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Rio officially cancelled their Carnival for 2021. They had tried moving it to July but now realize that is not realistic. I wonder how many worldwide Pride celebrations will be cancelled as well this summer. It seems like every time I start to think that things could be somewhat normal by a certain date that date gets pushed down the line.

Congratulations on the return of decency, humanity, respect and democracy. The world breathes a sigh of relief and draws a deep breath of hope.

Finally, the dark days are coming to an end and a new President is inaugurated. Congrats to President Biden and VP Harris.

Arriving at my home in Merida today! i haven’t been here in almost 14 months! But my Brazilian bf is joining mel there so there won’t be any fooling around with others this trip! j It is his 5th trip there and he wants open a dental practice there and keep the one in Copa and live in Mexico but go back to Rio for a week every 3 months! i told him unless he is very sure of the stuff he has in Rio i see it as a recipe for disaster! But it is his clinic and choice and he is very excited by the idea....i am trying very hard to keep quiet about my opinion on this! The next 10 days are supposed to be sunny and mid 80’s in Merida! :-)

How sad...I went to Mezzaninu during my second trip to Brazil. Hopefully as things improve someone will be an entrepreneur and open a new one there!

Yeah that thing can be immensely frustrating, glad you made it through. The guys in there are worth it.

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IMO, the ‘ativo’ garotos de programa that identify as straight, even if they tolerate protected receptive anal, tend to be less informed about HIV pharmacological exposure prophylaxis and the risks of insertive anal without a condom. Moreover, unless things have changed since I last investigated, PrEP is issued to males without cost if they declare their risk-group status ... MSM, commercial sex work, etc. Some of the fellows would never suck up the sense of stigma regarding attendance at dispensing centres and the requirement of regular testing for HIV, kidney function, etc. Personally, I always assume that each of them has an STD that I don’t want transmitted. The more expensive Gilead’s Truvada is the sole product, generics not having yet made their way into Brazil uptake. It is estimated that about 30,000 of brasileiros consume it, slowly upticking to the goal of 50,000 by end of 2022 that was set end of 2017 when 5,000 was the target. Assuming, say, 5% of the adult male population age 16-65 have sex with males, only about one in 100 are likely taking PrEP. Even if those demographics are inaccurate by a considerable margin, the story is fairly clear.

another glorious update from Numazu!! Just a question, given how good your photography skills, are in addition to your evocative writing it would be incredible to have at least a tease/taste of some of the BFs and garotos you've been with. I know how important confidentiality is for many of the GPs, but surely some artfully cropped images (like many of our other favorite Brazil posters post) would be ok? I'd settle for a nipple, or bicep, or belly button!