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I got the yellow fever vaccine when I decided to make a trip to Porto Alegre. I say it cant hurt and there may be other places you will travel to other than brazil in the globe and need it. I will say while I had my documentation with me of the vaccine I was never asked for it.

I havent had any trouble with AirBNB options as long as I ask ahead of time (before books) about a local friend coming over for dinner etc. The bigger question for you should be how much you trust your GP, or make sure that you keep valuables locked or very hidden.

As i said in the other thread, its perfect for one or 2 time visitors...not the folks here that make travel to the country a habit.

The e-visa is really designed for those who are planning a single trip to brazil to increase tourism from the US because a consular visa is a pain in the ass for those kind of travelers (and many would forgo a trip because of it). It is not designed for those of us on the forum who might make mulit annual visits each year.

When I was in BH...Sauna Olimop was the place to go.

Omg how sad

I was trying to remember are they closed?

Grrrr

I’ll be in Rio November 21-26th

There are some wonderful free walking tours that show some of the unique sites in São Paulo. https://www.saopaulofreewalkingtour.com/thetour

I’ll be there in November as well! What days will you be in each city?

While a sim card will be cheaper more than likely, its not a bad deal. But there are a couple of things to consider. Its not a bad price to be able to stay in touch with friends and family back home who you need to call. If you are reaching out to guys via apps saunas etc they will use whatsapp so having your data might be good. (but you would have that option regardless of using a sim card or the travel plan) The question becomes if you want to use you main phone in public I personally use my old backup iphone as a with a local sim card. I do this to avoid the risk of making myself an easier target and stealing my phone. Plus even if it is stolen I wont be without a phone or lose precious info data etc. All about considerations and risk, but thought id give my 2 cents.

Anyone have any good hotel or airbnb recommendations for BH?

What are your opinions of the ones you have visited in those cities?

All, We have talked the rio and São Paulo saunas but what about other cities in Brazil? Porto Alegre: Mezzaninu was very nice

Do you always have to be such a jerk to people who ask questions? Jeez...

tell us about the motels. care to provide names of places or how you found them? also what was the going rate?

if you dont mind me asking where is the new hotel? Also if you could tell us how much your recent encounters are charging that would be great

I usually get a couple of hundred dollars in reals from Bank of America and then use Citibank atms mostly. My credit union also has a globa ATM card that just links to a special acct and doesn't connect on the ATM to my other accounts that way if the card is spoofed or stolen, they can't clean out my accounts.

both and about 2 weeks

Does anyone have some sample itineraries for their trip?

First off I would ask the host before you book do they allow you to have a friend over for dinner. I always ask this so that it's not an issue to have a guest visit. Most of the apartment doorman don't care if you bring a guest. If you look confident that this person should be here. Make sure you secure valuables as there's a greater risk in an apt versus a hotel. In fact, some Airbnb apartments have safes as well so look into those.

I meant are there specific nights where there is a greater selection guys at one location over another? Is the facilities at one superior to another?

Which is better Lagoa or Fragata? Is some night better than others in each?

I'll be in São Paulo as well from Nov 28 - Dec 4