Tomcal

i agree with your age preferences in fact mine is usually under 25! that’s what surprised me about liking this guy more then any i have ever met in Brazil! He is turning 36 and i feel like a 16 yr old girl around him! :-)

i think they are saying they approve of my choice and being complimentary more then anything! Also i think that if they go to the sauna the know the guy has got to be pretty good in bed! :-) But talking about personal preferences bring up a good point! I have dated / been with a lot of guys better looking then the guy above although he is certainly handsome in a rugged way! As i have gotten older, and pick out guys that fit in with the “group” personality starts counting for a lot! When one of the guys from SP brought him to Rio for the week i was there last march, Everyone really liked him! easy going nice guy he just really fit in! Although even i can’t define what my type is! It is broad that’s for sure! Although the guy who is currently number 1 in my life is very handsome and smart and older(35)and we do fight about once a week, if that is any kind of clue!

more questions about the Brasilerio! LOL “No he doesn’t work in the saunas!” He is currently training for a Triathlon and has lost about 10 lbs from when the video was taken in May but has increased the size of his biceps/Chest and lost 2” around his waist! I met him thru a friend in SP! Yes he has a American visa, went to Disneyworld in Orlando several years ago with his first BF! he is my 2nd most favorite Brazilian(the number 1 guy is going with me to Mexico in 2 weeks) that is all the info i am giving out

I don't think it will affect the saunas! remember everything in Brazil is corrupt and the police are paid by every business owner protection money, in the case of the saunas they pay depending on the size, from $400. to $750. a week and in the case of Rio there are two different police units paid off the regular patrols and the type of SVU units. As long as they keep paying they will be fine!

Several members have asked me who is the guy in the video of the house? He is Brazilian from Sao Paulo that came to Merida for 10 days. Great guy! he will be coming back in the future!

Besides sex, there are many things to see and do in Merida and surrounding Yucatán Penninsula! The whole area is pock marked with “Ceynotes” basically holes in the underlining limestone base which vary in size from swimming pool to large pond size swimming holes! Many have access to them and are places to go swimming and exploring! They form the largest underwater cave system, stretching all the way to Cancun, over 100 miles away. Mayan pyramids - there are over 25 locations with the Mesoamerican Pyramids that are anywhere from one to 3 hours away and many tour companies will pick you up and take you or you can rent a car, For the nature lovers, Along the coast are several large nature preserves with huge flocks of up to 15,000 Flamingos which can be seen most of the year, mammals such as Jaguars, Ocelots and Marguays can be found. Also various species of Monkeys and Parrots. All of these places are easy day trips. Further to the E/SE towards Cancun and Tulum would take 3-1/2 hrs. each way and are better for a several days trip. the last photo is the Cathedral of Merida that sits in the center of Merida and which the large park in front of has numerous activities every night, music, dances and food fairs.

Tri did not move to take care of his aging parents! he moved to the basement of his sisters house because he was broke! because of spending everything on his Brazilian BF! no one moves to the basement of a home in kansas City after living in SF and Rio unless they are in dire straights! just saying!

Houses like this are available in the center of Merida! typical costs are $90. to $170. a night, for 2 bed/ 2 bath with pool! Caveat-house above is $230 during high season A4D953A8-BF6C-4F77-B4A8-CEFA34CCEE28.mov

i think too much energy and time is being put into “where will i be safe and have sex!”. Again i have been coming here 4 or 5 times a year for 17 years and have never had a problem and i would venture to guess i do more guys then the majority going to Brazil do! 1)If you are the nervous nelly type person, have sex at the sauna only! DONE! your fears are solved! 2)If you want to have sex outside the sauna but have concerns...use a sex motel! Done problem solved! 3) Put your big boy pants on, be smart when making decisions (like only withdrawing money during the day from the atms and doing it daily so that on the off chance you do get robbed they are not going to get more then what you spend in a day, that amount could vary widely depending on the person, lol.) about your sex partners, and have fun! Instead of worrying about what possibly could happen think about what will happen at the sauna! I am not just talking about myself but 3 friends who have been going to Brazil for as long as i have and have not had any problems either(florida rob exception! lol)We all operate about the same and they take guys back to their apts almost as often as i do!

My place is on Airbnb! :-) there are many small boutique hotels in Centro if you want to do airbnb i recommend getting a reservation soon as literally every place is rented by October for the winter by the Canadians! seriously! when i went down the 3rd time in March to look to buy there were no houses to rent they were all taken

No the stories are partially true, He did not lose his assets to the BF unless you count taking him to Europe twice and paying for 6 years college all on a govt pension! bttm line Tri is in “love” and is leaving what he has left to the husband who 15 years ago was a “lean” tall guy..now a close to 38 yr old who is more rotund!

He and the Brazilian are still married so that he will get survivor benefits, gov’t pension as Tribid about 75 and the husband is about 35.

any bar, if you have a outgoing personality. I also have been with a military policeman that was on guard outside the military fort at Arpoador! Also a cop leaving the station in Copacabana! Engage them in a brief conversation, smile and ask if there is anything going on that evening?

it reminds me when i was at escape in 2012 and George Baston the porn star was performing moving from table to table fucking anther twink! I asked him if he could meet me the next day and he did...for the next three days!

Merida has 4 gay bars/clubs in town and a sauna about a 1/2 hour from the centro, 2 of them are approximately 5 blocks from my house. Grindr is very popular and so far about 70% of the guys i have met on there have been “free” even thou i have in my profile i am looking for business! most have been between 20 to 24 yrs old, although there is one persistent 18 yr old that i am not interested in but he keeps messaging! my last 10 day stay, 9 out of the 12 guys i met up with were free. also even paid hookups last several hours to all night! If you have beer they are happy to spend the entire nights! Paid encounters run $500.Pesos ($25.US) I have had two guys i have seen multiple times not charge after the first time!! they just want to relax and drink beer and have sex! Most of them have jobs so usually they get up at 6:00am to go to work, that is the only hard part, getting up to let them out! but they are back the next night to do it all over! I have not been to the sauna in Merida but Rob has! They have special party nights, there are no escorts but as i have said in Merida that is not a issue! :-)

My experiences over the past 17 years has been very good! 90% of the guys that come back to the Apt are from the saunas. I have also had guys from Grinder, never a problem. This last trip i had a bartender overnight after his shift ended at 3:00am. One thing i do is if i am having a first time visitor i tell them we have to be quiet as my friend is asleep in the 2nd bedroom even thou we are the only two there. There are a lot of escorts on Grindr

Those who read this forum regularly know that I have a 2nd home in Merida Yucatan, Mexico. I have been asked many times why Merida? what's the gay life like there? Costs to live there? etc? I, like many people had never heard of Merida(it is 90 miles west of Cancun). Florida Rob on this site is a good friend of mine for close to 15 years and he had moved there and opened a restaurant and told me I should visit him. His stories about how all the guys in Merida "are gay or if they aren't they want to be" lol, sounded so over the top that I wanted to go and find out. Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan and has a population of over !,000,000 It is considered the safest city in Mexico as it is not a route for drugs to the U.S. Unlike Cancun, there has been no killings, robberies assaults of Americans/Canadians. The city has a expat community of approximately 5,000+ Americans and even greater number of Canadians! Canadians seem to have discovered Merida years ago as a 6 month winter get away that was very inexpensive. It is also the number one city for Medical tourism in Mexico. Merida has a International airport(MID) and has direct service from Houston on United, Miami on American and Atlanta on Delta. It is about a 1-1/2 hr flight from either Houston or Miami. Airfare from SoCal to Merida is usually just under $400.r/t The Centro part of Merida has the Historic Homes that are over 100 years to 200 years old. This is the area where most of the foreigners have bought homes as the younger Mexicans would rather move to the new suburbs rather then in the town center where their grandparents lived. Merida is about 20 miles from the beach area which really doesn't have any major hotels...Yet. but a 4 mile long pier was built to accommodate cruise ships. you can still buy individual private homes on the beach for $300,000. The city is dominated by one of the oldest churches in the Americas, built in the 1500's the park in front of the Cathedral is where all the activities take place every night in Merida, with music, dances, food fairs, and a number of hustlers always there. the photo of the guy is one of the strippers at one of the four gay bars, who often swings by in the late afternoon on his way to work to ask if I want to do anything. if I say no not today he goes "ok will check with you tomorrow". He is tall compared to most as he is 6'1", he is from a village about a 100 miles away.

that previous post should have said “I have had very few TURN DOWN...”

You can “trust” someone you meet at the sauna more because a copy of their ID is on file at the sauna, so there is a record of who they are if you should have a problem! I will say that in 17 years of taking guys from the sauna back to the hotel or Apt i have never had a problem! (we are talking hundreds, maybe a 1,000 guys! lol)

Summary of August Trip! I really had a great time on this trip! So much so that i am coming back to Rio the end of October(and one of the Rio guys is coming to Mexico in September!) The saunas were good in August which is not typically a great sauna month both because of weather(shitty...rainy and cold) and fewer guys typically! But overall Pointe was good to great on Monday’s Wednesday’s and Friday’s and MR was good on Mondays and Fridays and i actually like the smaller more intimate setting it has a mixture of twinks and when i was there some muscle guys! i did not make it to 117 but on Weds night Pointe had a lot of 117 guys there!

Sit at the corner table along the sidewalk in ToNemAi! One night i was there by myself the one and only time the place was about 2/3 full and there were two guys inside sitting along the wall, I saw the one kept staring at me and after about 15 minutes I called him over to the table, we had a drink, he said he was with his friend and they were going to a late night club but he needed some money, we walked the 2 blocks to my apt., had a great hour together, I have him $100R and we were both happy! I can not think of why I was by myself as that was the only time I think I have ever been alone in Rio at night, but it worked out great! This was about 11:00 pm

i have not done any of the “touristy” things in years, but this last trip i went with my “BF” to Pau de Acucar(sugarloaf) in the later afternoon on Sunday and i really had a good time! At the top on the back side there is a bar and seating with tremendous views looking towards Copacabana! we had cocktails at sunset and not only were the views great but the drinks were especially good! It was a romantic spot there was a straight couple in the love seat about 6’ from us and when they got up to leave they turned to us and said “isn’t this a great spot? have a great evening! “

for members some new photos are up!

ToNemAi , it’s still there! I was at it last week but really a place to go with friends not really a pick up place and drink prices are the same as bars in Manhatten w/o as many gooodlooking guys! imho

No, Remember Rio has a rainforest around it! (Tijunca) Even during August the coolest month there are days that are definitely beach days! It has been closed over a year! Don’t do it! Repeat Dont do it! i could give two different examples of people who didn’t listen to my advise and were very sorry! One was a muscular couple who thought they were too smart and big and tough to have any issues....they weren’t !! look up Boa Noite Cinderella! On your first trip stick to the saunas! (and your second and third trips!) most of your questions can be answered by reading the forum!