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Day 9: Beaches and Bitches Lapa was fun, and we invited some guys over to the AirBNB for beers and such (wink wink). Nothing too intense. We woke up late and ate some leftover bread we brought from Arrail, coupled with some coffee that came with the AirBNB. Café da Mahna feels better when it’s prepared by your friend: We left for Arrail do Cabo days before because the weather in Rio was forecasted to be rainy. Today, we got our reprieve, as the forecasts were sunny and mild (25 celsius or 77 fahrenheit as a high). I almost like Rio better in the late winter than in the dead-heat of summer, since it’s not that deathly hot still, and while there are rain showers (and there are rain showers in the summer as well), it doesn’t get too bad. Diego was joining us this afternoon in Ipanema Beach, so we had time to check out another beach before then. We chose Pepe Beach in Barra de Tijuca, and just basked in the glorious weather. In the middle of our beers, Leo got a call: it was Diego, calling from his “roommate’s” phone, informing us that he intends to be in Ipanema in an hour. Leo tells Diego where we were now and where we would meet in Ipanema. We wrap up our beers and Uber it over back to Ipanema. We go back to the apartment, shower, primp ourselves for the gays, and head out to our designated rendezvous spot with Diego. Upon getting to the spot, we spot Diego already waiting there. He was looking fine in a basketball jersey, cut-off shorts, and flip-flops. He face looked relaxed and happy to see us. The boys really look so really different out of the sauna. None of the stress was there, none of the showmanship. He didn’t have to impress any of us anymore. He was just here to hang out and look pretty. We’ll see how much more he does with us, or in fact that he will charge us for his time, but Leo seemed to have a good relationship with him. We head over to the gay part of Ipanema (or perceived gay part, due to the rainbow flag): Because of the amazing weather, there were already a ton of people in the beach, and thus we were only able to get a spot farther from the water: It didn’t matter, it was fun just to watch all the gays and others in the beach today. And apparently, the 3 essentials for any beach encounter here are sunscreen for the sun, a wireless speaker for music, and booze for everything else. (Pictured, strawberry caipirinha, my group's favorite): Some really nice looking guys on the beach today, and half the fun is just doing some people watching: Some Paulista friends of Leo and Alex came by to say hi, and in between trips to the water, drinking and naps, we ate lunch at the beach as well. We ordered some breaded fish, corned beef and some potatoes: Diego was a pretty cool guy to hang out with. He said he was bi, and was unfazed by the male attention he was getting. Leo Instragrammed his heart out, including some shots with the attractive Diego, so inviting the GP was a good idea. Alex was pretty chill too, and got even more chill because he decided to do Macohna, or Marijuana, for the first time ever, at the beach. I was told that macohna use is still somewhat illegal here in Brazil, but there are a few places that you can do it without harassment. Alex had to do it incognito. At around 5 the sun was behind the mountains and a cold breeze came in. We settled our accounts, and it was 300 reals for all of us, which meant 100 reals each (with all of us paying for Diego, as was the deal). We decided to walk back to the apartment to freshen up. Before we hit the street, I was told to mind all my belongings, and it was better if I had Leo take my cellphone and wallet for safekeeping because it does get dangerous in the streets, by the beach, at dusk to nighttime. We breathed easy when we saw some police presence in the area: Along the way the gays were pretty free with their PDA (Ipanema can be really gay), including this very very attractive couple: Back at the apartment, we slowly got ready for the night ahead. Alex went in to shower at the outside bathroom, while Diego took my hand and said that we should shower together. Is he angling for a tip? I do not mind paying for this part, but this was not part of the deal today with him. I look at Leo and Leo just nods and smiles. I turn on the water and wait for it to get hot. We strip all our clothes and start making out. We get under the water stream and shake off the sand that was caked all over our bodies. Thank goodness Diego was only a little bit taller than I am, because shower sex was easier. And he was pretty good. He could suck and rim pretty well in the shower. I tried to do those as well, but the water was usually in the way. No matter, with Diego it was all fun. He showed his ass to tell me that he was ready. I entered him without lube or a condom. In retrospect probably not a good idea. But at the time, so hot. I came in him. Thank goodness for PreP. We shower, for real this time, and have a good conversation about the beach. He was a pretty easy-going and charismatic guy. Not to mention very handsome and sexy. The green eyes were definitely working for me. I could stare at those all day. And I was, all day. We emerge from the bathroom and I was told by Leo that we were loud again. I guess I have been always very vocal in sex. I ask Leo where Alex was and Leo said that he was still in the bathroom. Which was weird because he got in the shower before us, and we had sex and all that. We all decided to check up on Alex. There he was, laying on the floor of the shower, with the water running, in a marijuana induced sleep. We wake him up and laugh at his reaction to the drug. Next up, all of us go to Club 117. I am taking a GP to the sauna. Some weirdness ensues, next…

I loved Santa Teresa, its location, its ambience, and what it has to offer. ...went with my personal carioca guide and walked all over the place and dined in a quaint restaurant; ...went to the museums and other venues of interest and was able to ride up and back because the cable car ran then. A few years later was that horrible accident which sidelined these cars for a few years. There's a restaurant made famous here by Samantha (the former traveling woman who had a television show. It's the one with the modified-looking huts and commands one hell of a view of the city from that vantage point.) I went there in 2011 alone and loved it. While I walked to hail some type of transportation (the cable system was being repaired)-- three or more drivers stopped to ask for directions. Because I do not speak very much BP, I could not help. Some spoke Ingles as well. ...got thanks and obrigados and lots of smiles. Santa Teresa was fantastic during the day time! Guess it would be fine in various parts at night, but advice has been given throughout this forum regarding night travel in Rio de janeiro.

I saw it this afternoon. Fuck the critics I LOVED IT! Malex is great! Watch the 25 minute version of the Queen Live Aid concert on You Tube. Then compare it to the 25 minute version in the movie. There is the full version, but wait until after the movie to see that!

Hoping to help someone... Getting a Brazilian SIM card can be a pain in the ass, especially when reading discordant opinions and experiences in the internet and when you do not own a Brazilian CPF (tax code). Internet is very useful, especially in Brazil. Using your home country's number can be really expensive and sometimes data roaming is shitty. And sometimes some services do not work with non Brazilian numbers. So here's how to do: 1- Buy a Sim card ("chip"), you can do it like everywhere you can find a operator's logo. I bought one from Tim because it's good and for 15 reais per week u get 1.5GB of internet and 100 min of free phone calls to other operators (unlimited towards Tim). It will cost you around 10 reais. 2- Turn off your phone and install the new sim. 3A- Turn on your phone and wait 5 minutes, if the TIM's system works correctly you will arrive to an interface asking you to confirm your DDD (area code.. For Rio 21, for SP choose 11). After that you will get to know oe your phone number. Take note of it and call *144 after rebooting your device. 3B- If what I wrote on point 3A doesn't work (my case) your SIM will seem to be just a useless piece of plastic, unregistered on he network which cannot even call TIM support. DO NOT TRASH YOUR SIM. Keep your phone switched on with the SIM installed. In 45 minutes you should receive a SMS with your phone number. Then call *144. 3C- If points 3A or 3B didn't work what you have to do is wait. Every 30 min try to call *144. It will work. Do not worry about your phone number... You will discover it later. 4- Now that you have made it to call *144, follow the voice. At some point it will say "for English press X" (in my case was 3). 5- You will speak with an English-speaking operator which will register your Sim using your passport number and your address in Brazil (can be the hotel one). And you can ask him about your number, if you still don't know it... Again... You can still find your number later. 6- The operator will ask you to make an at least 6 seconds phone call (do not worry, your sim already has like 2 reais to make this call) to a number of tour choice to confirm the registration, after waiting 2 hours. I just did it immediately after the phone call and it worked. 7- Congratulations, you have a Brazilian number. All you have to do now is to buy a top up and if you still don't know your number... send a whatsapp message to yourself or to a friend to discover your number. You can buy top up everywhere... If you wanna do it in the internet site of TIM you will need a CPF. So you cannot do that directly with Tim. Just use Ding. It's safe and it does have a very small fee. 8- Download the TIM app, because it's useful and activate the plan of your choice using it. In my case was TIM pré smart 1,5GB Remember that your sim will expire after a period of time which depends on the size of the top up you have bought. If you let the top up expire, they will freeze your Sim for 2 months. If you don't buy a new top up within this limit, you will lose your number and you will have to start again from point 1.

The high season in Thailand started this weekend. Totally lived up to its hype. The weather is perfect. Rain and humidity gone. The crowds returned to the gay venues in Bangkok this weekend. Most gogo’s and bars doing brisk business and an abundance of new working guys from all over SE Asia.

I'm really enjoying reading your stories, @numazu1. Looking forward to the next one.

I've hung out at Lapa, at night, with a bunch of Brazilian friends, for two nights straight a few weeks ago. I can't see where you would find any escorts there but there are a lot of other stuff going on. Lots of bars in the area with cool music, as well as the beers/food by the arches. The crowd is young and mostly attractive (It's Brazil after all). You can definitely pick someone up here to enjoy later, if you so choose, as we did, after doing one's due diligence, of course. Definitely not a super safe place to hang out, and I was advised to put my wallet in my front pocket and secure my cellphone in the front waistband of my pants, if not in the front pockets, and not use it as much when hanging out. The beers were cheap and the company enjoyable, and made some new friends (mas falam Portugues). I was also advised to not wander too far from the crowd, so you have to be extra diligent in this place. Tho I did have to use my cellphone to take these, at the Arches of Lapa (the Aqueduct):

Bending over - "| so surely will!"

I dressed up as a cranky old man with a bad back in need of a shave. No one even noticed.

Hi, did you see the caution warning about Santa Teresa three posts above? I know you are a seasoned traveler. Having so many favelas within walking distance of where you will sleep and reside for your time in Brazil seems a bit dangerous. Just a thought.

I've chosen an AirBnb in Santa Teresa, not far from 117...tired of Copa and Ipanema.

On my way to Rio. Stop over in Miami. My flight Avianca leaves Nov 1 from Fort Lauderdale. It is a sign : in Fort Lauderdale there is Boardwalk and wednesday nite is new meat night ... I intended to go to Johnson s but all roads are closed and it seems impossible to park. Roads are full of vampires, walking deads, ... Dancers in Boardwalk are disappointlng. I recognize some of them. Czech Marian is still dancing. He is 39 now but looks better than some beer bellied dancers. Where are the latino twinks ? There are 3 new meats tonight. Numbers 1 and 2 are queenie american guys, the first one from Palm Springs. Nothing special really. But number 2 .... He is stunning. Tall, dressed as a ship captain with white tee shirt, white pants and a white cap, he has a great face and a gorgeous smile. He is 20 and from Colombia (this is why I post these comments here). His name is Sergio. When he comes on stage, his defined chest, muscular arms, bubble butt and bulge are visible. He is breath taking and so much at ease on stage. When he removes his tee shirt and pants, it is even better. He is really stunning. A Greek god. Perfect. Daisy who is introducing models on stage, removes partly his underwear to show his ass. Perfect. Muscular. Totally white compared to his slightly sun burnt body. Dausy puts her hand in his pants. He is still smiling with his killer s smile and so much at ease on stage. Perfect introduction to south american wonders and to my 15th trip to Brazil !

Fair enough, I posted from the perspective of a long-term resident in Rio. As mentioned I go to Santa Teresa every week. As far as a newbie is concerned, I agree that while he should probably not actually stay there on his maiden trip(s) to Rio, that he should still absolutely visit Santa Teresa during the day, in particular the Largo de Guimaraes area.

Day 8.75: Boy vs Boy So I was done with my “threesome” with Alex and the GP Gabi. But I was just a voyeur in that tryst, and I didn’t get to cum. So there was room for another boy tonight. It was 9:30 PM, but there were still some stragglers roaming around the sauna. When I got back to the upstairs bar Leo was sitting with a bunch of clients in one of the booths, drinking a beer. He sees me and stands up to give me a hug and kiss. I was introduced to the group as his “marido.” He talked to me about this days before. He wanted us to pose as a married couple so clients would not bother him (and clients did ask if he was a GP and available), and boys would look to me for access to him. Whatever, I thought. He had to be comfortable with going to the sauna with me, and he was doing me a favor by accompanying me as well, so whatever he needed to do to be comfortable in these surroundings, I’ll be ok with. We both join Alex who sat in the next booth. After telling Leo what happened with Gabi, we order more beers and talk about our plans for tomorrow. The weather tomorrow, compared to all last week, is amazing: So we plan on baking in the sun all day tomorrow. And for Leo that meant inviting a GP with a good body, to go with us, so we can take photos with us to post on Leo’s Instagram. Again, it didn’t matter to me, but after Gabriel and Mateus being so photogenic for us in our three days in Arrail do Cabo (and my phone was full of amazing photos of the two of them with us), I can see how having some eye candy with us in the beach was fun. So Leo gave himself a challenge: to find me a boy to not only have sex with tonight, but also trustworthy enough to invite tomorrow to our beach day. I am all for the extra difficulty. It is not exactly rocket science-difficult to just hire prostitutes in these parts, finding someone that will click with you outside of the sauna is harder. So in between the beers, conversation, and laughs, we scanned the boys who wandered up to the bar. Some were hot and cute but not standing out with me. Just then, some tan-skinned stunner walked in and plopped himself down at the empty booth. He was super handsome, tall nose, big bright eyes, a fit swimmer’s build body, and unreal abs. Model quality. Not just porn model. A star. He laid down and closed his eyes, knowing I was paying attention. He was posing, but doing it effortlessly. I took the bait, and walked over to him. “Oi.” I said. He opened one eye, looking at me. He then smiled, a big, 1000 watt smile. Adorable dimples. He was so handsome. Model-quality. God-like. He extended his hand. “Lucas,” he says, with an SH sound in the end showing his Carioca-ness. We exchange pleasantries. He was 21. He had a masculine voice. This guy was impossibly perfect. I talk about sex, perhaps too rushed. He said he likes kissing, and liked to get rimmed, but he was only a top. That was perfect for me, given that I’d be OK with much less. I asked how big he was. He put his hand halfway between his groin and knee. “It’s up to here,” he says. Dayum. “Thick?” He makes a C shape with his hand. Looks thick to me. He lifts one thigh and then his cock just flops down. He was telling the truth, and he was still soft. I call Leo over. He was my negotiator. Leo and Lucas have a short conversation. And then Leo laughs at loud. “200?” he exclaims. “Com gozar?” I ask. “250,” Lucas answers. Leo laughs even harder. “No, too much. Move on,” he tells me. Leo walks away to sit back down in our booth. I was thinking, damn. If I was alone, I’d pay the 250. I didn’t care. I wanted this god with me for half an hour. I looked at Lucas. He was still smiling, probably waiting for this gringo to accept the inflated price. Countless others before me probably have paid this amount. And he was gorgeous, so why not? I felt Leo take my hand to drag me back to the booth. Leo then lectures that 250 reals for 30 minutes is a lot of money for Brazilians. While he conceded that the boy was drop-dead gorgeous (and would be good for Instragram), he said Lucas was just too much. He didn’t want me wasting that much money on sex. I then notice another boy sitting in our booth. Leo introduces him to me. “Here, I found someone for you. Only 100 reals. And he agreed to hang out with us tomorrow, FOR FREE. See if you like him.” I felt a bit of whiplash. My tongue was still hanging out because of Lucas’ beauty. I was not ready to move on. I try to shake it off. I look at the new boy. “Diego. Prazer,” he says. I shake his hand. He smiles as well. Really nice smile. I look a little closer. Really pretty green eyes. That really sticks out. Nice light beard that framed his face well. Pretty light-tan skin. He looked whiter than most Brazilians I’ve seen. Nice big build. Nice arms. I ask him if it was true, that he was going to hang out with us tomorrow. He said yes, he needed a beach day. His dick was hanging out too. Pretty impressive as well. I was beginning to like him. He draws me close. Nice scent. “What do you want?” he whispers. “Sou ativo,” I answer, telling him I was a top. “Vamos,” he answers, and then licks my ear. Vamos indeed. We almost sprint downstairs to reception. We get our room. He excuses himself to shower. I stay in the shower with him to admire his body. Yup, everything was yummy. Big yummy butt. Bug yummy penis. Abs, pecs, the works. Not Lucas-quality, no, but then again Lucas was not here. Diego was. He finishes. He tears into me. He tears into my skin. He was aggressive. He tossed me around. The kisses were intense. The dirty talk was, too. He tells me he is really horny. I already knew he was. He was successful in showing me how horny he was. He put a condom on me, and sat on me proficiently. He almost wrecked my hips just grinding away. He cums while jerking off. He gets off and unsheathes me, and finishes me off with his hand. Very hot. Very efficient. I will want to do that again tomorrow. We shower together, talking about where my apartment was, where he lived, what I had planned tomorrow, what things he needed to do before heading over to Ipanema. I guess we have our Instagram beauty for tomorrow. I give him his money, and a 20 for the “taxi,” I said. He accepts gladly. He takes me to my friends upstairs. Leo and Alex were talking to some boys seated with them. “Ta bem?” Leo asks me. Absolutely, I answer. Leo and Alex make some final arrangements with Diego. Surprisingly, Diego did not have a cellphone, but gave Leo his roommate’s Whatsapp number. He said he will message Leo tomorrow to tell him what time he would be in Ipanema, and message his roommate if Leo needed to reach him. With that, Diego bids us goodbye. Leo, Alex and I then say goodbye to the boys sitting with us. I look over to the other booth. Lucas was still there, eyes closed, relaxing. I wonder what his deal was. We take care of our sauna accounts and Uber it to Lapa. After a burger and beers for dinner we hit the Lapa nightlife. It was really hopping and electric on this Friday night. I felt a little bit old in the presence of these young people, but quickly felt comfortable. Leo, ever the extrovert, made fast friends with cute boys. Alex, more reserved, did his best to fit in. And there was me, with my bad Portuguese , forced to speak it anyway. Made friends with a cute and tall Carioca, who spoke fluent English. I tried to keep to my Portuguese but at least I felt comfortable with shifting to English with the guy. It was a gorgeous night: Tomorrow, a day with Diego, and Leo and Alex, and the gays of Ipanema.

Hot!

I only sit when it’s the middle of the night and I don’t want to turn the light on! Also, when I have morning wood.