September 17, 20233 yr Active Members I have planned a trip to Porto Alegre and Caxias do sul in early Jan. after the new year in Salvador. A friend told me it’s gonna be unbearably hot in POA during that time, so I’m thinking about heading to Fortaleza instead. Any suggestions? I actually have a trip planned for Fortaleza in Juin, but I really can’t deal with heat. I thought POA is much in the south so it’s better to visit during their summer. Am I mistaken? Thank you.
September 17, 20233 yr Active Members 7 hours ago, endlessdream said: I have planned a trip to Porto Alegre and Caxias do sul in early Jan. after the new year in Salvador. A friend told me it’s gonna be unbearably hot in POA during that time, so I’m thinking about heading to Fortaleza instead. Any suggestions? I actually have a trip planned for Fortaleza in Juin, but I really can’t deal with heat. I thought POA is much in the south so it’s better to visit during their summer. Am I mistaken? Thank you. Personally, I like warmer climate, so I go to Bahia Salvador during Brazilian winter(June to August), and POA during Brazilian summer( November to March). I avoid Rio/SP/POA in Brazilian winter.
September 17, 20233 yr Active Members For just such decisions, check out this great website based on climate averages: https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/29679~31123/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Porto-Alegre-and-Fortaleza
September 18, 20233 yr Author Active Members 16 hours ago, endlessdream said: I have planned a trip to Porto Alegre and Caxias do sul in early Jan. after the new year in Salvador. A friend told me it’s gonna be unbearably hot in POA during that time, so I’m thinking about redivert to Fortaleza instead. Any suggestions? Thank you. wow. This is so useful!
September 18, 20233 yr Active Members 47 minutes ago, endlessdream said: wow. This is so useful! Why did you reply to your own post?
September 23, 20232 yr Active Members On 9/19/2023 at 5:04 AM, endlessdream said: Something wrong with the quote. I meant to quote Xclay Blame it on the computer.
November 15, 20232 yr Porto Alegre is a great place if you’re into more European looking boys. A lot of German immigration there
November 17, 20232 yr Active Members I praised Porto Alegre here last January (see link below) even before the significant progress noted in the two threads started in June-August (linked in the post above). I just arrived in Porto Alegre today, so I'll provide an update in a week or so.
November 17, 20232 yr Author Active Members Anyone heard about thermas 238 and le jardin? They are non-gp saunas right?
November 17, 20232 yr Active Members Of course you can occasionally come across a random GP hunting at any Brazilian sauna. But, as far as I know, no GPs regularly go to any PA saunas except Lux and Mezzaninu. Compared to much larger cities, it's impressive that PA has two!
November 22, 20232 yr Active Members This site is pretty negative on Porto Alegre's safety. https://www.travelsafe-abroad.com/brazil/porto-alegre/ But, I am still going there in December.
November 23, 20232 yr Active Members The Moinhos de Vento area with the big park and upscale restaurants has always seemed safe in the two dozen years I've been coming here. I've never heard of anybody having any problems. I always regularly walk at night from Lux (revamped Plataforma) up the hill to Moinhos de Vento. No hassles ever. From more distant Mezzaninu, you'd want to take an Uber.
December 6, 20232 yr Active Members I notice the way people speak here in Porto Alegre is very different. They speak slowly and gentlely, almost like whispering. It's very pleasant. And yes, the Hilton in Moinhos de Vento is a good hotel to stay and within walking distance to Luxx.
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