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Some of them do take a PDE5 inhibitor, with or without looking at the erotica to enhance erectile capability. It is not a cut and dry solution. For some men, Viagra helps to boost initial erection; for others it helps to sustain erection, while subjectively aroused, by inhibiting natural erection neutralization. But manual or oral stimulation with the drug on board may be insufficient unless SUBJECTIVELY turned on. 
For me personally, none of the 3 doses do a thing except side effects. I am only going to get and maintain an erection if with a person who meets my criteria. On balance, my astonishment at erectile reliability among the GP population far outweighs any misgivings related to methods they might use to guarantee erection robustness. 
Finally, we are relying on these fellows to have short refractory periods. That merits some leeway. Additionally, I would prefer to adjust and adapt to their reality than be a reason for them to risk priapism upon dose sequencing, though that might be less probable with Cialis. 
 
 
 

I think the idea is to take the overnighter in one direction, where there are some time blocks of evening and morning scenery, but the capacity to kill some of the travel time while asleep, then arrange a more daytime travel schedule for the other direction, with less of the nostalgic amenities and less missed scenery. 
I believe I read recently somewhere that Scotland is rated the top destination for scenery ... I think Canada was 2nd.
Also learned that a lot of Norman names are legitimately bound to Scottish clan tartans. I am not Scottish but my name (anglicized French) is one of many linked to the Campbell tartan, and is also the same as a town in Scotland. 

Wasn't that part of the fun? For a while, I wondered if Blue would be a woman. I was quite satisfied with the final one! His smile could light up a room.
Sorry if I spoiled it for anyone planning still to see the movie.

Any dog lover should do well in life, but sometimes fate has other ideas. Why not come to Palm Springs on April 14/15 to Oliver's Pool Event? It's an annual thing, with a nice dinner on Saturday night and a pool party on Sunday. Many escorts attend, but primarily it would be guys who appreciate escorts. Yes, some of the men are in their 60's and older.
You would have a relaxed setting to discuss the things you mention in the post with both your peers and escorts. It could be fun as well as educational for you. Go to message-forum.net where the event is discussed in the Lounge forum.

Excellent report from the OP.
I do not particularly mind the video reliance and I am surprised by how accepting they are of the poor porn quality. But quite a few big hot straight guys do not seem to focus on it in missionary. In quarto, their gaze is hard to discern.
Funny thing is: I have had dozens of programas at 202 and I have to admit I cannot recall if they have screens in the suites like at 117.
What I would like is bigger and better strategically placed reflection. The mirror features at Lovetime Hotel, and Alameda to a point, add an explosion of visual stimulation. In contrast, at the saunas the mirrors are either too small or it is challenging to position yourself to see well. But if you go to to Hotel Alameda, ask for a room with red accent lighting ... the rooms with green lighting are garish. 
 
 

Before booking the AirBnB, check the house rules for things that may not work for you (guests are not allowed or have to be approved in advance or registered, guests are limited in number, no overnight guests, etc.).
Just to confirm the policy, even if it isn’t listed, I usually send a message before booking to the host. Something like, “I plan to have a local friend or two visit me at the apartment while I am there. My friends are male. Is that fine?” If the host response is favorable, then it’s a go.
Also, it seems by the OP’s comment that he may have been renting a private room in a host-occupied apartment or house. I would think that bringing guests back to rooms would be a lot more restricted or banned than it is when renting the entire place. If anything, it would be very awkward for all parties involved.

Am in the midst of long awaited Rio from from Australia.
Taxi from airport to my Airbnb to ipanema was about R$130 (blue cab). I won’t recommended Airbnb its not that it is bad it’s just that after booking got a list of lots of rules and warnings about guests and a specific don’t bring prositutes into your room!! Am sure I couldn’t bring someone in but at this stage haven’t... but it is a nice place and safe area.
as I got in late was tired so just ducked to Rio G. I got there with an hour to close so it wasn’t packed but s fee guys around. Had a bit of a play. In the very dark dark room. It’s quite a small sauna don’t have a firm view on it after just one visit.
today started with a massage - wasn’t a great one. Guy did it naked but was obvious didn’t enjoy and was going through. Motions.
i was debating go to go to club 117 or pointe. I choose 117 and was happy with decision I got there about 6 and quite busy and when I left just after nine the room with the stage etc was full. I have nothing to compare as first visit. The u we there from ipanema was r$25 which I thought was good. I read othrrr posts about the area - it all looked pretty safe to me both when I arrrived and left. 
I was nerous as I entered but needn’t have been staff were welcoming. As I was fairly early I booked a 1 hour massage straight away to settle in. It was excellent and only r$100 for an hour (the one in the morning was $200). After the massage had a walk around to suss place out. Ended up in the video room here were a few hot guys jacking off. I spotted a skinny heavily tattooed guy I think (name starts with w) he stoppped jacking off snd came over to me and started asking the normal questions. Was very sexy said he was ativo his dick was s nice side but not huge which suited me as hadn’t been fucked for s while so wanted to start slowly. We agreed on a rate of r$150. I didn’t really haggle as was anxious to get laid! We went to a cabin downstairs near the lockers (the one upstairs as nocer but they are still ok and better than most saunas).
he said he kissed and whilst he did couldntell was not that into it and wanted to be sucked while he watched straight porn. After a while he lubed me up and slide into me pushing my legs behind my esrs. As I had came earlier in the day I didn’t cum but he ended up cumming over me (no extras charge) he was a patient fuck and didn’t try and rush too much but was a bit off putting how focused he was on the straights porn (like most of the guys he is straight )
wemt upstairs and had some food and drink. Was cruiser by a few boys but wanted to be patient... then say hot 21 year old called Pedro who spoke really good English. We went to the room upstairs ... I laid r$200 for 40 mins as just had to have him. Was worth it his dick was s nice size we kissed and rolled around a lot and he also sucked me as I ate his arse. Room have a mirror which is quite fun. He fucked me with my on my back again pushing my legs back strongly fucked with a nice Rythmn. He fucked for ages and then slipped some lube on my cold and started jerking me off and he started fucking me harder looking me in the eye the whole time which was hot. Eventually was too much for me and this time I came. Was a better session than the first. I left after the show and my exit bill was r$270.
was at least 3 or 4 other guys would have gone with but still a bit jet lagged. The saunas wet and dry are nice and clean btw. 
All in all a great experience having dreamt of this place for ages. It really is unique. I will be back tomorrow but will also try pointe time permitting. 
Will update post throughout trip. Any specific questions let me know. 

If you personally benefit by saving money staying in a cheaper place I can see deviating from your stomping grounds. I and others here have stayed in hotels not too far n/w from Lagoa, east of the park (Iberapuera?). I think mine was a Days Inn about a 10 minute walk west on the same street as Lagoa. Adequate. But I prefer Jardim/Paulista ... and pretty quick to the Metro near Lagoa. If you are fully expensed, I recommend remaining in your familiar zone. 

If you personally benefit by saving money staying in a cheaper place I can see deviating from your stomping grounds. I and others here have stayed in hotels not too far n/w from Lagoa, east of the park (Iberapuera?). I think mine was a Days Inn about a 10 minute walk west on the same street as Lagoa. Adequate. But I prefer Jardim/Paulista ... and pretty quick to the Metro near Lagoa. If you are fully expensed, I recommend remaining in your familiar zone. 

The yellow fever vaccine that is typically used in the US is out of stock at least until the end of this year, and the FDA has provide provisional/temporary approval for the vaccine that is normally used in Europe to be supplied in the US. But this means that it is available only in a few FDA-approved locations, and it is costly. I think I paid $160. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/news-announcements/yellow-fever-vaccine-access
I had to drive approximately 40 miles to find a place that had it in stock. You can search for all of the approved providers here: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/search-for-stamaril-clinics

I wouldn't want to stay near Lagoa, unless that was the only thing you wanted to do every day of your trip. Staying in Higienopolis or nearby Frei Caneca in the gay/shopping area seems like a good balance of safety, amenities, and gay activities. My AirBNB on my recent trip was near Frei Caneca, and I enjoyed it. But that's very close to the location you described.

For those keen on a version of the Vidigal Beebs look. there is a fellow "Roberto" available in Madrid. Also not consistently shock-dyed. 
 

Just some facts about socioeconomics and reasons why guys go to saunas. 
Minimum wage in Brasil is around R$1000... 250 euro
An iPhone X base price is R$7999....2000 euro. 
You can assess the reason why guys stay in saunas to fuck you, just by looking at the smartphone they have. 

Of course you mean blood, tartegogo, because one drop of my panties is also not a rule I could follow there. 

I think @parisrio2000 needs to clarify his question before we can answer it. 
To my eyes, 80% of the guys in Rio saunas qualify as ‘mostly white’ or just ‘white’ (if I was forced to describe their skin color, I really don’t care about the label).
(I am not American, and for me the one drop rule is just stupid).
So what do you mean by white, parisrii2000? Dyed-white-haired guys? Really white skin guys from Scandinavia or Germany? Do those with Italian ancestry count?

Southern Brazil, which includes the city of Porto Alegre and its larger state of.Rio Grande do Sul  is predominantly “white” — as in European-descendent and European-looking men and women. The census states that PA is 79.2% white, and the state of Rio Grande do Sul is 81% white. That should tell you all you need to know.
”According to a genetic study from 2013, Brazilians in Rio Grande do Sul have an average of 73% European, 14% African and 13% Amerindian ancestry, respectively.”

Blacks are rare at 202 (some nights none), and there are quite a few whites. At Lagoa, some nights, whites are a majority and Asians, surprisingly, only one or none, despite SP having the biggest Japanese population outside Japan. Maybe by whites you are meaning Scandinavians, yes, they are far and between.
The observation of Likeohmygod that garotos work at the saunas with complete disparate finalities is right on the mark and is a significant contribution to understand the boys themselves and help patrons deal appropriately with widely different aspirations, when most contributors of this forum tend to generalize everything believing that's the way to go when in a foreign country/culture. A landmark!

I agree. 
Need glasses Paris? Yesterday there were at least 7 white gymaholics below 25yr old. 
All of the past week at 117, the black guys weren't more than the 15% of the total, with the remaining part equally split between whites and mulattos.
Same thing the third week of Feb, same as the last of Jan, same of the last of Nov 2017....and so on. 
BTW... Socioeconômicas haven't changed. There are guys who come to 117 to buy food and keep the family together. There are guys who come to buy things like iPhone X and other expensive imported products.
(usually the black ones on 117 fall in the 1st cat.) 

not sure where you were looking in 117 but i know at least a 1/2 Dozen that work there regularly! for sure every Tues night and usually Sundays as well, 2 are Dirty blonde color, 2 lighter blondes and two that are brownish blonde. One thing about 117 is you can find Black/brown/white and everything in between(except Asians) although back in 2002 at Estacio there was a 1/2 Japanese 1/2 Brazilian Indian that looked like a 100% japanese except for darker skin, and had was of the biggest thickest dicks i ever saw!!

I think it is about how, where, and whether to critique, not just about  positive versus negative tone prerogative/rights 
Rotten Tomatoes is a good comparator. Hired reviewers and often amateur commentators comment on a film. The composite yields an emoji ranging from a superlative tomato, ripe tomato, to splattered green tomato. But reviews are simply out there ... not "Dear Ms Gerwig, direction props to you ... not Hey, "Mr Ivory, you took too much screenwriting license altering Aciman's novel ... me no likey".
There is plenty of option to weigh in on most BT topics. For example, you can opine "that film was lacklustre in plotline", "that book was too long", "that sauna sucks big time".
But person-to-person, as lopsided and contrary to freedom of expression as it may seem, we are called on to bite our tongue and restrict feedback to feel-good emojis or a positive comment. A personalized negative commentary simply does not get well-absorbed even if seemingly buried within a larger quantity of positives. Etiquette trumps rights. 
The overarching principle is not freedom of speech, "x" amendment rights. It is self-reflection and manners. Do not count on readers to read between the lines and soften your expression for you, even if you did not intend to come across as harsh. 
The current example reflected that the commentor's attention span, patience, and literary style preference did not match up well with the OP's narrative, though it worked for others. Nothing wrong with that. It simply necessitated cultivating self-awareness and exercising good judgment about how to express the reality. I certainly myself have to try to finesse this better. I too struggle with whether to take the rap versus getting into a bit of a pissing contest. 
But look how much time and effort was spent in the aftermath, all that attention span time resource diverted from the OP's quadrilogy! 

Yes, the 10% you on the bills benefit the server and is a standard, Brazilians pay this amount and don't go any further, but of course you can add anything you want, again, if you are not served by a waiter you are not expected to give anything. Bartenders, coat checks etc, gets nothing. Be careful with the word "propina" actually means "bribe".

when I first started going to Brasil, words I didn't know just defaulted to their Spanish equivalent.....I gave a bartender at a SP disco a tip and he asked me what is was for, I told him it was his propina. He got pissed off and threw the money back at me, I was confused. My friend with me was laughing and said I insulted him that the correct word was  gorjeta....lesson learned.

Pickles was another word I remember struggling for....it is picles,lol

There are plenty of escorts on Hunqz. What Europeans use.
https://www.hunqz.com/#/open/hunqz

Re: STI "occurrence", we all have the same access to research abstracts and papers. No need to hit the CDC library for the latest meta-analysis. Bear in mind that incidence or prevalence rates are not the same as transmission rates.
One of the skull or groin lozenges you suck has a reasonable probability for containing STI viral or bacterial particles. There are many co-factors that determine whether you will have been gifted with them by the light of subsequent days. You have to make precaution decisions based on what is theoretically possible. I just want to suggest accessing any clinical prevention remedy that exists. The rest is discretionary behaviour. 

Who's who and the question of tipping housestaff:
Gratuities are, of course, optional and appreciated.
The mix of staff, generally, is:
-Reception for computerized account, keys, payment, sometimes the towel/flipflop dispensing
-Bartenders
-Management troubleshooting types floating around
-Music/show coordinator
-Suite cleaners, sometimes also floating as locker attendants
-Locker-room attendants, sometimes the towel/flipflop dispensing
Are cash gratuities pooled and shared amongst the total group or any subgroup? No, it's each man/woman for himself.
Me, I am a modest tipper and my focus is the cleaners and attendants. Per visit, i dispense single cincos. This is typically 10 total for the 2 women at 202; 20-25 total to the locker attendants, the 2 women supervising the suites and the floater cleaning the overall premises and some suites at  117. 
Overall, on any one more extended Rio visit these low wage earners may benefit more from me personally than many GdePs I sample. But anyone cleaning up my poopy cummy condoms deserves a tad extra, in my view. 
To each his own.
Have a safe, prosperous, and fun-filled visit.