an erection (which he blames on diabetes and hypertension medication that he's taken today)... That said, he does manage to get a temporary erection later which he is overjoyed with!... He's bisexual... has a son... works as a waiter... gets 1200 per month... he was given up for adoption at 1 because the father refused to believe he was his son... adopted by alcoholics who beat him... he left home at 14... he's totally adorable. We chat away... he readily corrects my Portuguese... he finds it strange when I tell him he's like the best of the POA passivo boys... he says most Curitiba clients are passive so his work is limited... he asks about life in London... he seems like a small town boy with little experience of other places... he google translates to say that his job is difficult when he has to leave but he wants to stay (meaning with me!) And then a marathon of kissing... him sucking me... me rimming him... He asks if I'm ticklish? I don't think so. He's referring to the roof of my mouth... and then sets about demonstrating... Every now and again when he pulls back from kissing, I see Leandro. These guys look similar. I feel bad for thinking that. He's totally adorable. Whatsapp exchanged. He gets dressed. Then he pulls out a knife... (the pause was simply for dramatic effect) ...to show me the lengths he has to go to to protect himself on the streets... he says everywhere is dangerous at night. Agreed 500 Paid 600 + CK One Red The perfect ending. Totally adorable. But I don’t see myself ever coming back here. Day 15: Thursday - Sao Paulo Terrible flight from Curitiba to Sao Paulo (where my possessions are taken out of the overhead lockers to make room for people who've brought larger items) And then a purposeful 7 hour stopover in Sao Paulo before the London Flight Here’s my Tomcal-ian plan… 4.15pm Flight arrives at GRU 1hr Uber to Fragata (after ages trying to find the Uber) 6pm Arrive Fragata 8.20pm leave Fragata 1hr Uber to GRU 9.30pm Security etc 11.40pm Flight leaves Yes!... all this for 2.5 hours in Fragata! I don't know... this had seemed like a great plan... but I'm tired... and a 1hr+ traffic jam drive with no air conditioning has left me baking up. I'm hot. I don't know what’s wrong but I feel ill. Fragata on Thursday has lots of garotos and not many clients. The boys are milling round. A few come and introduce themselves. There's a HUGE tall muscular guy with bald head and long beard... must be late 30s... there's an incredibly FAT one who keeps waving his penis around... there are even very short guys... I'm not really up to doing anything… but in the sake of seeing a plan through…a kiss, chat and photo marathon… Fernando has a wife and child... works as a gogo boy... gives himself a fake name here... wants to be able to buy a house... he earns about 1200 from gogo-ing... I kind of liked him because he got upset when another garoto tried to touch his hair when he was sitting alone at a table... Wizzys I have no idea if this is his real name… but he said it was and anyway it’s tattooed on his arm... he had been asking me if I liked bad boys?... “Never” I told him…. he's from Salvador and his parents are dead. Leonardo I suppose he was the prettiest guy in the place... he's from Sao Paulo... like the others he's active (but he asks how much I'd pay for him to be passive)... the answer tonight is nothing… he carefully takes off his chains before lying on the bed and places them on paper towels on the floor before lying on the bed... says it's too dirty. All agreed 100 All paid 100 ...but then all they had to do was lie on a bed and kiss and chat... Uber back to GRU. Much less traffic. Everything went smoothly ....you should see the guys standing in the queue to board…

PopeFrancis, thanks so much for the excellent trip reports. I like the wise usage of white space too!

If you are worried about client safety, you definitely want to be in a sauna. This is the safest place you can be for hiring.

Dude Grindr has how many feet and miles you are away...you arent getting any play because its says you are hundreds of miles away...Nobody is bothering to reply let alone contact you if you arent in the country Grindr is not like Rentmen where you can schedule an appt...Most Brazilians dont work like that anyways unless it is somebody you have met and connected with before... It doesnt matter if you have your app in the city or country..it will still signify how close your local is because of how the app is targeted... The caliber of talent for you will be in the saunas....try that before the apps...you may want to familiarize yourself with the country before trying to meet locals outside of the saunas Solar flare...WHY?? Lol.... Good luck though...

I get a lot of responses to my grindr profile but I have a face pic and I word it something like "businessman looking for fun..."

Indeed this vivalocal seems to offer nice lads. For example this gorgeous one in POA ...

And maybe just start messaging guys you find attractive too. In a target rich environment you’re bound to hit the spot eventually!

No! No more celebrities on ego trips. Proven government experience required, along with foreign policy expertise.

Weinstein was her BFF. The photo of her tonguing his ear is amusing. Several women say she convinced them to work for him. SOS.

I think Trump will run again if he's not in jail

The other solution is to meet someone on Grindr, then to meet him physically in a public place and take him with limited cash on you to a motel. It is quite a safe place to go and there are many in Rio. As Tomcal says, always shower with the boy (it is my preferred option among the 2 he proposes) : first : it is fun and second it is better not to leave the boy alone in the room. On the other hand, if you have no phone and no much money ...

First there is no safer or easier environment to solicit sex then the sauna! my first visit was Oct. 2001, and i have never had a issue or problem in 4 to 5 trips a year since then! 2) re: grindr it is no different in Brazil then it is in the OC! and as long as you do basic things such as hide your money and phone you will be fine! one tip don’t use the bathroom or shower unless you leave the door open or invite them to shower with you! it’s amazing what they can go through in 30 seconds! most guys want repeat business, at least that’s been my experience! (and i have had a lot of experience lol)

I was in San Jose briefly. I felt pretty safe, and I don't speak Spanish. The taxi I took from the airport was safe.

Careful where you go with this, AS, lest I be compelled to remind folks of your obsession with blue bottomed boys.

In Medellin Grindr is full of "Prepaygo"' captions. Is there nothing similar in Brazil? In Prague I just pick out the best looking young ones assuming they speak English and ask if they ever do or would.... a decent number come back with "ok" or "why not?"

BH is definitely not a cosmopolitan city like SP or even Rio. That said, I often found great restaurants using trip advisor (Domenico and Olegario we’re both good) and I will often hire a boy and car and visit one of the many cachaca distilleries in MG. Vale verde was a good one, as I recall.

It really surprises me. I have so many hits when I put my profile on line. I have a friend who just puts a picture of a nice double bed in a nice hotel room. He has many many hits also. Of course, sometimes I contact boys I like and see what happens. Many no answers but some answers and a few contacts ... Of course writing in Portuguese helps a lot

Not by using either of those.... First...what city are you in? Second...what kind of photo do you have up? Try contacting the guys who you see are advertising...not sure what city you are in but if you are Rio...you will see profiles online that are advertising what they are offering

That is you. You have it down. Other don't. Why try to deprive them? And, like I said, I appreciate the details. Some of us like more details. Why try to deprive us? My motto is if you don't like what someone is posting, fine, move on to another thread. No need to nitpick someone who is contributing!

I have loved your stories of the saunas, your encounters and the photos. Great report! I also like the talk about money as it is important to see how others spend it and how much they agree to. Excellent!

Couldn't agree more....Pope Francis, sorry to have interrupted your post...they are detailed, informative and a good read.

Day 13 - Curitiba (cont) Sauna Opinião I start with a repeat of Pica-Pau... he's still the same... still fairly emotionless but does the job... and I think he's beautiful... Agreed 100 Paid 120 Vito He's both ativo and passivo... wants 150... I say 100 and more if he's good... we go to a room... He jumps on the bed... arse in the air and is slapping his backside... he is throwing himself at me for passionate kisses... he’s actioning me to constrict his neck... we kiss... he's all over the place... he doesn't suck... we try a number of positions but it doesn't go in... I don't understand... he's not pulling away... he's just not pushing down either... after going through the motions, he admits he's not passive at all... but he "wants to be" !???... abandon ship. Another liar. Is this what Curitiba is all about? Agreed 100 Paid 100 Gustavo Henrique We're both leaving different rooms at the same time... 2 seconds later he's in my room... he kisses well... he sucks with no qualms... and he gets fucked... Perhaps not someone I'd usually choose... but it saved me moping in the bar... Agreed 100 Paid 120 The rest of the night is just spent looking for anything else. There's nothing. One guy... thin and strutting around says he's both... that he was last passive 3 weeks ago... but I just don’t believe them anymore... Burger... Strawberry split... bed.

I’ve spent the last few days downloading some photos from my phone… so if it all goes to plan, you’ll see the sights of Curitiba… Day 12: Monday - Curitiba In the morning, Fabio joins me for a ride back to FOCO… then an Uber to the airport. He says goodbye. He has to get to his shop. The old terminal at POA involves lots of people following lots of coloured lines on the floor. I get there in the end – Curitiba. I chose the hotel – the Alta Reggia Plaza Hotel - based on a photo of a mural in the lobby I advise you never to do the same. Once I’m there, it's hard to make out what exactly has happened... is it an early 60's converted office block? My suite has 3 rooms and a corridor!... a marble dining table with wooden chairs... purple chairs from the Flash Gordon set... a huge plastic orchid. ...it’s my kinda place! Suitcase thrown on the bed... quick shower... and I'm google-mapping myself towards... Sauna 520 It's difficult to put into words how upsetting this place was. They insist on just towels. They insist you wear their flip flops. Mobile phones banned. Signs in every room. If you don’t speak Portuguese, you’re stuffed. It's just like a British sauna... bar area... sauna... wet room... showers... jacuzzi... a dark corridor with a few turns at the end... a room showing gay porn... a few rooms you can go in... and what looks like 2 bedrooms with locks. It is difficult to differentiate client from garoto. Most have beards. Late 20s/30s. A couple of guys say hello - they are masseurs - both with beards - both good looking but not head turning. A really muscular black guy approaches me. I guess he’s a garoto? He's nice but I tell him I prefer 'magro". I spend 3 hours just bouncing from bar to sauna to outside to lockers. Clients blow jobbing one another in the sauna. The one guy who seems younger just sits and chats with the others. It’s like a beard convention. It's terrible. I walk a few blocks to... Sauna Opinião ...which is a strange place. It's essentially a sauna version of POA’s Bar Mixx - a run down open plan 5-room dingy bar... and shower!... with a sauna somewhere... and bedrooms and a straight video room upstairs. It charges either for BAR (bar and use of rooms) or SAUNA (added sauna and locker) I go for BAR... leave my bag at Reception... and take a look... Yes it's a bar with a shower! And yes, it really is this dark...