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[redxs]

Hey guys

I am looking to visit in October for about two weeks and looking to visit Rio and then move onto one or two other places.

I'm after some ideas on where to go!

I usually go Rio for the beaches in the day, saunas evening, and bars/clubs in the night. Sao Paulo I usually just do the bars and clubs. So looking for something different. 

Any suggestions on places to visit where I can go beach in the day and GP saunas? Maybe find a companion for a day or two.

I can remember speaking to a German guy off here in 117 (or was it 202) a few years back and he recommended visiting somewhere in Southern Brazil I think, he said the guys were often blond with blue eyes, and the GP saunas were good. Any ideas what city this was?

Many thanks in advance

[floridarob]

Have you ever been to Iguazu Falls, I regret waiting for so long to go there, was amazing. I was tired after so didn't attempt to hook up, it's a lot of work being a tourist, lol

German friend was probably talking about Porto Alegre.... I've been a handful of times, can be fun, gotta go on the right days, I don't remember off hand what the right days are, also Curitiba I liked.

[Jake Stick]

+1 for the Iguazu Falls recommendation. Not the best place to hookup but definitely worth the trip!

Salvador might be another suggestion for a mix of beach and saunas (although it’s in the opposite direction if you go to Iguazu Falls). 

Florianopolis also has beaches but I’m not sure about saunas. Others here might know more. 

[Latbear4blk]

I love Salvador, with some of my fav beaches and an amazing sauna. But if you are looking for blond with blue eyes GPs, it is not the right place for you.

[ShivRoy]

As others said, Iguazu are amazing - though no beach and no GPs.

If you want to have both a beach and GPs outside Rio with little hassle, that would be Salvador and especially Recife. 

 

[redxs]

7 hours ago, Latbear4blk said:

I love Salvador, with some of my fav beaches and an amazing sauna. But if you are looking for blond with blue eyes GPs, it is not the right place for you.

I'm not precious about the blond hair and blue eyes, I just remember the guy recommending it as a good place to visit. 

I'm just looking to go back to Brazil but add something new to my trip - so any suggestions are most welcome.

So Recife or Salvador - which would be better mid week in October? Any accomodation tips ok on bringing guys back?

[Xclay]

On 7/21/2026 at 4:39 PM, redxs said:

he recommended visiting somewhere in Southern Brazil I think, he said the guys were often blond with blue eyes, and the GP saunas were good.

Brazil's three states in the far south have the highest proportion of European ancestry.

Santa Catarina:  The "blondest" state has cities and towns in the "European Valley" (like Blumenau and Pomerode) that retain a strong German heritage where natural blond hair and light eyes are common compared to the rest of the country.  But no GP saunas in Blumenau, Joinville, or Balneário Camboriú. Coastal Florianópolis used to have a GP sauna (but I don't recall blonds) or know if a GP sauna operates now.

Paraná:  Also features high European ancestry, mostly descended from Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, and some German immigrants. Curitiba still has a couple of GP saunas. At one I met a handsome blond jock 20 years ago, but only Mediterraneans in the years since. 

Rio Grande do Sul: Contains the highest absolute number of European Brazilians (and hits about 80%) but despite the many German settlers (north of Porto Alegre) and some Russians, most others were Portuguese (esp from the Azores!) and Italian. Porto Alegre has had at least one (and years ago, for a while, as many as three active GP saunas). The best were Plataforma and then Mezzanino; and now Lux.  In the early 2000s Plataforma did have some GPs with light brown hair -- including one handsome German Jewish GP bottom from Gramado. Now GPs at Lux are mostly from the Mediterranean gene pool.  I like Porto Alegre and hanging out in the upscale Moinhos de Vento neighborhood a few blocks from Lux, but don't expect GP blonds.

[ShivRoy]

On 7/22/2026 at 4:09 PM, redxs said:

I'm not precious about the blond hair and blue eyes, I just remember the guy recommending it as a good place to visit. 

I'm just looking to go back to Brazil but add something new to my trip - so any suggestions are most welcome.

So Recife or Salvador - which would be better mid week in October? Any accomodation tips ok on bringing guys back?

weather-wise, October is great for both cities as the rain season will have been well over

beach-wise, I like Recife more with its long wide beach which you can walk to from your hotel by simply crossing the road. The only downside you can't really swim as it's shark-infested (and it's serious).

sights-wise, Salvador has an upper hand as it has an incredible history and an amazingly beautiful old town. Recife has pretty and colonial Olinda in its suburbs too, though - a nice half-day trip. Recife's airport is much closer to the city than Salvador's. The other important consideration is security and safety - Salvador is defo more dangerous and you need to know where you go. Even in the old town, local folks were screaming at us on the street on several occasions: "don't turn right here, perigoso, turn left" 

GP-wise, Salvador is a bigger city and is considered the capital of the black Brazil - so there goes the prevailing type. A couple of saunas are good. Recife is more diverse but a bit more next-door'ish, but a couple of excellent saunas and I always had good time there.

It's a matter of personal preferences - despite Salvador being more historically rich, if I needed to make a choice for myself, I'd choose Recife, but YMMV.

If you are talking specifically mid-week rather than mid-October, then Salvador may have an edge as Tuesday night is an incredible night in Salvador with the old town coming alive for a great street fiesta. In Recife, mid-week would be certainly much quieter, with the best sauna nights being Thurs, Fri and Sat - I was shocked to find out that Sunday is a dead day in Recife, even though it's one of the best days elsewhere in Northeast like Fortaleza and Sao Luis

[Jake Stick]

Since you mentioned the safety issue in Salvador, when looking on Google Maps the area around Clube 11 seems sketchy (and the sauna doesn’t even come up, I need to enter the actual address). I’m guessing it’s still pretty safe to go there if the Uber drops you off right at the door and you go inside immediately (not stay out on the street)?

Also, what time do you recommend going (is 6pm a good time to arrive like some other GP saunas elsewhere in Brazil)?

[ShivRoy]

On 7/25/2026 at 9:45 PM, Jake Stick said:

Since you mentioned the safety issue in Salvador, when looking on Google Maps the area around Clube 11 seems sketchy (and the sauna doesn’t even come up, I need to enter the actual address). I’m guessing it’s still pretty safe to go there if the Uber drops you off right at the door and you go inside immediately (not stay out on the street)?

Also, what time do you recommend going (is 6pm a good time to arrive like some other GP saunas elsewhere in Brazil)?

Should be fine - hey it's Brazil, nobody would give you 100% assuarances but should be fine - on the way back definitely wait inside until the Uber arrives at the door before heading out, but that's my normal way anywhere in Brazil. I do remember driving in an Uber to this old town sauna from another part of the old town and looking at the sights from the window: or hey this man is actually breaking into somebody's car right this second let's not stop here lol.

I usually arrive before 6pm like 5-ish, as 7:30pm is the time some guys may start to trickle out one by one

[Jake Stick]

That sounds good, thanks for the answering!