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Yes I'll be staying at Praia do Porto da Barra. I have booked a hotel but might change to an apartment; will see. I'll check out Fox on the first night and Club 11 on the second. Last night, I will see which I liked better. Does anyone know which night is better on both? I'll be in Salvador from Friday until Sunday, leaving on Monday.

I just booked Salvador for 3 nights since I have never been there. It'll be during the weekend. @Latbear4blk Which area do you recommend for accommodation?

I'll be in Sao Paulo during Pride weekend (June 19 - 22) and then heading to Rio for a few days. Do you have any suggestions for a three or four nights side trip from Rio that ends in Sao Paulo (exit)? I am contemplating Salvador, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte or Brasilia.

"Forever" is a figure of speech but I had this Rendimento non-residence account for a few years. I applied when there was a promotion (fee waiver) otherwise the monthly fee makes it not worth it. I am not sure if they have waived it for good. If you want PIX, Recargapay app is the best option. It can also link your foreign credit card to pay with PIX but this will incur 3/3.5% (sp) fee. Or you can top up by transferring some reais using Remitly. The best thing is your top-up reais in the app accumulate interest (103-110% CDI). A few thousand reais in the app earn me a few reais daily. It also offers virtual and physical credit cards. Another app is 99 (ride share) with its 99 pay. With only CPF (limited registration) you can use its pix but it has a limit of 1000 reais per month. I use this and rendimento as a backup when I need to use more than 1000 (max) reais at night - a PIX limit set by bank/gov.

I am a foreigner with a Brazilian bank (Banco Rendimento) account and have been using Pix (recargapay, 99 pay, rendimento bank app) forever. I only have a CPF. I even have a credit card issued by recargapay.

Why not both? Rio and SP are pretty close together. Flights can be super cheap if you book early, and buses are even cheaper! I'll be in SP during gay pride in June (19-22).

There is a new Sauna For Homme that opened 'recently'. Never been but from their instagram, have interactive boys on certain days. AFAIK, floripa has no GP saunas still/ever. Best time to go? Probably during carnaval, pride or summer but it'll be packed with local and international tourists - traffic will be very bad around the lagoa/beach area. Last time I was there was a few years ago. Maybe someone from the forum who visited recently can chip in.

FYI Florianopolis aka Floripa has no GP sauna. However, it does have a popular very cruisy nude beach (Galheta) and active non-GP sauna if that's your thing.

FYI I am not saying 117 now opens on Mondays. Just saying it did; on certain days of the year.

117 was open on 30 Dec and it was a Monday. Just saying …

I went on a Saturday late night. Not sure about the show but there were 2 interactive boys start having sex in the dark room and everyone just joined in. They keep doing it when nobody is in the dark room. So maybe they are paid to go at it for 1 hour or so? Chupps Sauna e Bar: Ground floor: Reception (i also saw an entrance to a dance area. Not sure it's part of the facilities) 1st Floor: Lockers, Sauna, Bar, Shower and Steam room 2nd Floor: Dark room, cabins, smoking room and a video room The place is a bit cozy. Not sure when are the busy day/time but it opens until 5 am during the weekend.

I know. I was just stating that it might be 40 and not 50 as quoted by @babybear2

For those who wants their money worth, hiring from garoto com local might be more economical. Even if they charge 400/hr (one of my regular charges 200/hr standard for everyone). Its an hour with gozar minus the entrance, drink and suite fees. I believed I saw a poster last week at 117 that the suite was 40 (not sure if its an old poster)

Each GP has he's own pricing model. Recently I brought a masseur (from one of the massage places in SP) to Lagoa. I let him roam free to pick someone for us. He was getting a lot of attention. Three GPs approached him and all quoted him 400. I had to step in to bring the price lower. The GPs can smell a newbie from a mile away. So I would say the pricing is as below (for most GPs) Regular local Regular gringo New local New gringo Obviously, you can negotiate for a lower price but personally I'll just pass if the first price is ridiculously high. Most time they will just do the minimum as they are not expecting a repeat.

I went with a friend around 3 AM (no phone and wallet) just a few days before New Year. Had a lot of fun.