davet

I run the training and continuing education programs.

I did Bumba Meu Boi in Sao Luiz about 12 years ago. A fascinating different look at Brazil. Sao Luiz has ... French heritage.

Curitibanos are some of the most gorgeous guys in Brazil (mix of German, E. European, and Latin), but they also have a more uptight "northern" culture, so the guys don't want to do business where they live. Enjoy Curitiba for its other charms, but the best guys went to SP and Rio. On my last trip to Curitiba, I struck out at not one but, I think, 3 supposed garoto saunas.

In 2023, I stopped in at 117 on a Sunday late afternoon. Completely dead both times. But in 2023 things were somewhat dead almost everywhere, on any night.

Alterosas was the the sauna way out in the eastern suburbs that I mentioned. That was on my first Brazil-defloration trip. My only guide was the dreaded, woefully inaccurate and outdated but all we had Spartacus guide, so I don't even know that I went to the right place. This was before uber, etc., so I took the metro out and wandered down various streets to what appeared to be a car wash (?!).

I would add that downtown (Centro) SP is turning a leaf, with new restaurants, refurbished buildings, and, it appears, a bit more safety and security. The encampment in front of the cathedral has cleared and "Crack-o-landia" has been displaced farther north to around Luz.

I was at Casa Grande in 2022 or 23. The guys there are mellow enough, but not of my type. It's absolutely true that any beauties will make the trip to the Zona Sul bro-dellos. But the trip out to Bangu (metro + train) and a little exploration of this suburb and its fancy shopping mall were still interesting.

So what are the one in Reangelo and the two in Madureira? And what are their best nights?

5 to 7? I've been going to SP for 20 years and can only think of Lagoa, Fragata and some place way out in the Eastern suburbs.

Glad they treated you nicely, but your life mission would earn maximum sneerage where I am in California, the sneering capital of the world.

Argentine bife de chorizo any time! The best beef in the world, beef that tastes like beef. Especially at a parrilla al carbon or a las lenas. South Americans are macho and like their beef chewy (and often well-done, another topic), but if your BdC was chain-saw quality, something went very wrong at the ranch or in the kitchen. There was a restaurant in Amarillo that used to advertise up and down I-40. If you could finish their FIVE-POUND steak (that's 80 oz. for the arithmetically disinclined), it was free. The ambulance, however, would be about $2,000. Money & cash - This has been an issue on every trip to Argentina. My first was during the hyperinflation of 1989 and before the prevalence of ATMs so you can imagine. As I currently understand it, cash is still king (though the parallel exchange rates have gotten closer), and like everywhere where cash is king, you must bring flawless U.S. currency. Contramano - the first in a life of many, many good-time money boys. Oh the direction we take from some unsuspecting early step ...

Santa Cecilia over Barra Funda Palermo Viejo over anything else in BA (but it's been a long time) Catete over Botafogo Overlooked and unmentioned: Valparaiso (flats and hills), Montevideo (old city)

About Brasilia - gorgeous architecture, daft urban planning. The Niemeyer buildings look even better in person than in the pictures. That's because they are meticulously kept up in the capital. Mid-mod architecture looks grungy real quickly if you don't keep the chrome well polished.

I didn't love SP until about my 3rd trip. I can understand if others want to devote their attention elsewhere. Over the years, I've seen fewer than 5 garotos of Japanese descent in the saunas. I went with a stunning muscular sweetheart. And one of my repeats - and the biggest cock of my entire, well-sampled life - told me that he was 1/4 Japanese, which I could see if I squinted hard.

I know, I know, this info is all over the site. Yes, ALL OVER, so I wanted to gather it in one place. Some of this hasn't had recent updates. Please update, fill in, or correct, but this is my understanding of "best days/nights" for each top location SAO PAULO Lagoa - Reports are that Wednesday, when there used to be "more stars and gods than in the heavens," is now incredible again. I assume Friday and Saturday are still good. 555 - Sunday? Python - ??? RIO 117 - Tuesday, Friday, Saturday ... 212 - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Boate Casa Grande (Bangu) - ??? Showboys - ??? TapaNaCara - ???