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Anyone think this guy looks familiar?

UPDATE: Rodolfo was so thrilled at the large turnout from his promotion (in its second week) but especially the MONEY that came in on Monday night that he had the website for Lagoa amended to reflect the R$30 entrance fee. Apparently the Monday night promotion will last a while. But Rodolfo can change it in a heart beat. Notice that not only the entrada is lowered to R$30, some of the rooms are at R$15 - yes, R15! For those who know Rodolfo, those low prices are unlike anything he has done in the past. Rodolfo loves money almost as much as he loves garotos. By the way, the photo included in this post shows and confirms the low rates for Monday only. The photo also includes the phone number for Lagoa. Those in Sao Paulo in the future on Mondays, just call ahead to see if the promotions are still offered. If you don't feel comfortable calling, you can access his website (Lagoa) and if the promotion is still there, go for it. If the promotion is gone, Monday at Lagoa is typically quite dead with very few clients and garotos available. http://www.thermaslagoa.com.br/

How sad. Go back and read what you just wrote (quoted above). What you wrote appears to be the ramblings of a mentally ill person. Any reasonable person reading what you wrote above would seriously doubt your sanity. Recently, you ridiculed my good faith posts about a new sauna in Sao Paulo. Despite the fact that you have never visited Brazil saunas, you repeatedly mock or interject silly cartoons or clips into posts about Brazil. For me to call you out on your sick posts does not mean I hold a grudge. It means I have a good memory for what you wrote. But, you cannot see that. Of course not, look at your sick post that I quoted. You claim to be a high school teacher. After observing your behavior in the forum, together with your poorly written posts, I now have serious doubts about that.

Monday, at Lagoa in Sao Paulo, is usually a quiet night with hardly any clients and/or garotos. Rodolfo came up with an idea that he thought would make Monday a profitable night. Last night (Monday) Rodolfo lowered the entrance fee at Lagoa to R$30 - that's right - R$30 - Even in the early days of my visiting Lagoa nearly fifteen years ago, the entrance fee was R$35 - Bottom line - the place was packed with both clients and garotos. A good time was had by all. There is no guarantee that Rodolfo will stick with this same promotional entrance fee for future Mondays. He would be a fool if he didn't considering the huge turnout of clients/garotos which equalled a profitable night for him. Those who are interested and are in Sao Paulo on a Monday, can call the sauna and ask about the promotion.

Latbear4blk Prodigious Member Members 767 921 posts Report post Posted September 18 He is so sweet, defending his pessimistic friends. Quote My blog ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE ABOVE IS BUT ONCE EXAMPLE OF WHEN YOU WENT ON A CHILDISH TIRADE MOCKING MY POSTS WHEN I ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF A NEW SAUNA IN SAO PAULO - OZ ALSO POSTED IN THIS THREAD UNRELATED TO THE OP THREAD ABOUT TRANSGENDER. ARE YOU ALSO TELLING OZ TO STAY ON TOPIC?

If you don't like what the four of us are saying, visit a different thread. There is an "ignore" feature in the site.

Poor Bucky - when you get home don't waste time looking for nonsense about the supposed left. Spend your time instead looking for a way to see how misguided you are.

Is it either or? No, Bucky, it is more complicated than you present. Our country is horribly divided because of that dishonest character who is repeatedly besmirching the Whitehouse. If the Republicans remain in control, it will be caused by a poor democratic voter turnout. Your Trump psycho supports those in control in the bigoted southern states where major onstacles are in place to discourage voter turnout where minority Democratic voters are heavily populated. Our country has not been this divided since the Civil War. You can honestly blame Trump for that.

Oh, Bucky - that lying psycho will not finish his given four-year term much less get reelected. Poor Bucky, what are we going to do to help you? You say Trump is doing a great job. I agree, he is doing a great job of making American a laughing stock with our allies and most other parts of the world. Bucky, next time you do a Google search type in - "delusions of grandeur" and see if it fits the way you regard Trump. Dear poor Bucky -

Not upset with the Trump win. More disgusted than upset. Rather, I think you are probably a nice guy but I feel bad for you because your reasoning is blinded by Trump, for some strange reason. I wonder why you admire someone who holds you in contempt.

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That ignores the surgery that took place long after birth. Oh, Bucky, Trump has you so enamored you think you solved a problem but you didn't. Don't you understand? If someone is born male and later in life has surgery and becomes a female, they have a new status as a female, which contradicts the birth certificate. Now you understand?

Oh, Bucky - there you go again, accepting anything that loony Trump wants to do to further disgrace our country. And please tell us how a birth certificate would define the sex of a person that had a complete surgical construction to the opposite sex years after birth! Hmmm! Bucky, whenever you see Trump's name associated with something, you blindly accept it in the affirmative even if it makes no sense. Don't you realize he has contempt for gays and other minorities? "Yeah" - says Trump, "Let's make America white again." "All those immigrants that the Democrats are trying to get into the U.S. are nothing but gang members and criminals and murderers." Isn't that was Trump often says about immigration with respect to Latin America? With the Middle East, that is altogether a hateful act. Now he is after the trans gendered. What a hateful man. Oh, Bucky - - - - -

Who decided that the fifty reais "transaction fees" was to cover a one hundred reais charge? A 50% transaction fee is coo coo. Does your bank allow you to dispute a charge? If so, you already paid him in cash that he stole from you. Charging you a 50% transaction fee is reason enough to dispute the charge. A charge back would serve him right! Right now he is thinking he won a con job on you.

Something like this could only happen in Brazil. Since you asked how he was - - in a word - - wonderful - Will there be a repeat? I wish I could repeat with him, but I am not optimistic about a repeat performance. Someone with his looks and charm is most likely already taken (probably by a wife) or has a long list of admirers. I think I was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time. He offered and gave me his whatsapp number which, to me, implies that he will meet with me again. Then, he might have given me the number as a matter of being polite. I will probably messenger him tomorrow just to say - hello - If I get a response, I will update this thread.

Hi Gap - I see your avator is still the interesting building in Sao Paulo that has an observation deck that can be visited by the public. I have taken many garotos to that tourist landmark over the years. Most Brazilians and others never heard of the building. After going there with me, several garotos told me they later took their family to see the building with its observation deck. They were that impressed with the place. Here is a link in case anyone is interested in knowing a little more about the building and visiting it with friends or a garoto. Notice how the building resembles New York's Empire State Building. The building in Sao Paulo is smaller but was "inspired" by the one in New York: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altino_Arantes_Building

Considering that I had such a good time at Lagoa a couple of days ago (Wednesday) I decided to return to Lagoa last night (Friday). Last night I went to Lagoa alone. The place was even busier and better last night than it was on Wednesday. I met a couple of nice garotos and had a great time. Then, it was time for me to leave for the night. I paid my bill and stepped outside to call for an Uber to take me back to my hotel. When the Uber car arrived, I could not see the driver because it was at night and the headlights from his car made him appear only as a shadow. He called out my name which gave me confidence to enter the vehicle. I sat in the back seat. The driver was friendly and could tell from my Uber account and from my accent that I was not Brazilian. Shortly after we chatted a while about nothing, he asked me how i liked the sauna. Well, that was a strange question. The Uber app tells him my basic details and gives the driver a pick up address. However, the app does not say that the pick up address is a sauna. I was taken aback by his question about the sauna. So, I asked him how he knew the address was a sauna. He said that he used to work at Lagoa as a garoto de programma. I was speechless at that point. He then asked me if I was interested in getting together with him as a garoto. I told him, I don't know because I could not see him with the headlights blocking my vision of him. After the next corner and in the middle of the block, he suddenly pulled to the curb and stopped. Initially, I thought there was about to be trouble. However, he said, please sit up front with me so we can talk better. I told him, "okay" and I got out of the back seat and opened the front passenger door to get in. It was easy to see him now with the dash and phones lights shining on him. He was very handsome. Not only that, I could see that he already had his hard cock out of his pants. The cock was so long it touched the bottom of the steering wheel. And, he had a smile on his handsome face. He quickly started to drive. He said that the Uber app would know that he stopped his car. I asked him how would it be possible for us to get together for a programma while he was working. He said it was easy. He stated that when we arrive at my hotel, he sends Uber a signal that the trip is finished. Then Uber sends him a message about the next trip he has. He said he can decline a trip for a lunch or dinner or even a bathroom break. He would decline his next trip if I wanted him to come to my hotel with me. We worked out an agreement where he would park at my hotel and how long he would stay and how much he wanted for his time to get together at my hotel. He said his fee was the same fee as I would pay in the sauna for a garoto. How could I decline that offer? What luck to be picked up by this particular driver that knew what the building was (sauna) where I called for the ride. Meeting this fun guy was not the biggest surprise of my life, but close to it. EDIT: I asked him why he quit the sauna for Uber. He said that Uber is a reliable source of income (about R$2,500 monthly). The sauna pays only if he meets a paying client. He said on slow days he does not meet clients then he is out the money for his transportation, his sauna entrance fee and wasted time.

Earlier this week I reported that my return to Brazil last week was very disappointing because all the different fun places I usually visit had very few clients and garotos. I left each place without meeting garotos. Had last week been my first trip to Brazil, and had I found such sparse activity, I would have been inclined to think that all the wonderful stories I heard and read about Brazil were exaggerated. I commented that I would remain optimistic that Sao Paulo would return to its former marvelous place. This evening, Lagoa, made up for my two disappointing visits last week. There was a tremendous turnout of garotos tonight (Wednesday night). The place had just the right amount of garotos to please all. I was with friends and we each were pleased at the quantity of good looking to handsome garotos that showed up. We felt good with all the attention we were getting from the garotos that know so well how to turn on their charms (and certain other body parts) in anticipation of getting an invite from a client for a programma. There were so many beauties it was difficult to make a choice . Considering that I was at Lagoa a few hours tonight, I did not limit my fun to only one or two garotos. My friends also periodically disappeared with a garoto to one of the suites at Lagoa. A sensational time was had by all tonight. No doubt about it, tonight Lagoa made up for the two prior lousy nights I experienced this past week. Now, if only the other places I usually visit will come back to life, my disappointing week will not matter in the grand scheme of things to come.

I have been visiting Brazil for fifteen years and I come here quite often. Much of my Brazil time is spent in Sao Paulo but I also visit other Brazilian cities every now and again. In all my prior trips to Brazil, I had wonderful times and experiences which is why I continue to visit here. I have been in Sao Paulo one week during my current trip. With the exception of restaurants, each "fun" place I visited during the past week gets a grade of D minus, in my opinion. In my prior visits, these same places were superb and were A + or better. My two visits to Lagoa this trip were a disappointment because of so few clients and garotos. The Cine/internet shop on Rua Aurora (I wrote about this place a few months ago) that is generally filled with thirty to forty handsome garotos had only about five garotos, none of which interested me. One garoto was obviously on some drug which made him constantly talk to himself in a loud voice. That was a turn off and could be why the place was not as busy as it was in prior visits I decided to try out the new sauna "Rainbow" - well - that was another loser place. There were a few clients just sitting around ignoring the few skinny and unattractive garoto twinks available. I did not stay there long at the new sauna. I think the new sauna might revert back to it being a gay hotel as it formerly was prior to it being converted into a combination hotel/sauna with garotos. Tonight I decided to visit Fragata, a sauna I used to like a lot until it declined terribly a few years ago. To my surprise (shock), a few of the garotos I knew from the early days of my visits to Fragata were still there hustling. Good grief. One of the long-term garotos has a big gut, so big that towels will not stay on him. I felt bad for him but thought he surely must realize his looks are gone from the passage of time. Yet, he still hustles! On the positive side, there were a few good looking garotos at Fragata but none that I found worthwhile to pursue. I was formerly a frequent client at Fragata until a few years ago when that sauna went down hill - big time. The weather has been colder during the past week and it rained sporadically including today and tonight. The lousy weather might have contributed to the low turn out of clients and garotos at the places I visited. Despite the less than fun week, I will go out tomorrow with optimism. Places I enjoyed in prior visits will return to their wonderful state that was present for so many years. I have no doubt about that. Bottom line, how else can the inordinate decline of previously wonderful places be explained? Quite simply - it is probably the weather and the luck of the draw.

Roger's was still open thirteen years ago. I remember it well. Pointe 202 was only a couple of blocks away.

Exactly, this is what I was saying, but in different words. I never said or implied that there is nothing , we as tourists, can do to lower the risk of getting mugged, a risk that is definitely present. However, luck will keep us out of harms way most of the time if we use prudence while out and about enjoying Brazil. Even if we do not call attention to our financial advantages , there is still the "luck of the draw" aspect of being in the wrong place at a wrong time. Some bad things can happen. And yes, Brazil is a pretty amazing place. To the original poster of this thread, let me apologize for the negative responses to your first post to this forum. Don't let those responses discourage you from future posts. Your experience gained from your many trips to Brazil makes you an asset for information relative to Brazil.

The poster who reported his mugging in Rio is a first-time poster to this forum. Your insulting post is certainly not a welcome to him. You said you have never been to Brazil. Despite that, you repeatedly post on threads related to Brazil. It is fine that you post in threads related to somewhere you have never visited. However, please stop posting rude remarks about what others say about Brazil or inserting silly cartoons ridiculing posters or the subject of what they write. If you don't like what someone has to say, ignore it unless what they write is inflammatory such as is your troll-like response.

What a scary event you recounted. To think that you have returned to Brazil eight times since that incident shows you were not frightened off from visiting Brazil as many would be, encountering such an awful attack. Based on what you wrote, I think you did nothing to provoke the incident. At the time of your mugging, you were walking on one of Rio's main streets (Avenida Atlantica) which could no way be considered you were not being careful. No reasonable person would anticipate being accosted at that hour walking almost in front of a world famous hotel. As I said and believe, bad events are generally the "luck of the draw" unless a person intentionally provokes an attack (which you did not do). Being "careful" had nothing to do with your incident unless "being careful" includes staying indoors, not venturing anywhere, and not enjoying the scenery and joys of life. So, to those who say we bring on our own problems because we are not sufficiently careful, I say - poppycock!

Please tell me how the lady could have avoided having her purse stolen or the Brazilian man could have avoided being hit by the thieves that stole the lady's purse - by being "careful". Being "careful" has nothing to do with carrying on routine functions. It is the "luck of the draw" - that is - being in the wrong place at a time a crime happens. Xenophobia or racism had nothing to do with those two reported events.

The link is funny - thanks but - it is scary to think that bigot will probably be ruling Brazil before the end of this month.