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Reversion to mediocrity complete. And ... scene. Take # [yawn] The Emperor's New TapOut Gear. That's a wrap.

These are not my favourite shots, but the server here is glitchy about uploading ...

At the risk of being verbose, I can confirm that you can get laid doing the 11 - Fox shuffle in either direction. This level of detail should be spare enough to ensure a reasonable grade of troll-proofing for a dirty old 'mo sex tourist like me. To be clear, no particularly bad situation that cannot be easily dealt with has landed my way here in Salvador. There is, granted, cause and effect. The net effect for me is that my current best but limited advice is the stock Ask-an-Expert or see for yourself all landscape aspects at your beck and call by visiting. I have not logged into Grindr for some time because the volume of acompanhantes is far greater and unambiguous on the ad sites. My final day will be capitalizing on once more having the lodgings space to myself.

Shit, shave, shower, skip douche, deal with Douche. Dodge Douche. Lock and load. Repeat. A few minutes here and there. Sudoku on the fly. The laid back vibe here has zombified millions living so very meaningfully on their devices, they are the real deal, while a few stolen 'i' minutes has you relegate me to the ranks of social outcast. So much time wasted at Lagoa. On you. Vacay in ruins! You are like peeling back an onion. Now taking cheap shots at trade-seeking. And discounting the value of anonymous-level interaction within our forum mission agenda. Why assign any of it to an arbitrary hierarchy of value? That is correct, fellow readers, connection here is not real, trade is a sham, this guy decides who taking time out on one's keyboard is legit, and standing up to the bossy and disingenuous among us will yield you a second-rate personality assessment. If you dare to participate in a board for that component of life broadly stigmatized, and stand up to bullying, you are a big fugly Loser. And Gawd knows, nobody sees through this joker, do they? Is there no straw you will not grasp at, SS? The only thing I find depressogenic in life is people like you. Pill? You are one. Perhaps you are so grandiose that you believe you have an omniscient grasp of my itinerario and activities. "Shaking my head" is a spot on response. Exactly. Can you believe this guy? Shaking off troll dust is an inconvenience, to be sure. Like I suggested, fora contain all types. It is a trade off.

Yet here you reside, resident ditch troll, tweeting trumpumphantly, glued obsessively to every word written by those you view disdainfully, mockingly, a persisent shadowing annoyance nipping at the heels, unable to be swatted away, digging for errors and contradictions, taking valuable time out from the life you purport to have grabbed by the balls, the dude every forum has that delusionally fancies himself a mercurial Tybalt while channelling an agitated, prosecutorial Faerie Nurse Snitchly Quickly (apologies to The Bard for stretching analogy). My sense is that you have inverted the running direction in your snotty bitchy story to suit your worldview. Wot ... You came across somebody you didn't like? Quelle shock!! I can smell obnoxious a mile away though the poor chap in question perhaps had olfactory deficiency.

But more importantly, please give generously to help find a cure for broken records that laugh at their own jokes, exposing themselves to the elements in a futile attempt to keep their poll of who is weird on life support. Because apart from that being sadly peculiar, erm, the stupid, it burns, inn't?

After a bumpy start on arrival at GRU, whereupon following 20 hours door-to-door travel I foolishly left my passport/visa at final customs x-ray (a first for me), circled back in the Über, and the Goddess Yemanjá saw fit to have them back in my possession 45 minutes later, I eventually got into Pinheiros. Bless you, Alessandra, at Immigration/Customs T3. This made me realize in future to put phone number in there. BTW, Über can be a crapshoot in terms of whether the driver is comfortable with Door H Arrivals vs Departures. Be prepared to text within the app and be familiar with the elevator location. I had a few enjoyable days located N/W green line. Säo Paulo is touched on more extensively in a Lagoa thread, as well as my September trip. Moved on to Salvador, nice 2-hour LATAM flight. The sights are well documented in the public domain, travel guides, etc. I am a block from Praia Barra in an amazingly quiet little penthouse lodgings. Pleasant oceanside walks. I have been grazing from an order of delicious shrimp moqueca and sides that could feed a family. A steak dinner at Sauna Fox was also very decent and really economical. Great local amenities including a new SelfFit. So far, I find it eminently possible to get down with hires no less appealing than what I consider the cream of Rio. I am satisfied with the idea of not necessarily returning because this is my second visit I deem a success and I prefer to focus on other destinations. Though the visa lift and Canada now conveniently adding more departure cities may make it difficult to resist.

Sorry, guys, I could perhaps be adding better material about experiences in Bahia if not distracted. I think you might agree it is best to ghost this thread for good and sign off for the time being.

What I meant was that the collective does not appreciate ongoing disputes between posters. The SP example, if I recall correctly, was a very singular and isolated example of normative interplay among a few members that I thought was working together collaboratively to knit together directions. A little heated, perhaps, but resolved. Perhaps you are an only child from a small reserved family. Perhaps one lifetime error was disproportionately costly. I don't know what your point is about name handles. These things are between member and administration. You lack respect for both sides, since you will take pot shots at anybody, ie, some members are too "portly or corpulent" to be "thrown" as a measure "trust" (Dec 2018) ... when some respected contributors have been candid about body issues and intrusive measures taken to ameliorate related health problems. I think that was the juncture that put me most on to you. Nobody is immune from from your vitriol. That is why I respond but do not take you too seriously. Finally (almost), you are not the first American Friend of Dorothy here to misrepresent Baum's characterization of the Wizard. If the parallel holds water, then I apparently present considerable threatening bombast while hoping and praying for community rescuers to appear as I desperately attempt to keep evil at bay. In contrast, I think that most forum members are quite adequate at holding their own against wannabe trolls. Lastly, I would not wish you or anyone to have any less optimal visit time, wherever in the world, than is possible. To declare that somebody is not capable of having as good an experience, compared to you, is simply: Readers, feel free to help me out with word insertion following the colon above.

I never wrote that Clube 11 was in Nazaré. In actuality, I wrote that my late arrival lead me to head up to Nazaré/Tororo as opposed to Pituba. I stayed up there 3 years ago and again went to eat outside of Tororo following the club. You can google map restaurants and make inquiries about the sexually frustrated Canuck who waltzed in for an empanada, since you may have nothing better to do. You saw fit to correct what you perceived to be a geographic gaffe that I never committed. We all know your grasp of the city is good and your unparalleled social integration is at a level we brief visitors can never hope to reach. You like to pick a dust-up. Are you the arbiter of where we source info? What would have been douchey is if I had added that anyone who is not geo-dyslexic and understands the basic Russian doll concept would simply let it go, realizing that Tororo is in Nazaré is in Salvador is in Brazil is on Earth that revolves around ... someone ... I think you get the picture. I realize that you may now again have your hackles up and this is possibly not finished ... collective groans among the readership notwithstanding. I don't mind being corrected and I am often wrong, but nobody gets a free pass to squat and shit in my face in the interests of pointing out their superiority.

Example .... the shark fin is likely the thing that alters the most depending on Carnival dates. Numbers are in thousands (add 3 zeros).

OK, Eureka! We know probability incentivizes. Next time I am going to put up $R1000 and each of those higher-end gamblers I approve can line up and enter me (and vice versa for a greater chance at the prize) and the final name draw, with their winfall chance equal to 100% divided by number of entrants. Bingo! Perhaps even a more complex algorithm where I rate the impression they leave and factor that into the number of tickets allocated for each. For example: a 10 rating gets 10 chances .... 5 gets 5, etc. I think the competition aspect will actually raise the stakes. Can't beat them (off)? Conjoin them.

Not a thesis, but I understand that Tororo is one of three districts subsumed within the broader neighbourhood of Nazaré. In terms of recommendations, Salvador can only retrospectively have been worth it. My saggy balls are not crystalline. DIY is my recommended approach. My flight was inexpensive and there are worthwhile sights. This is my second visit in three years. First stay Pelhourinho, now Barra. Mind you, I have the resources and time to travel. Therefore, it is not like working days where vacay is limited and disappointment would be of greater magnitude. I think there may be more of a shift to ads and apps compared to 2016.

Thanks, good tips. I try not to get too put out because my tastes are specific and I know Rio is the more sure bet. Also, relying on locals' advice about "quality" is similar to forum advice, only it is more awkward to have a local with whom you get a little chummy steer you or introduce you to their version of Mr Right Right Now and I want to swipe Left because pineapple on pizza: eww!

I think it was inevitable. I had a paid subscriptn but then became one of the cheapos discovering you could ration article access for free. Then I just stopped reading it. It also glossed over some of the more 'highbrow' entertainment listings.

I think you meant 11 better Wed and Sat (2nd line)? Yeah, late start Fri (my arrival day here) influenced the choice for Nazaré/Tororo area. Decided not to transfer to Fox, by then would have arrived past 21:00 - but nevertheless startled by the calibre of the ten or so GdeP contingent. Best body a very average middle-aged fellow. Neither attendant nor a few clients seemed enthused or encouraging when I asked about Sat and the apparent uncharacteristic Sat absence of strippers mentioned in the poster ad for Sat. An attractive woman (trans? convincing in an incontrovertible way) was at Clube 11 on Fri and Fox on Sat. I have seen her in Rio at NMM, so I wonder if she had a level of local insider savvy that actually put me reasonably in the correct order of nights, for Sat anyway. In fact, Sat night was hopping with dozens of patrons at Fox and a live band. The oceanside ride in, going east, was very nice. Averted car travel in torrents so far. Electrical storm Fri/Sat midnight was explosive and put a 6-foot hairline crack in the apto ceiling. Wed at Clube 11 will be opportune geographically ... final night and up early next day. Now then ... Mon? Tues? Netflix, right?

As we are touching a little on the broader context, I can tell you that I flew yesterday into SSA, subway'd (easy-peasy) to Lapa and Über'd to Barra apto, and then Über'd short distance at 19:45 to Clube 11. Nice enough facilities but simply horrid trade choices. My head swivelling on the Metro, street, Walmart etc, the hotness not to be found where you want it in a towel. No strippers, nor will there be tonight (Sat) or during my stay. Three years ago here, I had at least one hot programa every one of 3 consecutive nights. Shame. My money is currently getting moldy. If Fox sucks, it is going to possibly be celibacy. Interesting some of the top restaurants are nearby in the same district Pituba. I am edgy about Grindr. I may just invite a hot guy for drinks or a meal out, vet vet and more vet. I do not mind squandering cash for enhancing safety. ......... I realize I am off the post topic and will likely try to report my time here in a new heading.

I went to Lagoa midweek twice very recently, and once to Fragata as it was within walking and I thought it possibly could not have been worse. Both dreadful and not nearly representative of what the country can and does offer in such venues. IMHO, once you have done all the sights, São Paulo is merely a connection city in terms of the brothel options. Perhaps best to structure the layover on a weekend where prospects may improve. I expect there will be some repeat commentary here about how wonderful they are. I am sure it is just fine according to specific tastes. Coming all this way, I want some good-looking built guys. I don't care if it is 300-500 reais. I don't care about the variables of which season or which night. For a city this size where you see drop-dead gorgeous hunks in public all around you? That said, I had a handful of good experiences last September, but the pickings were slim and much time was spent sitting around. Anyway, I had a nice and quiet little studio cobertura but cut it short this time.

Thanks, Walker! That is very helpful, more flexible than I thought, and likely would have been harder to extract this info in situ. I only asked about the room quality difference because up until last visit late 2016 I had always taken a suite for the €10 but it was not as nice as in the current photo. Therefore, I thought there might be currently a better room for the bottle deal. Seems like there are the two categories: free without linens etc, and suite with amenities plus or minus bottle. This likely reflects some refurbishment.

I get that msg frequently. I sometimes clear my Safari history to resolve these and other BT glitches. And I just use another Apple device for content that I may wish to pop up without the full URL.

I have a weakness for that look as well. Therefore, I have tricked with many of the few (as mentioned viz prevalence) in Rio but most would not, IMHO, be the greatest candidates for BFE/guide. Bruno Black advertises SP, visits Rio, and was once rated well here. Netgay.com.br or Garotocomlocal.com.br Cute as hell? You judge. There is a sweet sexy young fellow in Rio, you might see him at 117 or 202. Modern, stylized, tats, some metal, sometimes shock-dyes his cropped nappy hair blonde. He seems to hang with the Niteroi/SãoGonçalo contingent. Sorry, I cannot release his contact info. I only current know his Insta. Unlike Bruno, he has not put himself out there in the public domain. He is buds with a few other guys within forum members' narratives.

It isn't generally or consistently bad. In three years I have seen the ups and downs as pretty much the same. A few bad apples and a few imperfect bad apple-bobbers trying to reorganize the tank. All weather systems move on. Temporary push-back when insulted can look hostile, and sometimes requires the same terms of engagement used by the provocateur, but often helps raise appreciation of what is possible. A recent round has learned me much, perhaps more knowledge of others than I require, and shaped the degree to which I wish to participate in the central mission of info-sharing.

Air Canada is a lovely dreamliner and I just paid 450USD. Price is not directly proportional to crap. I have found GOL just fine domestically.

How does the concept of person or people even apply here? The megalomaniac repeatedly sending others up on a forum such as ours, and plagiarizing material as if it represented his own thoughts, does not view them as real persons. To him, people are merely ideas, abstract concepts. Telling him to take a hike is instinctive but futile because it is attempting to engage with somebody we acknowledge as a person but who does not reciprocate interaction as if we are more than a construct. It might be different in the grandiose person's real life, where boundaries are more paramount. Probably is in this case. I am embarrassed and lose respect for other members here who enable and support megalomaniacal behaviour. Why would I accept critical appraisal or direction from any of you? Don't you read or detect anything? The weasel that only sees the scrap in front of him will turn on anyone in the interests of showing off. What is particularly alarming and divisive for the community is the security he manifests. And the ease with which he is able to draw in the naïve. A person who can truly see others on equal terms will tend to have some degree of natural human insecurity. But even the brightest megalomaniac can slip up. See how he points to insecurity as a flaw, just another idea to exploit for his own manipulation? The "loser" sign applies to all of us. Relatively speaking, he is everyone's better. That is his signature. Wake up. I have had back-talk from members here who have urged disengagement but have also joined his mocking finger-pointing at times. Can't you dig harder for a little insight? So pathetic. Change it up. Never too late.