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I've been using Google translate, did you know there is an option to change the dialect to Brazilian Portuguese ? I found it by accident and it helps a lot. There is also an option to let the translator overlay on top of other apps, so if you hold to copy text the translator icon will appear at the top of the screen and if you tap that it auto-translates it, it's awesome! Absolute godsend for grindr

Watch movies and shit? 117 was livelier tonight, I'm bored of not liking that many guys, buying guys I don't want to fuck drinks and food out of basically pity etc etc. Think I'm done here, enjoy chaps

My American wing man told me the opening days and free rooms situation, I wrote a text expecting it to save as a draft but it hasn't... I'll find out again. He also reckons you're pretty safe taking a sauna guy home because if anything happens they're traceable back to the sauna and they don't want to fuck that up. Leaving goods out would still be an inadvisable honey trap.

Got to Pointe last night about 7.30 (I know, I know ;p) quite like the layout, friendly staff, there were maybe 15 guys. No one nearly hot enough for me to take. Some of the guys were pretty old and several were quite camp... This was free rooms night, didn't get to see what the rooms were like though. Drinks for me: 5 Pity drinks for pleasant guys: 3 Sandwiches for guys: 2 or 3. "Sauna Champions" beaten at their weird version of pool: 1 Sex: 0 Left about 10 to meet someone for a drink.

PM'd. Went to MM last night, got there about 6, yay me. It's a bit run down but not disgusting, as long as you don't see the toilets on the top level. Not very many guys there or clients. Only one guy really interested me, but he was a 10. Not a lot of chemistry but he was absolutely beautiful. Left about 9 and went to 117 because I'd met the American dude again and he suggested it. It was dead. Maybe 5 guys there (few more lurking maybe). Going to Pointe 202 tonight for the first time, free rooms apparently.

Colder! Haha I don't want to say even if you get it, to protect the privacy of a, er, porn star

Despicable company but personally very useful. I'm torn.

@Likeohmygod nope not him! @bob, you're right, I was getting a bit overconfident, need to be careful. Not going to me the 'lady' in question. Gut feeling is it's a mistake.

I would really encourage you to give airbnb a try but then maybe centro-ish aren't the nicest neighbourhoods at night. As you probably know Glória metro station is like 2 minutes walk from 117, it's always busy round there at night and that short distance is safe imo.

I think I said do you want to come and stay so it was ambiguous tbh. I knew that was too little but I thought maybe he liked me ( I was drunk) and had nothing better to do. I was already having second thoughts by the time we got to my place so we parted with a hug, it was all good. Last night I went back to 117 at a similar time, 8.30. There were more guys and again I missed one knockout who disappeared. I really need to get there earlier to see the proper talent... Got a bit drunk again, chatted to some guys and had a good time. Hooked up with a black guy called Augusto (Is it cool to name names? It's a good review!),0 we'd had a bit of a chat the previous time and he spoke great English. Said he was 30 but he looked younger, but black people age better imo! He wasn't my usual type but he was really nice and basically seduced me by kissing my neck at the bar. Got a room and I sucked him off, beautiful skin and cock. He wanted to fuck me but I don't take it in the ass. Then we chatted for ages, must have been in there best part of an hour, I went to take a shower and then he asked me if I wanted to cum which was nice! Went to the bar afterwards and kept talking for another half hour or so, I offered him a drink and he asked if he could get a sandwich instead. So we chatted some more, shared a bit of his sandwich, then he wandered off after a while. Really nice and very intelligent guy. Today I'm trying to close deals on grindr, nfp. I like chatting to guys for a few days, I'm not a sexo expresso kind of guy generally. There are loads of gps on there of course but they look like the dregs compared to the saunas... Oh shit. Also I saw a little twink guy in 117. I recognised him well from porn lol, I couldn't believe my eyes. If you're familiar with Brazilian porn think of the little slim blonde twink that has been fucked like a bitch in a bunch of movies . He was there socialising but I got his number when he was alone for a minute. Meeting a cute twink lad for a drink tonight, I'm firmly stuck in the closet back home but feel more relaxed about meeting a guy out here. I was chatting to a pretty cute young trans today too, after a while she announced she was a 'companion'. I said sorry I'm not interested in paying. That's what companion means right? She said that's ok we can meet for nothing. I'm dubious, she'll definitely be looking for money, also and this is probably prejudiced but I have the impression some trans can be a little crazy.

You reminded me, the American guy said at the time, "he'll probably cum as well being this late". We didn't establish that up front, he asked me in the room if I wanted him to and that would be another 20 I think? I said I didn't care/no. He did everything I wanted. I think he probably would have for 100 if we'd discussed it up front given the hour but who knows/cares. He didn't mean USD. 120 for a couple of hours would have been reasonable enough I think, I just got bored of talking about it on the street. Neither of us were too bothered.

Boa noite gentleman! I thought I'd add to this thread rather than make a new one because my report isn't exactly seasoned... My impressions of Brazil are pretty damn great. The people aren't that smiley but the majority are very nice when you start speaking to them, I like it. I like New York and Paris and I've never found the people there rude, more genuine. The weather has been great and I'm loving the beach. I can't really understand how people survive with the price of food and basic goods given their poorer income?! Ipanema is obviously middle class but still... Sunday night I went to 117. I doubt many people have been more freaked out on entering the place. I went to Thermas in Barcelona once, late, it was shit and I left quickly. The vibe in 117 was nice though, not predatory like desperado-hour Thermas. I got there quite late, at around 8.30 and there weren't many guys I could see (in my limited knowledge). So I got a bit drunk and relaxed and then there was a drag queen show which I'd never seen before... I thought drag shows were all miming to ballads, not my thing... I was fully expecting to be cringing through the whole thing but this was sort of slapstick humour so although I couldn't understand a word practically, it was very very funny, especially this fat drag queen who was playing the straight man (ironically) who I thought was hilarious It made me laugh a lot and everyone else was enjoying it too so it really made me relax and have a good time I was trying to avoid eye contact with any guys I didn't like but being sort of nice and English and inexperienced that wasn't easy, as was trying to tell them to get lost nicely when they did come over. I'm learning though. So I basically sat there and got drunk, chatted to a few guys, some get lost please category, some you're cool but I'm not sure yet. It was getting late and I still hadn't got with anyone. Earlier I'd clocked this American guy who was very friendly and with all the guys. He spoke English. I bumped into him and told him the score: I'm a sauna virgin (mas o menos), still finding the whole thing a bit overwhelming. He was really nice apart from not understanding a fucking word I said, my London accent. I don't get this sometimes? I can easily understand most American dialects but I've frequently found you guys find it difficult to understand me? Anyway... He was like right here we go! And proceeded to march me, willingly, around the sauna, seeing places I didn't know were there to check out the few remaining guys. They displayed their wares with this guy and he was like, "you like that?"... Hmm I dunno... OK let's move on. It was the kick up the ass I needed even though I didn't see anyone I liked. I was sort of drawing on his, to me, brazen behaviour Still no luck. We went back to the lockers and were chatting to a couple of guys and one was really cute, hadn't noticed him before. So with my new wingman there I bit the bullet and off we went. American dude said he'd wait and share a taxi, I said are you sure? He was. (He'd disappeared by the time we came out, fair enough). Me and the guy spent most of the time making out. He was lovely, pretty, with a great slim body. By the time we finished everyone was leaving, asked a couple of guys where American dude went and they thought he left so I bailed. Guy I went with asked me if I was in Ipanema - yes- so I said let's share a taxi. He said no let's use the metro but it was Sunday and shut at 11 we discovered when we got there. We got a taxi. Now without getting into the price of stuff I do think this is illustrative; he asked for 100 for the time and I tipped him another 20 because I liked him. On the way home we were chatting via Google translate and I asked him if he wanted to come stay. He said yes (obviously) and said the price was... 120! You probably think this is crazy anyway on basically my first night at the sauna but I was drunk and fuck it and I can handle myself and he was definitely a nice guy (whether I fall asleep and he steals is probably more to the point...) I thought he understood that was for overnight, out of the taxi and he's says ah but I have to leave at 0230 . That didn't bother me though really, I was having second thoughts if this was sensible, I mostly wanted to chill and have a few beers and I do not like being pressured if I'm not being paid for it. So, after a bit of back and forth I said it's probably best if you go home. No problem for him or me, we parted on good terms, he got a lift most of the way home anyway I guess! He lives in Copacabana. Probably for the best anyway. Monday I wanted to go to Meio Mundo, a couple of the guys said it would be really busy because of the free room thing but on the day I wasn't in the mood. I went to 117 again tonight but I've typed way too much already Metro and Ipanema 99% safe imo, I'd be more worried going out at night in most western cities.

You're pretty obviously the owner of that website or connected to it, you've been pushing it hard in the majority of your posts...

Goddamit why didn't you reply sooner? Instead I ate a tough steak wondering why I didn't make a friend come with me even though it would have meant foregoing visiting saunas...

I never went in the end! Just ate local in Ipanema, thanks though

I've never been to Thailand but I'm a night owl too and I'm more horny at night. Understand the guys want to go and do their own shit at night though. Selfish pricks

Thanks, I was a bit bored but by the time I eat it will be past 10 so early night I think!

Guys, what are the saunas (thinking 117in particular) going to be like on a Saturday night around 9pm? Dead?

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Thanks Tom. You're so helpful I feel like I should be offering you a bj

Sure, I understand, and I won't be trying to impress anyone trust me The Atlantico hotel was mentioned in a couple of threads for its liberal attitude to guests - which one? There are several hotels with variations on the name in the Ipanema/Copacabana area.

Thanks, that is reassuring. I'm going to PM you a question about money if you don't mind because I've seen its a pretty contentious topic.

Damn! I read about that Corujinhas place in what must have been an old thread and thought must try that

Awesome, I'm not Grizzly Adams but I'll definitely have a tidy up haha. I already love mojitos and ciaprinhas or however it's spelt I'm most probably gonna keep my shorts and tshirt on in keeping with my British conservativism, we established that's cool right?