docbr

Needed indeed kkkk still afraid of venturing the saunas (even after getting my vaccine shot), so expecting even more the reports from those more adventurous!

Me too! I’m more anxious about Numazu’s update than about the possibility of spending a few days in Rio in January ... Guess I’m still bit afraid of venturing in the saunas during pandemic

Surprised to see Rio with so few people on the streets ... In São Paulo, although things have not come back in full swing, there is plenty of people on the streets and quite a few on the bars and restaurants.

Thanks for the report! Waiting anxious for the update in Salvador scene!

Oh another amazing tale, thank you... couldn’t agree more, you never know what the universe or the sauna gods will throw your way kkkkk Having lived some years in Recife myself, I only went to the saunas there only a handful of times (compared to maybe hundreds of time at 117 / Lagoa)... but was in a sauna in Boa Viagem (thermas blue) that I saw the most handsome / hot boy I ever saw in Brazil... to bad we only shared a couple of words and he was already taken (and I never saw him again).

OMG, of all posters in this forum, Numazu you are the worst! First I have to read all your great reports and keep telling me out loud that I can’t just throw everything alway and jump to Rio in the next plane ... now when I get back here wondering about the Recife update you leave that cliffhanger! Oh have mercy on us kkkkk or don’t ! Just keep the reports coming!

Maybe his impression is because he is arriving earlier, like 4-5 pm. Mine is that the number of working boys in less comparing with old lagoa (and they seen always in a hurry to leave) and much less number comparing with rio from previous years. Maybe it’s just a false impression and I’m terrible in numbers. Fact is that new year week is not overwhelming in number of boys in SP or Rio, but I’m sure Rio will have more options going on in January . On a side note, the “top” boys seems to love the client ratio now in lagoa. Sometimes they are literally being hunted down on those stairs.

On a side note, don’t advise rich or foreign looking people walk on foot to and from any saunas in Recife (or anywhere outside the tourist zones). Uber is inexpensive and Recife has favelas inside almost all neighborhoods, including upscale Boa Viagem, which have drug selling places and are heaven for the local know “trombadinhas”, that are usually on bike and can appear “out of nowhere” to rob on knife or gun point.

Thermas Boa Vista, probably still the best sauna in Recife. It’s usually pretty well attended, but as all Saunas in Recife, the number of boys is not too great. Blue Thermas is in boa viagem, the beach neighborhood, but it’s hit or miss. Usually up to 5 boys. On two occasion saw extraordinary looking boys... a muscle model who escorted in Europe and was back to home city for a while (First boy I saw in first time at the sauna, right upon entrance, was impressed and said would look around, never to see him free again) and the other a good looking (model face) huge bodybuilder in top shape (who just entered at same time I was leaving, after receiving an emergency call from a friend). Went back on several occasion, but never saw any of the two again, and never scored a programa there - always left in a uber directly to Thermas Boa Vista . Do not be afraid to ask at the front desk how many boys are there (on one occasion there was none, and I saved entrance fee). All saunas in Recife are heavy at client-client action.

Booming with clients, that’s it. Now with its new location in Consolação, almost next door to me, it’s much easier to go there , so I’ve been there on three the nights, since the NY eve. On January 1st (Wed), 3rd (Friday) and 4th (Sat). I always arrive late... around 8 pm because of work, so that might influence my opinion. The number of clients went from 40-50 on wed to 60-70 on Saturday, with an abismal number of 5 boys on Wednesday (checked at reception) to around 20 on Saturday, most already clothed and leaving (that’s a turn off to me). Unfortunately the number of muscle boys varied from 2 to 4 (one of them been one of the most handsome Arab looking boy ever seen, but always seen in a hurry. Today it was even annnouced that lagoa will now open on Tuesdays now, at least in January (when fragata is closed I think). Please someone tell the boys on Rio there is much money to be made here in Lagoa this month .... Rsrsrs Edit. Forgot to say, these three days left with zero programas done . The one boy I somewhat liked and we had some chemistry going spotted me just after I crossed the door, and when I said was going to do a little look around, he just said “Would not do that if I was you”. He was right.

Was there last week, and the drag queen at the show on house announced it was her last show at Fragata, quickly to correct herself - last show at the current address. When I was leaving the house, I just asked the guy that was at the reception if it was true that Fragata was closing - he said : Yes, we close on Sunday 22th, but open on January 25th at a new address on Pacaembu - and pointed to the flyers saying just that and including the new adress (I just got one flyer to post here and look where the new adress is, but now have no idea what happened to it - getting old I guess) If I’m right with the dates, it closed last night.

I fear somewhat for the number of boys going there (and local clients too) ... Lagoa was previously in a very “discreet” location for those who didn’t want attention about going to a sauna. Consolação instead is a very lively neighborhood ... with bars, restaurants, nightclubs full of gay guys and young crowd ... chances of running on someone you know (especially for the boys) is much higher. The Augusta street was packed with girl brothels, and most of them closed in the last 6-7 years

Put me in the line to buy some shares of the sauna if TomCal take over the management. It would become “the Mecca” of the boys... Would be compulsory to every gay guy to go there at least once during their lifetime ...

Wow, seems so surreal to see Americans surrendering their freedom to travel anywhere like this... I know Cuba don’t held a lot of touristic appeal to the typical American but nonetheless can’t believe how a authoritarian decision is accepted by your congress.

It’s a sad situation for gay youth in Brazil. With testing/treatment universal and free in Brazil, the image reported by media (conventional and new social media influencers) that HIV-infection is no more than a nuisance for the patient (often compared to hipertension or diabetes) and the late “conservative family-oriented” political turn over we are seeing fewer public policies to protect the youth from HIV and those skyrocket in numbers. Folha de São Paulo newspaper cited a Health Minister survey that states that 1:4 (25%) of the “male who have sex with male” at 19-24 years old have HIV infection in São Paulo. These numbers are in hand with epidemiological reports that shows majority of new cases of hiv infection being gay males now in Brazil (heterossexual males where majority before, considering they outnumber gays by like 9:1). When I open Grindr here everybody says it’s on PreP, but I think that’s hard to believe... Seems to me more a lure to bareback sex. On a side note, got two Garotos at the saunas this month being very insistent in having bareback sex... I always thought that the sauna garotos were more careful about HIV/STD than the average gay dude, most of being “heterossexual” and having families. Another change perhaps ?

Brazil is a violent country, no doubt about it. We have some of the most violent cities in the world, by murder rate per capita. But Rio is far from being the the most violent and São Paulo is the safest (the single state capital with murder rates below the epidemic level set by UN/WHO) and Brazil is far safer now then it was 10-15 years ago. Sure, we had increased crime in the last 2-3 years as result of the economic crisis, but it’s getting better, and some cities are aproching the lowest crime rates we had in all times.

First, thanks for the report! I really enjoy reading others experiences! They always help me navigating better the sauna scene (something that isn’t so natural to me, even after those years going). About garotos getting angry with you for hiring others, well I get that too and don’t know how to deal with it. I mean, I LOVE to experience new guys ... and being sincere, most of the guys I go don’t seem to be too interested in the session in the room to make it worth a repeat. Of course I repeat those that are great, but I find myself entering the sauna and having 3-5 good matches at a busy day, that would leave me no room for new guys. Nor I have the money or stamina to take 3 guys at a time to the room to please them all. So when those good guys approach me, I usually say I don’t want to make a commitment now and although they are fantastic I want to meet someone new, and latter or other day we may repeat... most maybe call me a slut and laught at it but part without hard feelings... others will become serious and treat me coldly afterwards. I think your problem with Jordan came more for breaking the deal of him not come over next day (broken expectations) coupled with the excuse you gave him when he knew it was a lie. While you are free to go with whoever's you want, the boys will became very upset about breaking money deals(and maybe agressive). Be sure to be cristal water clear about sealing a deal with a boy. If you are not sure, say that you are thinking about hiring they again and will confirm latter.

About gay rights, although there is no federal law criminalizing homophobia the current understanding of the brazilian Supreme Court (STF) includes it in the general anti-discrimination laws (on same level as religious discrimination, a level lower then racism). About gay couple rights, again no federal general law protecting it, but the understanding of the STF is that they have the same rights as heterosexual couples. (Including recognizing any cohabitational relationship that has public knowledge as a “stable union” with rights of pension and 50% of the possessions acquired by the work of “couple” during the duration of the relationship. Oh if the boys knew “theirs” rights, there would be no rich gay guy single in Rio... )

None of the saunas open on Christmas or New Year’s Eve ...guess you should start your own party!

1. Policy: anyone allowed, and no id checks (this category I assume will be love-hotels only) - Lido Hotel, R. Ronald de Carvalho, 190 - Copacabana 2. Policy: guests allowed with registration and no fee - Atlântico Copacabana (run down), Rua Siqueira Campos, 90, Rio de Janeiro - Atlântico Business in Centro (run down), Rua Senador Dantas, 25, Centro, - JW Marriott, Av Atlantica, 2600, Copacabana - Hilton Copacabana Avenida Atlantica, 1020, - Vila Galle Lapa R. Riachuelo, 124 - Lapa, Rio de Janeiro - RJ (nice pool, nice breakfast, near 117 and lapa) - Any Ibis Hotel 3. Policy: guests allowed with registration at a small fee - South American Copacabana Hotel, R. Francisco Sá, 90 - Copacabana 4. Policy: no guests allowed, only those individuals registered at check-in time. - Arena Leme hotel, Av. Atlântica, 324 - Leme - Arena Copacabana Hotel, Av. Atlântica, 2064 - Copacabana - Windsor Asturias Centro, Rua Senador Dantas 14-Cinelandia Keep in mind that with a good looking and well dressed boy, most of the hotels would not stop you at reception... but I somewhat feel safer when they do. Had entered without registering a visitor on both Ibis hotels and the Vila Galle one. Some boys just love doing a overnight and jumping at pool next morning after breakfast... As for fee, dont know if there is one if you book single room... I always book doble room.

Remember to go early to everywhere ... action on beach and saunas starts and ends rather earlier than Rio

It is so sad to hear about a guy who was assassinated because he was doing what we all do... renting boys . We really should hear all that advices that are being written here. In the end I think it’s a matter of opportunity and unmet expectations ... there are many boys that cope with their work by thinking the clients are “viados” that they have the right to exploit to the max and expect to be paid without delivering. So they can turn to violence when they see you as weaker and vulnerable (and incapable of retaliation) or out of anger when they expect irreal rewards for their service.

Brazilians were left with no choice in this election... Bolsonaro made a great use of social media for many years to create a network of supporters to propagate his ideas of anti-socialism and fight against crime and corruption (popular with the low middle classes) alongside with a racial and gender hate speech that echoed within the conservative sectors of society who were feeling threatened by the ascending “C classes”... he appealed to the poor and the rich that way. Haddad on the other side, member of a great criminal organization, that is the PT (partido dos trabalhadores) manipulated the election helding Lula (almost a mythical figure here) as the candidate until almost the first turn of the election and now in basking on the fear about the hate speech of Bolsonaro, claiming people to unite to “defend democracy”. Little is know that PT had the chance to support the third place candidate Ciro Gomes as he was the left wing politician with more chances of winning the election and avoid this polarization and risk a neofascist politician like Bolsonaro win the election, but preferred to risk everything for power.

Welcome to Rio kk Hope it was you the gringo who got about a dozen of the boys on 117 out to have some fun .... sure it was a blast rsrs Fortunately, there was still plenty of guys for us mortals have fun with rs

Heard just yesterday some boys from another sauna saying foreing tourists are having problems with cards on Point 202, and apparently the person hold suspect of doing it still working there. Don’t know if it’s true or not, but I found it a coincidence seeing this threat today after hearing about it yesterday.