32 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said:

Thank you, Polonius.

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Ed comment (intended below the quotation field: Wise elderly statesman, encourages sexual freedom of adult son, scapegoat to manipulators, emits phrases the epitome of wisdom. Caught up in politics of treachery and trying to survive. “Too thine own self be true.” It tracks. @Riobard approval revised.
 

Little known feature, possibly? Just a thought. Those of reputation stature may be excluded? 

Full disclosure: One can simply and easily skim over content by those with a history of limited substance according to assessment. As such you can bypass content you’d rather not have to flyswat away whether it shows non logged in, or alternatively out of sight in the proper receptacle you patched in.

Sometimes, though, the invisible could have generated some of your best material. 

With apologies to Lagoa. It takes little to benefit from the venue. Just be open and respectful. And grateful.

11 hours ago, 12is12 said:

Thx LatBear; I understood u perfectly.

However, when I did what u said - the menu below opened up, with no "ignore".

To ignore a user:

While logged in, go to site’s main menu. Normally, it’s the 3-4 horizontal lines at the top right.

Scroll down to “Ignored Users”, and select.

Enter in the user’s name. 

 

Thank u soooo much Solace.

Entered Riobard's name. Hopefully it'll b the only one ever.

For others wishing 2 find the function: it's not in the main menu itself, but rather in the "account".

42 minutes ago, 12is12 said:

Thank u soooo much Solace.

Entered Riobard's name. Hopefully it'll b the only one ever.

For others wishing 2 find the function: it's not in the main menu itself, but rather in the "account".

Thanks, much needed!

Thanks. 

3 hours ago, 12is12 said:

For others wishing 2 find the function: it's not in the main menu itself, but rather in the "account".

Thanks. 

3 hours ago, 12is12 said:

Thank u soooo much Solace.

Entered Riobard's name. Hopefully it'll b the only one ever.

For others wishing 2 find the function: it's not in the main menu itself, but rather in the "account".

Done!

Jeez Louise. Finally. What does it take to get a fake litigator out of your feed? A village running in circles tripping over itself. And he’ll still be checking in with a pitcher of Kool-aid and a plate of apple wedges offering plenty of sleep. 

12 hours ago, Latbear4blk said:

It’s Grimm, Princess, when you have to resort to tapping out the tightly shut shallow box of fairy tales. 

Hi, long time Rio resident / expat here.

This whole back and forth about whether or not there is higher pricing for gringos / tourists is never going to be solved.

The answer is: “it all depends”.

(1) It depends on who the garoto is. Some garotos price themselves higher than some others  — usually because they look like male supermodels or are built like professional athletes, or are hung like a Shire horse — and the market has already taught them what price point they can command.

(2) It depends on who the client is. Often, like with many other kinds of services, regular clients get reduced rates. A client that may not be seen ever again, or at the most only once or twice a year, or who may not see him regularly but also doesn’t provide him fringe benefits like gifts and Western Union, probably should not expect this kind of discount for a programa. 

Also, like it or not, looks / attraction as well as age, charm and personality, do matter to quite a few of the garotos — whether “straight”-identifying or not. The extremely rare superstar client that resembles something like George Clooney, Henry Cavill, Ricky Martin or Idris Elba would get this “discount.” But the overwhelming majority of us clients not blessed with such physical gifts aren’t in this category, and have to flirt with our wallets instead.

(3) It depends on what the client wants out of the programa. Asking a garoto to do more performative or more “difficult” or unusual sex work in a short programa — especially for a visiting, rare client — is more likely to increase the cost. Remember, these are human beings, not machines. 

Yes, there are some garotos who want take advantage, act like scoundrels and charge foreigners more just because they’re gringos and might be naive or unaware of the current market. There are also some who will charge the same, no matter who the client is or what is done during the act. But the price is also to be negotiated and agreed upon in advance, each garoto charges his own price, and he is not obliged to charge the same price as the others, nor is he obligated to charge each client the same. The guys all are independent contractors, not employees of the saunas. The client goes into this knowingly and willingly.
 

It seems like the problem arises when clients take these pricing differences personally. Hey, I’ve also seen the reverse occur: garotos getting upset when they somehow find out that a client paid another garoto more than him! So, it all evens out, I suppose…

Gringos / tourists paying more has always been part of “the game.” It’s not like how it is with gentrifying-areas real estate prices; it’s more like tourist-area restaurants or gift shop two-tier pricing. It doesn’t seriously affect local pricing, and locals already know about the two-tier system. Gringos also try to “game” the system themselves by getting local pricing on what basically amounts to only a few dollars, euros or pounds difference between the two. 

Hope this helps. 

 

 

 

Merci. Much appreciated @hornyfrog. It doesn’t assist me because I’ve worked it out like the average person can.

It may help some less familiar because it convincingly debunks the annoying ill-conceived myth that the fee paid inevitably correlates with degree of malfeasance, as if sexual fun must exist in a war zone or on a needlessly anxious stock exchange floor, horns bearing down and claws swiping up.

The theme will inevitably persist well past everybody’s Depends phase.

4 hours ago, Riobard said:

The theme will inevitably persist well past everybody’s Depends phase.

You there yet?

They're called Depend, btw 

14 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Done!

Oh, you’ll break.😘

12-in 4 nail. $10-500. 4 more 2 cum tune in if not hng urslf cut sbscrpshun.  

Off the deep end and can spell Depend. Passes his smell test. 

This merits a snack.

Hi guys.

I'm in SP for the first time and planning to check out Lagoa. Just wanna make sure, this is the place right? https://espacolagoasauna.com.br

 

1 hour ago, Shax said:

Hi guys.

I'm in SP for the first time and planning to check out Lagoa. Just wanna make sure, this is the place right? https://espacolagoasauna.com.br

 

Yup

On 8/13/2024 at 12:45 PM, hornyfrog said:

[Regarding GP pricing...]

The answer is: “it all depends”.

(1) It depends on who the garoto is. Some garotos price themselves higher than some others  — usually because they look like male supermodels or are built like professional athletes, or are hung like a Shire horse — and the market has already taught them what price point they can command.

(2) It depends on who the client is. Often, like with many other kinds of services, regular clients get reduced rates. A client that may not be seen ever again, or at the most only once or twice a year, or who may not see him regularly but also doesn’t provide him fringe benefits like gifts and Western Union, probably should not expect this kind of discount for a programa. 

Also, like it or not, looks / attraction as well as age, charm and personality, do matter to quite a few of the garotos — whether “straight”-identifying or not. The extremely rare superstar client that resembles something like George Clooney, Henry Cavill, Ricky Martin or Idris Elba would get this “discount.” But the overwhelming majority of us clients not blessed with such physical gifts aren’t in this category, and have to flirt with our wallets instead.

(3) It depends on what the client wants out of the programa. Asking a garoto to do more performative or more “difficult” or unusual sex work in a short programa — especially for a visiting, rare client — is more likely to increase the cost. Remember, these are human beings, not machines. 

Yes, there are some garotos who want take advantage, act like scoundrels and charge foreigners more just because they’re gringos and might be naive or unaware of the current market. There are also some who will charge the same, no matter who the client is or what is done during the act. But the price is also to be negotiated and agreed upon in advance, each garoto charges his own price, and he is not obliged to charge the same price as the others, nor is he obligated to charge each client the same. The guys all are independent contractors, not employees of the saunas. The client goes into this knowingly and willingly.

It seems like the problem arises when clients take these pricing differences personally. Hey, I’ve also seen the reverse occur: garotos getting upset when they somehow find out that a client paid another garoto more than him! So, it all evens out, I suppose…

Gringos / tourists paying more has always been part of “the game.” It’s not like how it is with gentrifying-areas real estate prices; it’s more like tourist-area restaurants or gift shop two-tier pricing. It doesn’t seriously affect local pricing, and locals already know about the two-tier system. Gringos also try to “game” the system themselves by getting local pricing on what basically amounts to only a few dollars, euros or pounds difference between the two.

☝️ Some bold added!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
This is the definitive post on this topic!

🏆 Thank you, Mr. HornyFrog! 
I want to save this link to insert it each time these old issues are naively raised:
https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/60821-lagoa/?do=findComment&comment=407388

 

Thought I'd share my experience at Lagoa here instead of starting a new thread.

I was there past 2 nights, just to check the place out. They had a karaoke session last night, and a drag show the night before with hunky strippers before and after that. The bar area was crowded on both nights I was there (Sat and Sun nights)

Personally, I'd say most (if not all) the GPs there are hot! GPs ranging from bodybuilders to muscle hunks to toned, next door type. Clients seem to be mostly middle aged/older gentlemen, with a few exceptions.

I only had a session with one of the GPs there: tall, muscular (Russian looking?) guy. Quoted 200 with gozar, which is pretty low based on what I understand from the posts here. The session was alright, he was straight, so some stuff were off limits (which I don't mind) but he gave me a rub down, kissing, some foreplay and let me play with his body. We both came, and showered together. I don't speak Portugese, and he doesn't speak English but we somehow made decent attempt at a conversation before and after the session.

All in all, the place is amazing, with lots of options, especially for those who are particularly into hunks and toned guys.

 

42 minutes ago, Shax said:

hunks and toned guys.

and dick size usually 😉

are you taking these trips solo?

Hi guys, I am planning to visit Brazil in the month of December 2024, I have read on some sites that Thermas Lagoa and

Thermas Fragata in Sao Paulo  are closed and on other sites I read these two saunas have reopened in a different location.

Can somebody give me an update on these saunas and also if possible, can you give info. about the location/addresses.

 

Thanks