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But that then/now photo of Renato is scary. What a change in only 4 years!

Good research @MrOderfla I knew I’d seen him somewhere. He certainly was pretty then. His eyes will be the same but I wonder how his face and body have aged. As it happens, I met socially a few months ago another BelAmi performer of that era. While he was young and very handsome, he had the good sense to attach himself to a much older, rich businessman. The performer still has his hair but his physique is much changed, yet 20years on, they’re still together.

Have you read the lengthy thread “So cute boys in Prague!” @Novarunner ? There’s a lot of information there. Please bear in mind, however, that Prague is no longer what it was some years ago. The scene has changed a lot. Posters here, such as @numerito and @tassojunior and @pauleiro, have been very accurate in their reports.

Just what are you trying to convey in your 3 posts @Riobard? Does the thread title mean that you’ve ended a “dry spell”?

I can’t provide a name @Novarunner but have you checked the BelAmi and Freshmen websites? They show profiles etc of their models (as it happens, I recognise their cameraman).

Just FWIW…but two attractive young men were robbed last night at gunpoint in São Paulo and had their phones taken (but were not hurt). It happened to Andres Camilo and his boyfriend, Max Emerson. Many people here will know of them. Andres just reported on his IG.

I’m bemused by all the chat about poppers/amyl nitrite. Major airlines prohibit you from transporting it in checked and hand baggage. I recall that BA specifically highlighted its flammability. So travel with it is very much AYOR.

Just a gentle reminder that you can relatively easily leave the US…but it’s much more difficult to escape the reach of the IRS. It’s well worth paying for excellent legal and tax advice before you change your permanent residence. There are several schemes, such as that for Portugal described above, in various EU countries. One important factor, among many, is to decide whether you hope to work in your new country of residence.

Many people report using the Google Translate app to communicate with guys in the sauna and so I feel that the answer to your question is bound to be Yes @LondonF4 Clients often walk around and have their phones with them. The advice to keep a close eye on your phone (and any other valuables) is sound.

I don’t claim to understand your “American rental property math” @Novarunner For property owners, it’s not just a question of the income yield as property prices in Latin America are often seen as a currency hedge. I know that in Argentina and Uruguay good properties are always priced in US $ and they seem to hold their value. It’s a long time ago now but back in 2003, a condo (1 bed, 1 bath) with ocean/beach view in Leblon cost $250,000 - but I was dating a smart Carioca I’d met in Europe and he advised me on the purchase.

Good advice for any visitor anywhere* in Latin America *with the possible exception of the beach resorts in Uruguay

You would need to call ahead of any visit @young11. It’s the only way to check that they are open. Catalonia has a curfew (and other measures) to combat the rising number of Covid19 cases. The restrictions are in force until at least 20 January. I’m not sure how a sauna would be classed (nightlife or indoor play area?). The nightlife sector is closed, and leisure centres may only open with 50% capacity. Gatherings of only upto 10 people are permitted. Face mask use is mandatory indoors and outdoors (NB fines are heavy).

Wise words @speedoo1 I always do this when arriving somewhere in the early morning on a longhaul flight from Europe (usually Australia or South Africa). It’s great to be able to unpack, shower, put on clean clothes and then walk out in the morning sunshine. FWIW I put my arrival time on my reservation but follow up with a phone call the day before flying. It’s to make sure they know I’ll check in about 6am and want to go straight to the room.

I see what you’re writing @Primeone385 but I feel you’re not quite grasping the reality and the risks you might be running. If a guy showed you a fake ID and was underage, you’d be exposed to both criminal sanction (having sex with someone who is not an adult) and to blackmail (either by the boy and/or his family). I can’t imagine that consular assistance would be of much use, and a Moroccan jail would be a harsh environment. FWIW when I visited Buenos Aires, I recall being approached 4x by fit young men who claimed to be 18 but weren’t. Remember that in Argentina homosexual activity is legal and same-sex relationships have equality. Because I insisted on seeing ID, I never had a problem (and I sometimes treated the guy to a meal but I did nothing more than talk to him). I learned from a local lawyer that this often happened in BA. When a family had a handsome son, they sent him out to meet an older man. If a relationship developed, the family would threaten to go to the Police and report the man for engaging in ‘under-age sex’. The family would then accept/extort money to keep quiet while the younger man would receive support, gifts, vacations etc. I know that Argentine Courts take a harsh view of ‘under-age sex’ and the prisons are unforgiving places.

I’m not sure I understand your questions fully @Primeone385. The age of legal majority in Morocco is 18 and every citizen is obliged to obtain an ID (locally termed the Carte Nationale d'Identité Électronique or CNIE) once that age is reached. As to “trouble”, the homosexuality of visitors may well be tolerated or even accepted in tourist zones such as Marrakech, but engaging in homosexual acts is illegal. Morocco is a Muslim country. If you wish to meet someone, proceed with great caution and be discreet. Speaking French or Arabic will obviously be of great help. And if you should be caught by the police, you should do two things: be very polite and insist there was a misunderstanding, while offering a large bribe to the police to compensate them for being troubled.

IIRC there is a lot of such info on this site. It dates from a few years ago. I recall that there were posters who wrote about the admin difficulties etc and, again IIRC, there was an Italian expat who lived (lives?) in Rio. You may have to spend considerable time using the Search function here. There was a poster named Trilingual who posted a great deal about Brazil and, of course, the current very frequent posters on aspects of Brazil are Numazu and Tomcal.

What a great way to end your Rio trip @Novarunner A more obvious reason (apart from his delight in your company) may be that he lives a long way from the expensive areas of Rio. I’ve no idea how well public transport functions at night if he has to commute back to an ordinary residential area. Nor how long that journey might take late at night. Nor how much Uber might charge if you were to arrange and pay for that.

I don’t think you should feel rejected in any way @Novarunner. You had a fun time with Jean, who (if that’s him in the pic) is an attractive man. If you prefer to pay for uncomplicated sex with strangers, it doesn’t mean you’re a “pervert”. Not everyone functions well in a sauna setting. You can surely accept that others may prefer to meet a man and get to know him over dinner (before or after). I have always preferred sex with guys I’ve got to know, as I find one-night-stands unsatisfactory.

Thanks @Novarunner for reporting how your date went. Do you think you might change your mind and see him again? As part of another date, you could take him out for a good dinner. And it all goes well, you could perhaps take him shopping and/or give him some money to choose a gift for himself. I don’t feel that you’d be ‘leading him on’ if you see him on more dates. Assuming he gets leave from the Army, he might be an excellent holiday companion to other parts of Brazil. At any rate, I’m glad you had a very good time. You did much better than me when I arranged a date with a handsome young soldier in Buenos Aires years ago. I had to deal with the chronic lateness that seems to prevail there. Our date was set for “7pm with dinner after” led to a wait before he phoned at 8pm to say he was on his way (on an express bus) so I had dinner with friends at 9pm, had more calls from him, returned to my hotel just after 11pm and met him finally at midnight!

Surely every passenger will have to produce proof of vaccination before boarding the flight to Brazil? Usually the airline is rather specific about what proof it will accept. It won’t want to run the risk of a heavy fine if a passenger is denied entry to Brazil.

If that report is accurate, it’s truly remarkable @Slvkguy

Remarkable! For those who, like me, don’t speak Portuguese…I just ran this through Google Translate: Life in Ceará was very difficult… I was, because I came from a humble family, and we were in six brothers. Every northeaster's dream is to live in São Paulo, but when I arrived, I had worse trouble than in Ceará. When I arrived, I lived in an aunt's house. I suffered humiliation and neglect. And I started to work with everything that appeared: I was a clerk, a janitor, I ironed clothes in Brás, etc. And arriving in Rio de Janeiro, how was it? I ended up getting involved with prostitution on Avenida São Luís and an agent asked me if I wanted to go to a friend of his, a transvestite, in Rio de Janeiro. At the time I didn't know what a transvestite was. And I came to Rio, living in Baratão 200 [a building on Rua Barata Ribeiro with 507 apartments where, in the past, he became famous for appearing on television in police investigation programs]. I ended up being exploited by her too, and I was almost a "slave". I started working to pay her rent and all her expenses. Also, she barely let me out of the apartment and I still slept on the floor. It was only three months, but of intense suffering.

No, it was a chaotic shambles. Personally I didn’t agree with British troops being sent there in the first place. The best description IMHO came months earlier from a Conservative politician who was sharply rebuked for saying in Parliament that Afghanistan “was a medieval and barbaric country when we went in, and it will remain a medieval and barbaric country when we leave”.

I knew him when we were both young men. I’d never describe him as handsome as he had an angular face and a very big nose. We had what I’d call a nodding acquaintance as we’d acknowledge each other with a nod when we met. We weren’t friends as he was consumed with his film-making and I was heavily involved in the political aspects of gay liberation.

Yeah, you know @Tomcal all that cock-sucking, balls-licking and butt-banging that gay dudes like to do 😎