I am going soon to make my 4th trip to Brazil this year in october!  Imho, there has been some changes but overall things are the same as the last 15 years that i have been going here!  The terrible economy in Brazil has slowed the saunas down as local customers who are 99% of their business have seen their incomes and/or jobs have been reduced or eliminated are going once a month instead of once a week!  On the other hand for the customers it has brought out new guys looking to make money 

the saunas seem to each have one good night and the rest of the nights range from slow to almost empty with the exception of club 117 which has armt least 3 busier nights.   Three guys who live in Sao Paul and work at Lagoa, told me 2 weeks ago they were going to Rio to work there for a month because Lagoa has been so slow, and these are 3 of the hotter(and usually busiest guys there)!   Con't

cant wait to hear more..Thanks for sharing

When I go in October it will be my first trip to P.A. since January.  My trips in March and June I spent all my time Rio and S.P. and had 4 guys each trip that really get along well and they stayed at the apt the whole time.  This trip they will be staying at the apt again, but the first weekend I am spending in Porto Alegre alone....or at least without them! I have friends there I want to see, but I am spending only 2 nights there, getting in on a Friday and leaving Sunday to get into Rio at Noon!  I know the owners of both Mezziniu and BarMixx well, and part of the reason in going to meetup and see them...and of course the boys in the sauna and bar.  Here are 2 photos I took at Mezziniu