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The e-visa prerogative in place for the 4 national categories from Dec2017 to June2019 was a 2-year entry visa allowing multiple entries tallying a maximum of 90 days per year. Therefore, it will likely be the same or similar. Let’s say you want to visit Argentina at Iguassu Falls or, as I once did, hop over to Portugal and back for a few days within a trip to Brazil, or simply a few shorter trips to Brazil from your country of origin. It did not supplant the option of a regular visitor visa application during that time. I assume that the regular visa option, such as would be required for nationals that require a visa but are not nationals of the 4 relevant countries with e-visa prerogative this October, may be reinstated. My understanding is that these are now all done by online application rather than in-person visits. Some folks will want the option of a greater number of allowable annual days. In fact, it may be that some exempt folks were applying for regular visas anyway in the event that a regular visa conferred better entry options tailored for them compare to entry without a visa requirement. I’m not drilling down into this. Lastly, for longterm repeat visitors the upfront cost of a regular visa may be less than for consecutive 2-year visas. Here is a link to an outdated (Int Civil Aviation) document that likely depicts the procedural lay of the land for e-visa reinstatement this Fall. There are likely other sources should you wish to search. Note that the early application/visitor uptick (though not fact-checked?) somewhat contradicts the current narrative underpinning the legitimacy of reinstating the e-visa. However, it may have been a short-lived surge that smoothed out even prior to the distortion imposed by COVID. https://www.icao.int/Meetings/TRIP-Brazil-2018/Presentations/SANT'ANA.pdf

I’m several weeks later, skipping Rio, as well as avoiding Sampa Pride weekend June7-11 because I don’t want to compete for lodgings or trade. Air Canada has some unusually slashed direct fares on particular dates if one’s schedule is flexible; in fact, I worry my flights will be cancelled or altered as seat selection is showing less than 10% spoken for.

Relieved about the timing, as I recently returned home but have a Spring trip planned to see about a gogo.

https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/julia-duailibi/post/2023/03/09/exigencia-de-visto-para-eua-canada-australia-e-japao-vai-comecar-em-1-de-outubro.ghtml and …

Another Brazilian media source indicated that it will, in fact, be accessible electronically.

Apparently the visa requirement just broadcasted will take effect October 1st. I don’t see why Canada would dig its heels in on denying a reciprocal waiver rather than simply follow suit with UK and EU.

It’s also unclear whether the Digital Nomad Visa would be affected.

If I have this right, might the visa re-introduction be more of a hassle for visitors wishing to enter for more than an accumulation of 90 days within any 365 days? My initial visa required Brazil consulate visits and was granted for Dec2014 to Dec2019, 5 years; 180 days allowed per 365 days. Then the online electronic version was introduced in 2018 but most of us were not tapping into this format because the visa waiver occurred not long after, June 2019. However, my understanding is that the e-visa was good for only 2 years and restricted travel to 90 days within 365-day periods. The reduction in entry duration privileges (either single extended stay or cumulative stays) never impacted on me due to the timing of the waiver that obviated the requirement of visa renewal via the electronic version. However, frankly I don’t remember the allowable number of days within 365 days for the visa-free situation the past few years. Going forward, I don’t think I would need more than 90 days, for example, if I were to be subject to it commencing next winter: Jan2024-Jan2026; 90 days permitted Jan2024-Jan2025. But I think some visitors among us prefer greater than 90/365-days prerogative. That would suggest the need to strategize, like before, in terms of when the clock starts ticking upon any particular Brazil entry date subsequent to the visa issue date. There may be older useful threads on the board from when the electronic version applied, or worthwhile new accounts of using that visa version over that period 2018-2019, assuming that an online electronic version would be the upcoming method. That said, apparently no nationality is currently offered the electronic visa format. So what is unknown is whether the 4 relevant countries will be subject to that format that existed briefly versus the older more complex format (Eeeesh!) I remember feeling skittish the first occasion and needing to visit the consulate 3 times, but I had only committed to an initial 10-day Economy fare and inexpensive hotel in case my application were to be rejected.

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Oh well, commiserations, you had short time guy some 50,000+ others can but imagine isn’t paranoid.

For a few bucks the most interesting person in the room there and thereafter in remembrance, not at all viewed as weaponizing privilege; rather, the life of the party, the social glue that holds it together. They’ll openly concede and manifest that view in your presence without seeming the least bit disingenuous. You won’t even have to bring your case to venue managers; just tip them. Merely show up with some greenery for your three cheers.

Apparently opening March 9th.

It might be more advantageous at Thermas, say, you don’t mind dropping 20 Euros hourly for the privilege of holding the upscale room for your personal use, and you like the toilet and sink amenities as well as surround mirrors, and you are going to very busily get down with the trade. If you book 3 hours there the cost equivalency would theoretically yield you about 4 consecutive hours at 117, certainly a manageable expense all considering, particularly if you reserve just a few hours. Having been to both establishments frequently I would say “Why bother?”, as generally pay-as-you-go and availability at 117 works fine. In contrast, I try to get the VIP suite in BCN for its features, but only when a deal is sealed with an escort. In May the selection was poor. The environment quality varies little from room to room in Rio, unlike Thermas where you might get stuck with a free but ‘crap’ lockable cubicle if you had not ponied up for a room within the add-on cost tier.

So then, a price differential, for entry, of a magnitude to which we are accustomed.

Many people seem to travel with Auto Viação 1001. I find their wifi on that route to be unreliable, spotty. I just use my international roaming if needed, or read or watch streaming previously downloaded on my phone. I don’t know if travellers with local SIM are using their cellular plan data; I assume so. I have not travelled with other companies that sell fares through their own sites/counters or through Busbud or Cometa. Be advised that your passport is required to purchase and board. If you check baggage it is tagged at point of stowage; don’t lose the little flimsy strip receipt you are given as you are expected to produce it upon arrival in order to retrieve your luggage. Airplane cabin size bags are typically not stowed at your seat.

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If that’s the case, why have so few of them picked up the very commonly used expression: “Fuck me! Fuck me hard!” ?

It were a good idea to bring me own. Can you tell I’m binge-watching All Creatures Great & Small (not Conditioners)?

The escort may go at it roughly, with a level of speed that could be uncomfortable for a virgin hole unaccustomed to things entering versus leaving. A typical garoto de programa will thrust vigorously to aid in maintaining his erection. But all it takes is a second or two of drilling to deflower you, if that’s the goal.

It’s a false distinction because apartments falling under hotel licensing can be booked through hotel lodging listing sites (eg, use the Booking dot com filter) and those lodging categories can also be listed on Airbnb or similar platforms. The distinction is accommodation size and range of self-catering amenities. Without the filter you will sometimes see an apartment equivalent under ‘select room’ when scrolling down (eg, Raya) but they tend to be expensive. Hotel apartments not listed on Airbnb or similar platforms tend to be more objectively reviewed and you will see more complaints because Airbnb guests tend to overrate or simply bypass a review if dissatisfied, and are reviewed themselves by hosts; those show in your profile visible to hosts if the review process had been reciprocal.

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The Nordic abolitionist model focuses on pimping and exploitation of women and minors, but things to watch out for: 2. Advertising sites that operate for-profit may be called to task, unless decentralized from Spain. So Rentmen and Hunqz may be out of reach of this legislation but Telechapero and Morbototal more vulnerable. 187bis. Establishments such as Thermas may need to distance themselves from the sex trade operational agenda, at the very least refrain from remarking to customers entering the premises that it is an escort venue. 187ter. Clients are potentially indictable. As escorts sell sex with impunity there may be more scam/sting attempts by male trade to extort money from clients. All that said, these types of laws tend to be window dressing particularly with respect to MSM commercial sex trade.

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Like the pole dance studio across the street, you were really left hanging … Pedro Taques formerly ran north-south as recently as some time point in 2022; rides got to #130 from Consolação and couldn’t miss, though I always tracked and waved them down. Now they overshoot the new direction turn running north and traffic too dense to back up. The key is to track the vehicle location and flag it on Bela Cintra as it travels east. Or simply use the Mercado Remax address: Bela Cintra #413.

I just booked an Airbnb for this Fall, not Ashton Chula but the same area. Then realized the hosts likely have not satisfied the ambiguous loopholes around short-term rental illegality in Thailand, and I was surprised about the paucity of listings many months out. In my personal home building the reception flags guests that arrive through platforms such as Airbnb and the owner is dinged a large fine. The condo corp can also bar arriving guests. I was also wondering if immigration asks about lodgings when one lands. I am sure these rentals usually stay under the radar but I am thinking of taking the option to cancel for the unit I booked. I do require a kitchen and separate sleeping quarters, so appreciate the clue about the filter option for Booking wherein the units typically fall under hotel licensing. They are just more expensive for refundable options and you likely get the all-day racket with regular slamming of doors from daily cleaning staff as for a standard hotel room.