Hi everyone, thanks for all the feedback. I actually do pretty well in foreign countries and speak some Spanish and French but for some reason I can't get a handle on spoken Portuguese. It just sounds pretty foreign to my ear. Based on all the good information on the board, I think I can navigate the sauna scene. I've been to Thermas in Barcelona so it sounds somewhat similar.
To the quest above from Badboy81, I'd probably be most interested in hiring a person as a regular tour guide with maybe some advice for navigating the scene rather than someone to take me to the saunas.
thanks again!