Mavica Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/23/2026 at 2:38 PM, travguy said: I am not trying to be evil. You intended to be evil, and you were/are. What an arrogant POS. Latbear4blk 1 Quote
Members Riobard Posted January 31 Members Posted January 31 7 hours ago, Mavica said: You intended to be evil, and you were/are. What an arrogant POS. Easy. Down boy … … after castigating others for fighting age with artifice … maybe they were cock-blocking? … getting a few one-hand claps for his one-man stand-up roast, followed by overdoing it at the churrascaria his own body responds by staging a protest so convincing it triggers a full expensive cardiac work up handled by good samaritans. The universe post big bang seems to prefer direct digestive feedback. Now that’s biblical. Meanwhile I must try to find my eyebrow shaping and enhancement kit. Quote
Members SolaceSoul Posted January 31 Members Posted January 31 8 hours ago, Mavica said: You intended to be evil, and you were/are. What an arrogant POS. Found the zombie! hornyfrog and Latbear4blk 2 Quote
Members travguy Posted January 31 Author Members Posted January 31 Saturday 31 January 2026 Some quick questions for the group. Went near Chupps in Lapa last night around 0100 hours. Seemed like it had 2 jacketed guys in front of the door, of the type you find like at the entrance to a nice restaurant or bar. Did not see anyone going in or out and no one was hanging out on the street. Was this the Chupps that is a sex club? Has anyone been there recently? Should I consider going tonight, Saturday night or going to Taurus like last week or The Home for dancing? Jackie's Bar Club on Mem de Sa is still there but seemed utterly devoid of anything going on around 0000-0100 hours. Perhaps too early. But the nearby gay bars and clubs from 13 months ago looked as if they closed. I went to gay bar with busy street life at rua do Rezende just off and beyond (away from Arcos de Lapa) r Mem de Sa around 0030 hours. Nothing going on inside. But almost next door there was another bar or club with a neon sign but seemingly nothing to see. However, there was a sign for an event night, but could not tell if the event was for Friday night or some other time. Possibly in association with the Scruff pick up app. Anyone have any information about these places? As for other things, I took the bus back from Lapa to Ipanema, only 5 R$. Quite safe and very much an eye opener into Rio nightlife. Lots going on in Gloria, Lago do Machado seemed dead, and the Pink Flamingo (which might be in the same location as the old Le Boy) seemed to be busy in its alley area around 0215 hours. Latbear4blk 1 Quote
Members travguy Posted February 2 Author Members Posted February 2 Has anyone here been to Angra dos Reis or Ilha Grande? Brazilian folks I have met like them both, but not sure if I will go this trip as Carnaval events have already started and cold snap is mostly over now in N America. Quote
Members travguy Posted February 3 Author Members Posted February 3 Update Tuesday 3 February 2026 Friday 30 January 2026 Went shopping in and around Uruguaiana M in Centro area. Took hours. It was quite hot and there was some rain too. Simply too sweaty, tired and full with bought items to play. Went to Lapa Friday night and enjoyed it as noted in a prior reply on this thread. Saturday 31 January 2026 Ipanema beach surf too rough and high so after 30 min 1337-1407 or so hours walk to Arpoador Ipanema side by rocks and kiddie area and hang for 30 min after getting pics with Tom Jobim statue – which is now painted. Minnows in the beach water rocks area, lots of them (Ipanema side of Arpoador rocks). Then walked to near Fairmont in Copa. Water was very calm, for another 20 min or so in the water. Saturday night I went to The Home just north of centro. Look for their Instagram, not Facebook page. 60 RS cash for entry, paid when I left The Home, 0035-0230 ish hours. My ears could not take it anymore, too loud and no quiet spaces. Never needed to see my ID, used fingerprint at entry and I guess they found me from 2024. They give you like a hotel key card for drinks etc and asked only my name when I left. No real ghetto searches in or out this time and no phone check either. Only a few entered when I did No one left when I left – likely I left way too early, but as I said, my ears could not take the loudness anymore and I did not like the 2nd DJ. The street was not as busy as 13 months or so ago. Met no one but so many gym bunny hot boys !! 1st DJ until 1am was good. 2nd was not. If there was a 0300 show, I missed it. Busy at 0100 and pretty packed dance floor at 0230. Never saw the night bus SN415 bus and another never bothered to stop for me around 0245 hours. By 0305 I was looking for a 100- Uber, but they had 70- taxi. Found the let out of a technical practice for Carnaval for Portella at Sambadromo. Very busy at 0320 hrs. Also very busy was what I think it the downtown bus depot area just E of Sambadromo and W of Saara / Vargas M stop. If I had taken the bus, I would have missed all of this. Maybe try to see another Carnaval crew practice another night if I can find any information. Back at BnB and in bed by 0400 hrs. Did not sleep well as I was getting eaten alive at the BnB – invisible mosquitoes, hungry ones too. Sunday 1 February 2026 Having no luck on the hook up apps this trip. Several conversations that went nowhere. Ipanema G Osorio Hippie market. There was another market 1 big block due west at same time, LOL Bandas at G osorio today as it preps for Carnaval. Wave action to great at gay beach again. 1230 ish to 1500 hours ish including Arpoador area which was kiddie beach and calmer. Did not see as many minnows today. Back at BnB by 1600 or so and got cleaned up, then super late 1715 ish start for Bangu. But ended up on Metro as fares were 150 RS +. Very high, but was some light rain by this point around Rio. Got off M at Coelho Neto. Ate some fries before uUber arrived. Another expensive ride due to rain. Maybe 65 RS cost for Uber to Boate Casa Grande arriving around 1835 and another Uber terrible driver. No idea where he was going and asked me for directions.60 RS entry to club w locker - went up 10-15 from last week and NO towel. Interesting that despite showing I was going to pay cash and the guy at the entry area had lots of cash, he kept asking me if I wanted to use Pix. Seems also true for food vendors on the street too. Had fun with a GP from a week ago. After he kept asking, I gave him my Whatsapp number but never heard back. Wants to sleep with me LOL Pouring rain and heavy roof leaks during and after playtime. Then tried Grindr ing and chatted with some guys so missed some lower high price Ubers around 2030. Then maybe a guy blocked me LOL Could not get an Uber until 2130 at 100- ish for a 25+ trip to C Neto M LOL. Uber to Ipanema was 150-200+ likely due to heavy rain. No rain upon return. Drag Queen for bingo for maybe just after I left Bangu brothel and they still had many folks there despite the weather. Lots of folks in subway with some glitter, especially guys. Even at the beach earlier in the day, saw many folks preparing and costumed up a bit for Carnaval. I think many of the lightly glittered guys with fans were "family". Mostly twinks, but some hot muscle guys too. Monday 2 February 2026 Overall, a quieter day. 28 RS to enter porn theatre near to Sexy Rose in Cinelandia. Did not stay long, about 1400-1430, but 2 awesome BJs and some ass. Thankfully it was dark as most guys there could have been 70+ yo. Ate lunch nearby and went to Sexy Rose which had 2 very hot guys that I could not even get close to. Still had fun until 1730. I was hungry and tired, so went back to new BnB in Copa. On a high floor and no bugs seen. Tuesday 3 February 2026 Very late start today. Too many things to catch up on. Will plan on the beach for a while and the 117 to follow. Hard to sort out itching from bug bites from the most mild sunburn in a few spots. Taking bilastine for the itching. Some quick notes: unlike Commonwealth countries, folks here do not seem to fully understand queuing. Perhaps we are the exceptions, LOL. At the supermarket, there was a young couple in front of me in the Preferencia line. No clue to unloading their cart of maybe 8 items while the person in front of them checked out. As so often seems to happen in Rio, no clue as to how they will pay. (At another supermarket, the checkout guy seemed upset with me when an older lady tried to split off some items due to lack of dinheiros and then had to wait for a supervisor to void items. Then the whole thing went south and seemingly nothing worked at that cashier, then that cashier got upset with me, for getting upset about keeping folks waiting. Then I was told I would have to wait at the back of a very long queue to follow. Lessons in how not to do business on all sides.) To make matters even better, LOL, the checkout guy refused to enter my CPF and insisted on manually typing each barcode number for all items I was buying. At least I got my discounts. Again, sheer misery for nothing accomplished and a shining example of how not to do business. Meds: Pharmacy prices for various (seemingly always generic) meds do vary quite a bit. Boxes look quite similar too. So, you need to shop / ask around before buying. I have a CPF and some places don’t even need or want it, while others require it for a discount. I was looking for aspirin, the 81 mg ones. 500 mg tablets are a bit expensive and have been told it is a major problem for the NHS in the UK due to lack of suppliers. They do not have 81 mg. They do have aspirina prevent 100 mg aspirins, 30 for about 19 RS. Tadalafil 5 mg are 30 for about 10 RS. Antibiotics seem to require a BR receita or Rx from a BR doctor. PREP meds are available, but I think only at public or private health clinics, not street pharmacies. In general, Rx prices are quite low vs US, Canada or Europe, but they might not accept your non BR Rx script or empty vial, even with recent date. To get some idea of prices, which might be less in person, you can search for the various pharmacy companies and use their website tools like for https://www.drogaraia.com.br. Latbear4blk 1 Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted February 3 Members Posted February 3 4 hours ago, travguy said: Meds: Pharmacy prices for various (seemingly always generic) meds do vary quite a bit. Boxes look quite similar too. So, you need to shop / ask around before buying. I have a CPF and some places don’t even need or want it, while others require it for a discount. I was looking for aspirin, the 81 mg ones. 500 mg tablets are a bit expensive and have been told it is a major problem for the NHS in the UK due to lack of suppliers. They do not have 81 mg. They do have aspirina prevent 100 mg aspirins, 30 for about 19 RS. Tadalafil 5 mg are 30 for about 10 RS. Antibiotics seem to require a BR receita or Rx from a BR doctor. PREP meds are available, but I think only at public or private health clinics, not street pharmacies. In general, Rx prices are quite low vs US, Canada or Europe, but they might not accept your non BR Rx script or empty vial, even with recent date. To get some idea of prices, which might be less in person, you can search for the various pharmacy companies and use their website tools like for https://www.drogaraia.com.br. Welcome to Paradise Pharmacy. I never before needed to deal with a pharmacy beyond cold and back pain issues, and always loved how well the pharmacists served me in those occasions. But in my last time in Brazil I ran out of my T4, atorvastatin, and tadalafil. In Argentina and in the US, in most pharmacies I would need a doctor's note to get any of those. In Brazil. without a doctor's note and without CPF I got everything at a lower price than with insurance in other countries. Not only that. When I asked for my tadalafil, they offered me 3 x 1. By the way, I like your reports. You seem to suffer some exotic form of OD mixed with Cruising ADHD. Very entertaining to read. Quote
Keithambrose Posted February 4 Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Latbear4blk said: Welcome to Paradise Pharmacy. I never before needed to deal with a pharmacy beyond cold and back pain issues, and always loved how well the pharmacists served me in those occasions. But in my last time in Brazil I ran out of my T4, atorvastatin, and tadalafil. In Argentina and in the US, in most pharmacies I would need a doctor's note to get any of those. In Brazil. without a doctor's note and without CPF I got everything at a lower price than with insurance in other countries. Not only that. When I asked for my tadalafil, they offered me 3 x 1. By the way, I like your reports. You seem to suffer some exotic form of OD mixed with Cruising ADHD. Very entertaining to read. "By the way, I like your reports. You seem to suffer some exotic form of OD mixed with Cruising ADHD. Very entertaining to read" I wonder if smoking certain substances, at certain times, accounts fot the sonewhat James Joyce style of writing? floridarob and Latbear4blk 1 1 Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted February 4 Members Posted February 4 44 minutes ago, Keithambrose said: "By the way, I like your reports. You seem to suffer some exotic form of OD mixed with Cruising ADHD. Very entertaining to read" I wonder if smoking certain substances, at certain times, accounts fot the sonewhat James Joyce style of writing? And what about my reading? Quote
Members buttercawan Posted February 4 Members Posted February 4 @travguy You were at Bangu every Sunday. How were the GPs over there in your recent visits? Would you say it is better than New Meio Mundo or the same? Are there at least 1 or 2 with athletic build or mostly boy-next-door twink? I know @Latbear4blk and others have commented - just wanna know if anything changed since. I still haven't been, so I might go on my next trip. Quote
Members buttercawan Posted February 4 Members Posted February 4 If you know someone who works with the government, you can get a huge discount with their CPF. I was with a Brazilian friend at a pharmacy, and he said to use his ex's CPF (police or some gov department); my original total R600++ became R100++ with the CPF. (I didn't set out to use other's CPF from the start) Xclay 1 Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted February 4 Members Posted February 4 9 hours ago, buttercawan said: @travguy You were at Bangu every Sunday. How were the GPs over there in your recent visits? Would you say it is better than New Meio Mundo or the same? Are there at least 1 or 2 with athletic build or mostly boy-next-door twink? I know @Latbear4blk and others have commented - just wanna know if anything changed since. I still haven't been, so I might go on my next trip. I can tell I saw in Meio Mundo several guys I saw in Bangu. This one is an example: He was a disappointment in bed, but I think he matches the physical type you are looking for. There were several like him at Casa Grande. 9 hours ago, buttercawan said: If you know someone who works with the government, you can get a huge discount with their CPF. I was with a Brazilian friend at a pharmacy, and he said to use his ex's CPF (police or some gov department); my original total R600++ became R100++ with the CPF. (I didn't set out to use other's CPF from the start) I am in the process to get my CPF. I am in Buenos Aires right now. Next week, I have an appointment with the Brazilian Consulate here, I should walk out with my CPF approved if everything goes well. buttercawan 1 Quote
Members travguy Posted 5 hours ago Author Members Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Update Tuesday 10 February 2026 Where did we leave off….Tuesday 3 February 2026 Got rained out at the beach, LOL Eventually made it to 117. 1820-2230 hours ish. Show was unbearably loud and quite late. Met a forum member while chatting with a non forum friend, a bit before leaving. A very nice older tall black US guy (queen) who is retired in BR that I had not met before was enjoying champagne with his boyfriend from Bahia. Was invited to join and chat with them and he introduced me to Caio. Unfortunately, the sex was mostly mechanical. He did seem to enjoy the phone translated banter earlier on. Someone told me that Meio Mundo boys are only 100-, like Bangu. The next 3 days were mostly uneventful per this Forum. I did go to the free Ensaios Tecnicos or pre Carnaval parade practice at the Sambadromo Friday night. It started pouring rain again for the first of the 4 groups. It is a far cry from the spectacle of the real deal that begins around the few days before Carnaval Tuesday and the Campeus or Champions Parade that follows, the next Saturday night, Sunday am. I did not know that the M would be open at the 2 nearby stations until this ended, so I left early around MN to avoid what I thought might be a high cab fare vs trying to get on a bus later on. I do speak some PT and had no issue entering Setor 6 about in the middle of the stadium. Umbrellas or ponchos (kappa) were needed. Due to mild sunburn Friday and work issues, I had a slow start to Saturday. Should have been a great day. But wanted to avoid the sun. I went out after more heavy downpours that night and was quite surprised that Copa was as dead as I have ever seen it. Should have gone to Lapa and Centro which apparently were quite busy. Did see the paparazzi and unknown BR celebrities arriving for the Vogue Ball (some all costumed up) at the Copa Palace Hotel. Maybe I just needed a day off. Sunday 8 Feb 2026 Busy day despite some rain. Went to the Hippie Fair and saw many folks dressed up in Carnaval costumes in Ipanema. Did not see any in Copa Saturday night. Lots of hot guys, I mean super hot hot guys that make typical surfer dudes seem like Homer Simpson, LOL. Met some great guys at the gay beach, from Toronto and NYC. Then it poured rain again. Went to Teatro Claro it is on the 2nd floor of a large shopping center that is just north of M Siquiera Campos in a very non descript building. On the way to 202 we have passed it a million times, but never noticed it. Saw a great musical play about the life of BR musician Djavan. A bit of an epiphany in that even with my limited PT abilities, I was able to sort out most of the play. The audience knew most of the songs by heart. It was pouring as the play let out at 2100 hours. Another bad day using the hook up apps, nada x 2. I have never had this much bad luck before. However, I have turned down several GPs that were either not my type or I felt uncomfortable. Another note for folks new to this forum or BR: tons of police to be seen when you are out in Rio. It is quite normal here, so not an issue. Monday 9 Feb 2026 Morning was consumed with return trip and other issues. Sexy Rose was slow. Went to the sort of poor soft opening of a French “something or other” exhibit at the national library by the Cinelandia Metro. Almost nothing to see. But a lovely building. Folks were handling some of the books with gloves on. Many of the people I saw there were speaking in FR. Despite quite a rain, I finally made it to Meio Mundo, after stopping to eat near Confiteria Columbo. Difficult to assess what I experienced vs a more normal night due the rain which was causing nearby flooding. It only flooded at the front door when I was leaving. Unlike 117, you cannot hear the rain inside M M. Met multiple BR regulars who were very nice to me. They did mention Bangu, starting around 1500 hours. Also noted another place whose name I did not sort out, but they said it translates from PT to EN as slap your face. Maybe, per translator, ??Dá um tapa na sua cara (or something like that). Because, this might be in local vernacular, I have no idea what the place is called or where it is :(( There were only 2 GPs of interest to me. I had one and the other was busy with other clients. The guy I had ended up being weird. He started by sucking me and kissing nicely where we met. We agreed on a price, 150 RS, but maybe could have been lower, ?? In the room, he did not suck much and wanted me to suck on his forearm and elbow area, plus an occasional finger. Was not into me sucking him or kissing much in the room. As a bottom he was loose and not into standard receptive positions, LOL. When he came, it was like 2 drops. Also tried to change the deal a bit in the room for additional services, but nothing major. He gave me his whats app and said a private session would be much hotter someplace else. I guess I will never find out. Some of the guys were a bit like Bangu guys, some were not – fewer tattoos and some were a bit more muscular, but not like 117. I did not note any being at both places, but could easily be wrong as there seemed to be many different guys at Bangu each Sunday. Couple of larger black guys with huge ones at M M. Once I said I was ativo, they quickly scampered away. Several other GPs came and said hi to me and some spoke more, though very limited, EN than guys at 117 or 202. Was at MM from about 1815-2030 hours. Missed the show and do not know when it was scheduled for. God only knows what I stepped in near the flooded entry to M M as I left. The rain was mostly done for a while. Another app date fizzled later on. Overall, I would say that Bangu eats away a great deal of time on Sunday. Best if you are looking for multiple possible encounters with street guy next door types with a few tats and you need to be able to do basic hook up chat with the guys. Translators will help. The guys at M M tended to be thin and short. Twink ish. There are no room charges at Bangu. Monday entry and 1 room at M M was 105 RS. Very reasonable vs 117 and 202. No idea what the breakdown is. My issues with transportation to Bangu were rain related. Main reason for not going on 8 Feb. However, it might not have been as big an issue as the week before and the BR guys I met at M M did not mention any issues getting to or coming back from Bangu. Per comments, I don’t think I have ADHD, but I do keep track of business expenses and keep a diary too. I do enjoy looking back sometimes. So keeping up with these travel dalliances is easy for me. Generally not into special substances and as for Mr Joyce, I haven’t 1% of his literary talent. But I do thank KA and the many others here for their comments. As for the CPF, when I got it in June 2023, it was all done online. I might have had to redo the form along the way. Took a week or 2 as I remember. I followed a great set of instructions found on the web. Perhaps things have greatly changed since then. As before, many thanks to forum members and I hope my comments have aided others. Edited 5 hours ago by travguy typos and grammar chicobalto, Tartegogo and Latbear4blk 3 Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted 1 hour ago Members Posted 1 hour ago 4 hours ago, travguy said: Dá um tapa na sua cara (or something like that). Because, this might be in local vernacular, I have no idea what the place is called or where it is https://www.instagram.com/tapanacara.social/ Quote
