Riobard

In 55 years of flying out of Canada I have never had a major delay, missed connection, or lost bag, though sometimes a minor delay for winter de-icing. Pure good fortune, as I always expect a problem in winter to break the lucky streak.

I believe the answer lies in the comparatively low Air Canada fares from Toronto (YYZ). Toronto-GRU on its daily gorgeous Dreamliner is surprisingly inexpensive at certain seasonal times, hundreds less than much closer Europe and usually cheaper than Copa thru Panama. This makes it appealing to Brazilians as evidenced by the high rate of Portuguese spoken among passengers. A USA visa confers entry to Canada, many want to see Niagara Falls, and they can take the train or bus to NYC, etc. I am paying about $500USD return for my next Air Canada direct São Paulo flight from Montreal (a new winter service). When Air Canada eliminated Rio direct they added a GRU-GIG codeshare connection for no additional charge. It looks like they are dinging you to get up to TO from Philly and back. TO-SP return in May is $615USD most days. Overall, the fares you displayed are priced high.

But the verdict on his disavowal of discrimination against the judge-parishioner:

Hard to say, many priests are both heterosexual and good-looking while stylishly groomed Brides of Christ. I saw the interview. Father Bitch resembles straight guys I have known.

The venue is bricks-and-mortar, with today’s challenges of sustainability in the context of expanding online merchandising. That is what many here are saying, after all. If your music store is (unexpectedly) too crowded because you downsized, eliminating the Classical section is not the answer, capitulating to the digital world. You will think outside of the box in managing the shoppers and inventory. For a brothel you find a way to uphold diversification, not second-guess arousal templates based on ambiguous standards of attractiveness. Everybody should be able to access their preferred Krispy Kreme and wretched Pumpkin Spice latte without the stock plummeting. Everybody is an expert and a critic. Perhaps R should just smile and nod politely while all stakeholders try to be patient and see how things evolve, unlike young guys there consuming anabolic-androgenic steroids at alarming rates. It’s been one week within well over 1,000 weeks of venue operation.

You are right. I am not joining Twitter but I can figure it out. And the better perspective, as I reflect on it, is likely members here checking out the venue.

There was recent chatter about its [Club Rainbow] demise, but it seems to have ramped up its programming, if social media is to be believed. Many dancers can fit on the stage (LOL). I wonder if it is experiencing a bit of a renaissance. I cannot take the plunge until a few months from now. It is also apparently open very late Fri and Sat.

Could you ask these guys about Club Rainbow in São Paulo? I am pretty sure "Maranhão" aka CS aka WG has been there recently. Maybe the others as well. I will also add a note in the Rainbow thread. Thnx.

Sorry, more than a handful ... about 30 listings when I sign in, about 15% the volume compared to just going as a guest into the Hunqz site. The problem for me, then, is not being able to contact a guy from the large grouping (I obviously want to see them all) unless he bothered to include his # in the ad's text. Also, I have to try to explain to a guy why I need him to send me his photos if the thumbnails are too miniscule.

I replace Montreal with Lisbon and it pulls up Metropolitan Lisbon / Grande Lisboa. I know that since I upgraded to iPhoneXR with more updated iOS I am getting better search results. Here I attach screenshots of the first 4 rows and the last 12 rows of a total of about 60 rows (60 x 3 =180 listings). Your 3 guys appear at very slightly different distances compared to your distances, and scattered broadly across the cluster of 180. I think my listings defaulted to Alfama district as centre of radius. But here's the kicker. When I log in to Planet Romeo to try to enlarge thumbnails and open a handful of blurred profiles, I only get a small handful of Lisbon ads before it jumps much further afield. I have always found the "synapses" between the two platforms very wonky. I should add that I do not have Romeo Plus.

But I count 180 on Hunqz in Lisbon today Dec 1st, not 79. Most within 2-3 km. I count by Distance, not Discover or Activity, though the numbers are about the same.

Thanks for the “long game” diligence. Apart from location, what stands out for me is Sept 1st has about twice as many listings across the board as most other of the six 1st of months in the dataset. I wonder if this is partly an artefact of traditional August vacation months, outside of local events about which I know nothing. Aug 1st was a Thursday and may have slightly predated holiday start-up. Sept 1st was a Sunday and may have fallen within the parameters of many holiday time blocks ... spikes in Mykonos, Lisbon, and Gran Canaria. The assessment, so far, suggests a closer look next year for August and September; when does the inventory start increasing and then taper off?

Nothing to stop anyone from figuratively bitch-slapping some sense upside the guy’s head ... or simply reaching out with your congratulations and/or expectations, eg what has always been a value-add viz type of trade. His email is in the ‘public domain’: rpsaenz@terra.com.br ——— Besides, age discrimination there is unconstitutional and prohibited, for example freedom to work and pursue free enterprise. I am not putting myself forward as a legal expert, I realize the role of GdePs is ambiguous in terms of employee status versus free agent, and these guys likely lack the organizational capacity of strippers in Atlanta, but operating a “brothel” for private “massage” is legally dicey enough without alienating a faction of your key resource base while making up your own age rules as you go along. It could be argued that in the public spaces these fellows fall into the category of entertainment staff. Mind you, prostitution is not considered a profession with labour rights. Nevertheless, it would be foolhardy for RPS to try to invoke an age restriction (other than conventional >17) in a venue that already restricts gender according to mandate, ie nudity-related decency leeway. If you are making donations to the local constabulary you want to honour the constitutional rights of your constituents and be as inclusive as possible in areas that are not directly impeding the business agenda.

Is there a small exercise room or was the gym equipment left behind?

There is no date yet established.

I would be more inclined to extrapolate from overall tourism contribution to GDP ... closer to 10%.

Salvador has such variable topography over a relatively small space, leading to baixa flash flooding. I have stayed at 65 metres near Pelourinho and 5 metres in Barra.

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2% revenues ... Speaking for myself, bottom 2% re: end use.

Upscale materials, apparent large skylight feature, and a step-up stage (for featured string quintets?)

Birds of a feather ....

I believe Aerocoop is cash only, even from the desk? And most likely from town as drivers and app are not equipped for credit?

About 10 minutes of stage-show vid on FB suggests somewhat claustrophobic, but seemingly not dissimilar from NMM and defunct Rio Manhattan (Beira Mar site). The performers seemed oddly amputated, in a minimalist space, from onlookers but anonymity of audience is key when recording. Rockettes-style synch kicks to be avoided for ceiling intactness.

Then I’ll be the guy lurking outside on the street.

One of my favourite pastimes is positioning to see the working guys parade in at the entrance for their shift and/or watch them disrobe at their locker, flirting as needed from a short distance but not being too intrusive or in anyone’s way. If I think they will be snapped up quickly by a client who requires an hour of social time with maybe a programa in the offing I make sure to provide my number to help offset my FOMO hysteria. Comment on prospects for this setup if you can.