Pattaya tourist trying Rio for first time

[bucknaway]

I don't know if there's any interest for this type of post on this forum. I understand how some are very defensive when it comes to Thailand and take offence to anyone comparing Thailand to another destination. This post is not a Thailand bashing post, its a post about a long time Thailand tourist giving Brazil a try.

 

After many years of visiting Thailand and reading travel reports of people who not only visited Thailand but other exotic destinations, I felt it was time for me to try another place. I could not decide right away if I was going to visit Mexico or Brazil but after reading newspapers, TripAdvisor reports, and trip reports on boytoy.com. I decided on Brazil. 

 

At the time of this post 100 Brazilian reals equaled $24.70 USD.  That weighed a lot with my decision since the moneyboys of Brazil seem to ask around that amount for an hour's worth of fun.  Ihttps://www.vivalocal.com/acompanhantes-gays/rio-de-janeiro-capital/t+5

i also found some very nice Airbnb rentals near the beach for less than $40 a night with excellent reviews. 

 

For a few weeks I have been chatting with some Brazilian guys on PlanetRomeo. I'd say seven of the ten guys I am talking to are money boys. Two of the 10 guys I am talking to can speak English the remaining eight requires my use of a translator. Unlike the tie guys I talk to I take for granted not needing a translation app.

 

The bodies and the bulges of the guys in Brazil speak for themselves.  That is another reason why I decided on Brazil rather than Mexico.

 

I'm all set to buy my ticket and I'm kicking myself for not buying it last week when I came across the irate for $900 with only one stop in Miami. Now that same flight is $1,300. For the fun of it I changed my airport destination to Bangkok and quickly came back with a ticket cost I'll $700 on Qatar airways. I am so tempted to say the hell with it and go to Thailand but I'm determined to see what else is out there.

 

If there is any interest I'll continue this thread as I move forward with my planning and travel to Brazil and post the good and the bad as well as the stupid mistakes I make along the way.

[Nasherich]

I'm interested!

[bucknaway]

Cool, I'll keep updating 

[Irishfella]

Very interested.  Photos please :-)

 

 

[spoon]

I actually am very interested to see how thailand compares with others. If its just a report on other places, perhaps a different subforum is more appropriate than gay thailand hehe. 

[ggobkk]

There is interest...several forum members follow Numazu's Brazil reports on boytoy.com  

As to the airfares...they jump around and may drop in the near future.  Kayak and/or google.flight will predict the direction of fares.

[vinapu]

5 hours ago, Nasherich said:

I'm interested!

# me too

[abidismaili]

I am interested because Thailand gets slowly more and more expensive. Have been thinking about other destinations for some time. 

[Boy69]

I think you should consider Columbia as well from what I see in the web the boys there are the most sexy in the world I ever saw .

[traveller123]

I can't speak from experience but I have a friend, who has a house in Thailand, who loved Columbia.

[Londoner]

Brazil has a racist and homophobic government. And it was elected on a popular vote. Isn't that a consideration? I was  brought-up on a mixture of the 1950's film "Black Orpheus", The Girl from Ipanema and and the 1962 Brazilian football  team  and it remains the country in the world I'd most like to visit.  But not at the moment; and I'm not even Black! Now, if Lula was back in power and gays, the poor and Black Brazilians were treated with dignity......

 

[eurasian]

I am interested too Bucknaway

[BL8gPt]

Yes please continue.

[PeterRS]

Rio is one of the most beautiful cities and the boys give you a wonderful time. You must be careful though. On my one visit, I got mugged. Thankfully my injuries were minor, but it was enough to make me realise wandering around on your own can be dangerous.

[williewillie]

22 hours ago, Londoner said:

Brazil has a racist and homophobic government. And it was elected on a popular vote. Isn't that a consideration? I was  brought-up on a mixture of the 1950's film "Black Orpheus", The Girl from Ipanema and and the 1962 Brazilian football  team  and it remains the country in the world I'd most like to visit.  But not at the moment; and I'm not even Black! Now, if Lula was back in power and gays, the poor and Black Brazilians were treated with dignity......

 

The USA has a racist homophobic government as well.  The extreme right wing has made visiting more difficult and 

has a nightmarish approach to immigration unless you’re blond blue eyed and christian.  White nationalists are encouraged 

gun violence rampant but I for one would still go to both countries and am planning a trip to Brazil next year.

[zombie]

OP: will look forward to your detailed report and maybe you can also include how comparable Brazil is to Thailand and the availability of all types . Thank you.

[floridarob]

You will love it...hope you go to Sao Paulo too, would be a shame to travel that far and not go to both places.

 

Where will you be staying and when?

[bucknaway]

Thanks, everyone.  I am going to only post when there is something happens that is worthy of your reading time.  

I'm still trying to find reasonable airline tickets.  The average cost for flights with no more than 1 connecting flight is $1390 USD.  I can buy 2 tickets to Thailand for that amount flying on Qatar.  I could use the $700 saved flying to Thailand to spend on social fun.

 

I could so easily say screw it and just return to Thailand but I've do e it to death.  I know to move about Thailand knight life than that of the area I live in.  It's time to try something new.  But I have to wait and find the right price for a ticket.  I'm giving myself 1 more week to look and if I can't find the ticket for the price I want ill just pay the average price and just try to put it out of my mind, otherwise it will eat at me thinking of what I could have done with that $700 USD.  Like a new laptop, a new cell phone, some new tools or buy some cryptocurrency.

 

I don't know where I will stay, I have not booked a room, I'll do that once I buy my ticket.  Since this is my first time in Brazil, I only plan to stay 9 days.  It's not enough time to hop from city to city, but it's enough time to get a feel for the flow of the place and decide if it's a place I want to return to with regularity.

 

For now, I'm just viewing the guys on offer https://garotocomlocal.com.br/rj-rio-de-janeiro/

[spoon]

Unless money is an issue or you havent decided whether you are going to brazil or thailand, u should stop comparing tickets between thailand and brazil. You already decided u wont go to thailand, so comparing will only make you feel bad. Also, if your holiday date is fixed already, airlines hardly goes cheaper the closer you are to the dates, unless they are having sales or you are willing to wait for last minutes deals. 

[vinapu]

6 hours ago, spoon said:

Unless money is an issue or you havent decided whether you are going to brazil or thailand, u should stop comparing tickets between thailand and brazil. You already decided u wont go to thailand, so comparing will only make you feel bad. 

I like your way of thinking

[bucknaway]

Money is always an issue. I hate to waste one single penny.  I can't change my spots but the advice is sound.

[floridarob]

what dates and from where?
I'll do a little searching for you....I do a lot of "creative" routing...sometimes is longer, but cheaper.

[tamtam]

I am going to visit Brazil and of course also Rio in April next year. Which area should  I - as a gay tourist - stay in? Copacabana? Ipanema? Downtown? Any suggestions? And my ticket from Northern Europe was around 860 US.

 

[Londoner]

Don't go anywhere near the Amazon rain forest...too many fires and rapacious ranchers

[paulsf]

Aeromexico is having a big fare sale from Miami to São Paulo  November/December.   Some fares under $400.