Riobard

Brazil’s foreign film entry for next Oscars, winner of Un Certain Regard (Cannes 2019). I was fortunate to catch a single screening at a Brazilian film festival. Sublime. Set in Rio de Janeiro roughly 1950-1960 then jumps to modern day for final scenes with Fernanda Montenegro. If you are lucky it will be broadly released or eventually available for streaming. Another winner, Bacurau, is apparently to be released in the new year.

Not to be contrarian, but it’s a dance studio in #124 there (there are several in the area including a pole-dance school!), before that was a bar and prior to that a restaurant in no particular order ... and will likely be something else when I arrive later in the winter. LOL #130 housed an advertising/PR firm, with fairly big name clients, but moved a few blocks away. As suggested, none of these details should pose a problem. (I will post a snippet I found from Rolling Stone on the general theme)

There are flat-rate taxi kiosks, you can pay by credit. I have not taken a curbside metered radio taxi. I have done Über several times, obviously cheaper. The hitch is that at either of two terminals the pick-up point is Departures (elevator very close once you enter the public space at arrivals), HOWEVER, the driver sometimes screws up and goes to Arrivals level for you because (s)he may have not had a previous drop-off fare. The app may not arbitrarily choose a driver that ended up at Departures. You may need to communicate in PTG that you will go to them because it is often easier to hop on the elevator back to Arrivals than for them to endure the complexity of shifting levels by vehicle. Eeesh ... I know. You will need to specify your door letter Example porta D. I also tell them I am wearing whatever helps them recognize me eg white baseball cap. I usually arrive after midnight if not a domestic flight.

A dated InHouse photo (previous location?) is a majorly tatted up gogo now established in Barcelona who tricks at Thermas there, and is topping up the usual patatas bravas etc photos with 'influencer"-status promotion of intravenous 'detox' as well as botox injections. On another note, fake news? ... but plausible ...

Sweet baby cheeses! Based on some of the profiles I’ll be tapping into the loyalty discounts.

Überjoyed!

Some of us are interested. Was it one of these, listed on the board a few months ago, or does the name escape? Only an inner circle? ——— We could likely use a topic thread on these facilities. I would also be OK with a happy ending with the right massagista, without ‘sexo completo’ necessarily occurring ... I don’t mind paying the full price tag.

I should add that, counterintuitively, the physical street entrance to Paulista station is on Consolação. Not obvious from maps. It is obvious on maps that the Consolação station entrance is on Paulista. — - - - Also, there is a bidirectional bus stop in the centre median of Rua Consolação directly at the top entrance of Rua Pedro Taques.

Correction: walkable from 3 stations on 2 (not 3) Metro lines.

SolaceSoul posted them. Since there are still inquiries I will post a few map images. Walkable from 3 stations on three Metro lines: Paulista (yellow, line 4)and Consolação (green line, 2) which are connected underground about a 300 metre walk between the two; and from the closest station Higienópolis-Mackenzie (yellow, line 4). Obviously, Metro versus vehicle depends on your comfort level. Again, the pin should be at the south end of the very short street Pedro Taques, not directly across from cemetary.

It is mis-pinned in Google maps as being right at Consolação but is really a short block south, one building away from the corner of Bela Cintra, as previously mentioned elsewhere. #124 appears to be a dance conservatory, at least in part, with children coming and going. Aerial view: directly east (bottom) to west (top).

Gogo at Theatron in his recent Hallowe'en getup. Tall, built, handsome ... really sweet guy, nicer than any in Brazil and I have met dozens there.

This should be better, removed from the layout cluster app ...

I don't know why it is fuzzy. It has crisp resolution in my photo file.

I have booked my Recife excursion, invested in planning. My digs happen, by coincidence, to be a few minutes on foot to Blue Space in Boa Viagem. I have followed the advice to block a Thurs/Fri/Sat 3days3nights for sight seeing (Antigo, Modern, Olinda) and naughty play seeking. Here are the walking distances among the clubs that will require an Über going north from Boa Via gem to the general area.

If you are off to the races in Recife, it is a quadfecta. You can search for commentary by @pauleiro , etc.

He just did something to his hair that I think is very unflattering. I prefer the curly locks in these dated pro photos.

The two in Fortaleza are Dragon and California, 1.7 kms apart. California is small and simpler, in a residential neighbourhood, trade more regular-looking locals. During a few visits over about a week I did not hook up there. Think New Meio Mundo (Rio) types. Dragon has relatively upscale facilities and the hookup suites are surprisingly high in quality. It was very quiet at Dragon the week I was there (on the city beach in Meireles), but a few connections. Certainly not blown away. Frustrated GdePs seeking dates in a large but empty space. It may have been an 'off' February week. My impression is that Fortaleza is suited to beach lovers, adding various excursions to Canoa Quebrada and/or Jericoacoara, and those comfortable curating their trade through ads and apps. ------- You can use the search function here for Recife. There is a chance I will take a side trip there during my long-stay visit later in the winter. I think I will target the venue in Boa Viagem and visit historical Olinda. -----

It may be that some of these guys plan to return to Europe in cycles and do not want punters there to detect a substantial geographic differential in price-points.

Back in Rio and asking European rates (4x the typical club fee) ... good luck with that. Once bitten, two times twice not shy. Another well-known has also returned and advertising. And a third just OK-looking Brazilian asking 300USD! Are there that many visitors unaware of local options and local sites?

He is Leopardo on the site Sexyservidores if you want to see a little more info.

Looks like a fantastic menu. If you are dining solo there also seems to be a half dozen barstool sittings. That is another sign of a thoughtful flourish if the place is full.

Instagram accounts for Gigolo Erotic House and Saint Moritz Baños are removed again. I wonder if they break content restrictions. Or is it flailing, who knows? But what I really want to add is that I believe there is a cover entrance charge for GEH (open only Fri/Sat) at a certain hour. However, admission to Saint Moritz will grant free entrance to GEH. There was an overlap 20:00-22:00 and after clearing out of the bathhouse I was able to go upstairs to the strip club. This info was provided by other helpful clients ... don't count on the venue to tip you off. If I recall correctly, the baths admission was paid on arrival and then the bar and service tab was paid on departure.