Latin America Men and Destinations

Restaurants 1 Zazá Bistrô Tropical | R. Joana Angélica, 40 | 21 2247-9101 | http://www.zazabistro.com.br Quirky, colorful, and just a touch fabulous, Zazá should always be on your list when hunger strikes. They emphasize organic ingredients, and their menu is carefully cureated with lovingly prepared dishes. 2 Pizzaria Rainbow | Av Atlantica, kiosk 8 -Copa | no number | no website This pizza stand on the beach is marked by its rainbow flag and the dozens of hot, sweaty, sandy gays chowing down on great pizza and washing it all down with a cold beer. It's open until 1am, so you can even come here for a quick bite before heading out, and get a head start on the act…

Sauna/Massage 1 Club 117 | R. Cândido Mendes, 117 | 21 2252-0160 | http://www.netgay.com.br/saunas/club117.htm This sauna has all the usual facilities, including a video room with comfy seating and a dark room. Their cabins are notable for being almost hotel-like. But it also has a full-fledged cabaret-style nightclub in it, as well as a more chill bar and an outdoor bar area as well. A lot of tops come here; the escorts are in red towels for efficient cruising. This 3 level sauna is often full of some of the hottest guys you will see on earth and pay close attention to the clientele as you may see a few famous people in the group. 2 Rio G Spa | Rua Teixeira de Mell…

Hotels 1 Casa Cool Beans | Rua Laurinda Santos Lobo, 136 | (21) 2262-0552 | http://www.casacoolbeans.com/ Casa Cool Beans is a 10-room gay B&B in the hip, fun Santa Teresa neighborhood and is our top pick for accommodations in Rio. This brightly colored, beautifully decorated hotel has personalized service, a pool and sun deck that's quite the scene, free wifi, and decent food as well. 2 Ipanema Plaza | Rua Farme de Amoedo, 34 | (55) 2136-8720 | http://www.ipanemaplaza.com.br/ The Ipanema Plaza is smack in the middle of the gayborhood, on the Farme de Amoedo beach and near many of the bars we list here. Note that you have to have your key with you when you go …

Gay Recife – Life's A Beach Sometimes when you travel, your goal is to see interesting cultural things, visit churches and museums, and educate yourself about a new and exciting culture. And that's fine. Other times you want to take a gaycation and just chill out during the day and blow off steam at night. That's fine, too. When you work hard at work all year round, why not just have fun during the your time off? When you are in the mood for this second type of gay trip, you should seriously consider going to Recife - perhaps the best gay stop in all of South America - when you want to just mindlessly chill, party, and fuck. There is no more gay-friendly city in the r…

Just a note of appreciation to OZ, Tomcal, ihpguy, firecat and the others who constantly share their adventures in Brazil and Thailand for those like myself ... who can only dream at this point

These were the offers, I got offered $300 (dollars not reais) by a younger (30's?) gay dude at To Nem Ai to fuck him. I got offered also R150 to kiss and make out with an older gay guy for 30 minutes there I also got other implicit offers from richer guys who were keen on advertising how much they made. I didn't go through with any of it though. This is not an advertisement for my services I don't do this, but a brief reflection on an alternative rate market in Rio.

Nice image of the new art museum on the Praca Maua, pretty close to Meio Mundo, with the soaring roof and the Policia Federal/FBI headquarters peeking out behind. And another showing the area where Meio Mundo is located. In front, way in the corner is the art exhibition space of the Mails Cultural Center, just to the right are the Casa Franca-Brasil exhibition space and directly behind and larger, Banco Brasil Centro Cultural, now with a large animation exhibition which followed a selection of Impressionist works from the Musee d'Orsay. And then to the right in the center of the Praca Pius/Pio X, Candelaria Church, right of that the twin buildings of Banco Santander and…

A lot of people skip Santa Domingo or only pass through there on their way to one of the fabulous beach resorts scattered around the country. I was using my Hilton points so holed up at the S.D. Hilton on the Macedon for several days last summer as a sensual getaway. Down side: beware of con artists and guys that will advertise escorted gay day trips to the islands. I stupidly sent money to pre-pay for one and got royally screwed out of a couple hundred bucks. Lesson learned. In the city there are plenty of cool things to see of an historical and cultural nature, plus great food options. The gay bars run from total hustler dives to very upscale dance places to small, chic…

Hopefully, our experts for Porto Alegre can give us a bit more information here. But, one specifically I could not remember is the one all you can eat Pizza place that Tomcal took me to. It is yummy and close to the sauna! Here are some others: Porto Alegre Hotels 1 Ornatus Palace Hotel | Rua General Vitorino, 146 | (51) 3221 4555 | http://www.hotelornatus.com.br/ This gay-friendly hotel is in a good location, has a decent continental breakfast spread, and offers laundry services. The interior may not be the most modern you've ever stepped foot in, but the rooms are clean, comfortable and spacious. Wifi is available. 2 Blue Tree Millennium Porto Alegre (note t…

Here are a few places from my research. Please let me know if you have more. Salvador Hotels 1 Pousada Estrela do Mar | Rua Afonso Celso, 119 | 71 3022 4882 | http://www.estreladomarsalvador.com/ A small hotel with only nine rooms, they've kept a lot of the original architecture and enhanced the interior with mosaics, amazing art, comfy public areas, hammocks, and breezy, comfortable rooms. There's free wifi and they have a laundry service; note there is no parking. It's located in the middle of pretty much everything, so it's convenient. 2 Pousada da Mangueira | Ladeira da Saúde, 9 | 71 3241 4734 | http://www.pousadadamangueira.com.br/ This lemon-yellow hotel…

Fortaleza Saunas, Sex And Sun Hello my little boy toys, big old bears, terrific twinks and fellow cockaholics. Today, we're going to tell you about one of the most fun gaycation spots in South America Fortaleza, Brazil. The name comes from the Portuguese word for fort, and was at one point the chief seaside fortress in the region. Today, it's not so military but is instead a wonderful bohemian city on the beach that offers a sextacular lifestyle for anyone who cares to cruise down to visit. You'll find that while there are tons of gay European tourists, the number of American tourists are fairly low. Because of this, you may have more of a language barrier than i…

I was recently asked about ATM use in Brazil by someone who said there wasn't alot of information on here. I used to bring cash and go to one of the Cambios to exchange dollars for Reias. Now I don't bring cash with me anymore. I stopped that a few years ago and got a Citibank acct. Citibank has ATM's in Copacabana and Ipanema(and Porto Alegre) convienent to where I stay. You can also use your ATM card at Brandesco banks in Brazil, there is one right behind the Atlantico hotel right on the way to Pointe 202 but at Brandesco you are limited to a maximum of $600.R withdrawal limit. There are also HSBC banks, but a few years ago there was a issue with fraud at their A…

OK. I have been working on this list for a bit. I have not been to all the places listed but I have been to several. Please make suggestions on the list if it needs to be improved. Hotels 1 Renaissance São Paulo Hotel | Alameda Santos, 2233 | (11) 3069-2233 | http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/Sãobr-renaissance-São-paulo-hotel This Marriott property has all the amenities you'd expect from a 4.5-star hotel – pool, spa, iPod/Phone docking stations, comfortable and well-appointed rooms. Although it isn't a gay hotel per se, it is gay-friendly given its location in the Jardim section of São Paulo. 2 Blue Tree Towers Paulista Hotel | Rua Peixoto Gomide, 707 | (11)…

I am headed to Fortaleza and Salvador later in the week and I have been researching the cities. I have made a pretty comprehensive list of businesses and establishments in several cities in Brazil. Please let me know if any are incorrect, your favorites, places you have been and love or hated. As I'll be there next week, if there is something in the area that I should not miss, please let me know. Hotels 1 Golden Tulip Iate Plaza | Av. Beira Mar, 4753 | 85 3533-6900 | http://www.goldentulipiateplaza.com/default.aspx The Golden Tulip's spacious rooms have a tub and shower big enough for two, and their balconied rooms overlook the beachside pool area as well as the shor…

Messing day in Rio de Janeiro. We had a bus strike. That includes the buses run by MetroRio. Yech. With the Metro closed past Siqueira Campos and few buses, Atlantica and Vieira Souto closed in Copa and Ipa, not fun. It took forver to get back from Farme and on Sunday, there are few vans running. Taxis of course were hard to find. Late in the afternoon, there was a 24 hour cooling-off period. Not sure what happens tomorrow. The buses where driven by newbie drivers who didn't know the routes and most routes were not in operation. Our driver just kept going in circles, literally, trying to find the tunnel from Copa to Botafogo that runs past Copa D'Or on Figueiredo de Ma…

After a super day at the beach in Ipanema, my visiting friend needed more anal affection. Unfortunetaly for his wallet, the doorknob in my kitchen just did not quite do it for him. So...off we went to Clube 117. We walked in with me in the lead. Needed to wait as a client in a towel was discussing the charges on his account. It all made little or no sense. Normally, a client is dressed and on his way out the door after settling up. Not still naked as the day he was born except for a white cotton towel, flip-flops and possibly excised foreskin? Oh well. the woman at the counter was trying to explain in bad broken English to a man with a very nasal tone to his English who…

I can't quite compete with TomCal's amazing pics and I certainly do not have the numbers of boys he has. But, this one was special for me and I really enjoy the weekend I spent with him and will have to say that he did take me for a great ride (expensive) but great.

Honestly, that is the translation of the headline in today's O Globo Show Section. Well, almost,,,,I did leave out the word "Codfish" The review mentions that very high quality of the draft beer that they offer. And that is offered really cold in four different ways as the spout is at the end of 90 meters of serpentine cooling pipes. Only problem is that the Adonis, sounds like a great name for a gay porn theater, is located in Benfica. An interesting neighborhood that is the location of the CADEG, the older wholesale fruit and flower market, now populated in large numbers by Yuppies and Guppies on Saturday mornings. And Sao Januario, the location of the Vasco de Gama…

Living kind of isolated does have its advantages. I had no clue that the CEDAE municipal water company wasn't functioning for more or less 60 hours. I went to the veggies market this morning and caught the headline on the front of O GLOBO. 9 million Cariocas were without water. Due to the incredible heat the electric company has been doing some rolling blackouts and one hit an unprepared water distribution plant in Guandu. Lucky for me(yes, Lucky. I sure was!)my cistern which contains about 4000 gallons of water was nearly full. Good for about a month. Things are going back to normal. The picture on the front page of the paper shows a CEDAE worker at one of there units n…

With an agua de coco and their son, Liam. Funny, I just noticed that I have the same shoes as Han Solo, but unfortunately neither the looks, the talent nor the money.

Starting this past weekend the Metro stations at Cantagalo and General Osorio have been closed due to the construction of the new line that will connect Ipa with Jardim Oceanico at the more-or-less start of Barra da Tijuca. It is "planned" for Cantagalo to be closed for about a month and the station at Gal Osorio for the next year. The reason is that they are reworking the tunnel and platforms so there will not be a need to change platforms/trains when continuing on to Leblon, Gavea, Sao Conrado and Barra. Here is a link to a site. www.metrolinha4.com.br Not in English, but should be easy to cut and paste into a translator for those with any intere…

Gay Curitiba Banging Brazilian Boys All Night Long! If you are heading to Brazil, don't let your cute little ass get stuck in Rio for your entire trip. While the Rio boys are hot to trot, the country has many more places for you to get your gay on. So take a journey with me, my twisted twinks, big old bears, turgid tops and beautiful bottoms as we sexplore the sexciting world of Curitiba, Brazil, where the boys will rock your world on your next sexcation! It is one of the largest cities in Southern Brazil, and one of the most gay friendly. In fact the city prides itself on the merging of gay and straight culture, and even promotes itself as one of the best cities i…

Very hot guy with beautiful eyes.... First photo is looking out towards the private island with weekend/holiday residence for the governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro - Ilha de Brocoio. Photo taken from the Pedra(Rock) da(of the) Moreninha - Romantic legend/novel of young lovers separated by distance - Famous film here from years past "A Moreninha" with Sonia Braga(actress who had the lesbian thing with Samantha in Sex & The City) & David Cardoso(who has also done nudie stuff for magazines here) It's Brasil - most anything goes... In the living room waiting for Sunday dinner.

For 2013, the New York Times has named Rio de Janeiro as their #1 destination to vist. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/10/travel/2013-places-to-go.html?ref=travel I went past the Maracana yesterday on the one-day strike for benefits by the 5000 workers was apparently over as the place was a hub of activity. The exterior has been painted and it looks like they are now onto the roof over the seats. The plazas surrounding the stadium seem to be getting the most attention at this time. Per the article, none of my friends have mentioned one thing included except for July's World Youth Day and the planned visit by Papa Bento/Pope Benedict. No with the resignation…

I've been talking to a few guys in Rio, like personal trainers at gyms and just in day to day life, and in some cases there's definite "electricity." So much so that I'm walking around with a hardon half the time after I talk to these guys. But I don't know if there's really a procedure for hooking up with them, or even if that's what they want. I've lived here before, we talk in Portuguese, but I'm shy and don't know how to approach this subject. First, I'm not 100% sure that it's about sex. I don't act remotely gay, I'm near their age, so maybe they just see another guy and they're just being friendly. The "edge" or assertiveness that they have, and which turns me on, …