Brasilia, Curitiba, Porto Alegre or ?

[buttercawan]

I will be in Brazil end of March till mid April 2026. Most days will be in SP and Rio. It has been a couple of years since I visited BH, so I'll sneak in a long weekend there.

Now I am wondering if anyone has been to Brasilia, Curitiba or Porto Alegre recently. Last visit to either was years ago. Is it still worth a visit, or is it hit or miss?

I still miss the old Sauna 520 in Curitiba. Used to house very good-looking GPs. Is Sauna Opiniao better nowadays? I also have fond memories of Soho and W3 in Brasilia. Never been to the new Sauna Lux in Porto Alegre. Is Mezanninu now closed? 

 

[floridarob]

I was there last Sept, this is what I posted:

Curitiba 🇧🇷

City Vibe: Clean, organized, with a European feel. Lots of green space and felt pretty safe.... I'd come back here again.

Gay Nightlife:

Club 773 Sauna – Younger/rougher crowd, good cruising. Best nights: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday.

Opinião Sauna – One of the oldest in Brazil, has a solid following and still delivers. Best nights: Wednesday, Saturday.

 

Porto Alegre 🇧🇷

City Vibe: Southern flavor, kind of a blend between Brazilian and Argentine influences.

Gay Nightlife:

Sauna Lux – Old-school setup, but surprisingly lively. Met a cutie there who was new to the sauna scene and… let’s just say he was enthusiastic. 😉

[buttercawan]

1 hour ago, floridarob said:

Club 773 Sauna – Younger/rougher crowd, good cruising. Best nights: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday.

Those are the only opening nights I think  

Visited twice years ago on 2 separate trips - pretty empty. Only one of the two nights has one okay-ish GP. Were there many GPs when you visited recently?

[Xclay]

8 hours ago, floridarob said:

Porto Alegre 🇧🇷

City Vibe: Southern flavor, kind of a blend between Brazilian and Argentine influences.

Gay Nightlife:

Sauna Lux – Old-school setup, but surprisingly lively. Met a cutie there who was new to the sauna scene and… let’s just say he was enthusiastic. 😉

I was Porto Alegre last July and again in December (first two weeks) and FloridaRob succinctly nails it. But, Sauna Lux varies more from week to week than any GP sauna in Brazil that I know. 

In December, the hot, young (18-20), northern Italianish GPs from July had vanished. But a new handsome, fresh, eager, untatted, 19yo GP of German descent more than took their place in my daily cabin. 

One day in December, out of the blue, three or four still handsome guys who worked at Lux back when it was Plataforma (15-20 years ago) showed up. I went with a couple for old time's sake.

Thursday seemed to be especially popular. Sunday was surprisingly slow. 

About 8-12 older local men sit and drink for hours in the smoking area. Many come every night. I do not remember seeing any of them ever going to a cabin. Other local clients arrive, pick their GP, and soon head back to their wives I suppose.

The steam room can randomly be quite a scene. One night a few weeks ago before closing, I watched through the steam as a two muscular GP tops sandwiched and pounded a horny twink GP. They all needed badly to get off. I don't think they realized I was there. 

Yes, sadly, Mezzaninu is absolutely totally gone. 

One more observation:
I like variety and do not need a large selection of GPs from a specific niche (e.g., minimum inches, height, skin shade, BMI, musculature, tats). I think those who do, like most of my more focused friends, are better off sticking with the larger saunas in Rio and SP. But I still like the unpredictable, cozy scene in Porto Alegre where I always have fun.