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From Yahoo Sports

We all know Kaka is a religious man of morals. It's literally (well, almost literally) written all over him. So it's no surprise to learn that Brazil's #10 is not a big fan of whoring.
To prove it, Kaka recently joined Ashton Kucther's campaign against prostitution, and was photographed holding a "Real MEN don't buy GIRLS!!" sign, which Kaka then shared with his one million plus Twitter followers.
You'll get no bloggy sarcasm or snark from me here. At least none directed toward Kaka. Because apart from this all too rare wholesome gesture from a top-level footballer, my favorite thing about this is Kaka wearing his Brazil jersey backward in the photo to give the message as wide a reach as possible.
Famous as Kaka is, there's always going to be someone who doesn't recognize him, and the sight of some random fella in a Brazil shirt holding a hand-painted and randomly capitalized sign is a lot less effective than one of the world's greatest players sending a message about ethics. So bonus points to Kaka for his humility, but double bonus points if the other side of that sign contains a personal message for Frank Ribery.

From a smart observer/reader

If I were a super sports star, I would not have to "pay" either, except you pay one way or another, like when Cade McNown, one of the innumerable lousy Bears QB's, bought his Playboy bunny girlfriend a $200,000 Porsche. Oh, but that's a "gift", that's "love", that's not "paying for it".

From a guy who knows what he wants

I don't HAVE TO pay. the truth is that i have more pussy than i can handle here at home. it's not that i am such a spectacular guy. it's simply the cruel reality. "decent guys" are a rare find for african americans. the stats are pretty staggering with black males 18-35 leading the way in violent deaths and incarceration. black women outnumber black males 3:1 on college campuses. it's easy picking for a single, educated black male, <50 with no kids and no prison record. i juggle as many as i have time to juggle and don't follow up on many of the promising new pussy leads that come my way. i know 15-20 other educated, single black men without kids in the same situation. i don't even have to pay in the form of gifts or dates with many of them. i have even dated a few who showered me with the expensive gifts while expecting nothing of financial value in return. the real payment they all demand must be paid in emotional currency. they want time and emotional commitments that i am not ready to give. so i can look kaka in the face and tell him honestly that i do not HAVE TO buy anything. i just LIKE TO. i like the ability to fulfill my physical need/desire and leave without worrying about subsequent emotional baggage.

The truth of it all

I hear you Doctor Johnson, if you were willing to put in the time you would have definitely been in high demands. The black women definitely have big issues when it comes to finding a decent man and as for you, the title gives you many feet-in. How many girls can you shag and just get up and go without feeling guilty or you are abusing someone who desires a lot more from you than just a good shagging.
Real men who don't want to abuse women pay for sex. It is the easiest way to Shag-N-Go without all the emotional stuff. I've got nothing to say to those stars who want to use their position in life for a cause. Pretty sure they have made a few promises to a few women while seeking pussy. If they want to play Saint, they can but the truth shall set you free. Sorry I had to say that!!
Anyway, who gives a fuck? That sign is not going to stop any of the Brazilian girls/guys from paying or selling their pussy (anybody else for that matter where the girls are hot and paying for sex is fun).

Conversation about Central/Eastern Europe Continues

I am quite sure that both the clubs in Vienna and Berlin are run by some sort of Eastern European mafia. But everything is totally legal in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

I was talking to one of the Romanian girls, and prostitution is illegal there, but tolerated, which is the case in general in those countries. I think the legal aspect is a draw for DE/AT/CH whatever abuse and exploitation the girls have, it is a hell of a lot less where it is legal. Plus, in RO, BG etc - how great is their legal system in general anyway? being in the EU has made it a lot easier for RO and BG girls to get to these clubs.

Croatia (the coast anyway) is a huge tourist attraction. People drive there from Slovakia for example. I have yet to meet a girl from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, or what ever other pieces of Yugoslavia in these clubs (maybe once a Serbian girl). Maybe they are not as hot, maybe it is too hard still to get out. It is a mystery to me, but suggests that a shagging trip to Croatia might not be so good. The Black Sea of Romania (Constanta)/Bulgaria (Burgas and Varna) might be a better bet. The Bulgarian thong girl, Reni, was from the Black Sea also, I think. She would have met both of your standards, I guarantee.

One last thing. I did not do any shagging in Slovakia. Tried to get some rest and the place is not what it used to be. On Friday, my friend there took me to the town of Nitra, where they have a smaller university. His contact their was a woman biochem professor named Klaudia. I thought that name was hott, but figured a science professor - get real. Wrongo - she lived up to my fantasies; she was in her early 40's but really hott. Married with two teenaged sons.

I don't know how much the web site shows, but Artemis is pretty large. There is a sort of lobby, with an area with small boxes (like little mail boxes) where you lock up your wallet and other valuables. Then you go there to pay the girl, so she doesn't have to wander through the locker room. I keep my watch, glasses, keys (if any) as well as wallet in the box.

There is a big locker room and a bar on that floor the "whiskeyria" as we would call it in BR.
It has a small side room with movies, and in the back is the kitchan and dininig room, with the buffet and regular chairs and tables. That's where I was one night - sitting around the dinner table with Vivi and her Romanian friends, just like we were back home in Transylvania (Contanta is in Dobrudja, but who cares).

Upstairs there are rooms. Downstairs, there is a larger "Kino", a fitness room with all of the health club stuff (that I have never seen used) and another room with saunas, a pool, and another bar area.

I guess I was there for quite a few hours each time. It is funny how the time goes. eating, shagging, showering, scoping around, talking some, although never to any guys since I have not really noticed any Americans and the mixture of languages is crazy.

Sentiment from the players of the playground

I am afraid to venture in those European zones because I think that whole trade is control by the mafia and the girls may not have any says in the matter hence a case of bad sex but it sounds like you are having fun.

Also the Euro is just too high. Although it had getting beating down quite a bit in the last few weeks.
Have you ever made to Croatia? I will like to go there before they become part of the EU.
I must say that I do enjoy the polish and the hungarian women very much. They are very sexy with lots of features. I am in Cambodia, lots of beautiful women, with nice hips, ass, tits, and big lips but they definitely are seeking white dudes.

I am shagging but not even closed to the amount I will like to shag because there are so many of them selling their pussy. Many seemed to play the boy friend game.
I hear guys saying that they are shagging for free all the time but the girls always show up after work unannounced while they are shagging someone else. Or better yet, the girls have been in their room so many times, they just ask for the key even when the guys are not in the room.
And they call it shagging for free.

The girls very much want something long tern and they are willing to sacrifice immediate cash for a relationship that may develop into a long term one.
Either way, most guys ended not being so happy because there are a lot of pussy to shag and the girls they were shagging for 'free' can become and instant cock blocker.
Anyway assi es la vida in cambodia but it saddened me sometimes that I can't fuck all the girls I see especially when they are hanging out with a 70 year old dude.
But I am happy for all those old guys too. Especially those who make the efforts to get out under the constraints of Western civilizations.

Keeping you in the Loop, Another excellent report from Eastern Europe

Here I am in Central Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia. I have not done too much hobbying here on this trip, but a few things to report.

I was delayed leaving Chicago by one day due to thunderstorms (May 31). The whole thing was a big pain in the ass, with a half day at MDW waiting for a flight that was eventually cancelled. I worry about travel in winter, but summer can suck too.

This was via Detroit to Amsterdam, then I missed my connection to Cologne. At least I did not end up paying for an unused hotel. They probably had to pay for the night I was not there.

Thursday was a holiday, Corpus Christi, they get all of these crazy religious holidays off even though far more people in Germany today go to mosques than to churches. They got rid of their Jews (who were slavishly loyal to Germany which got them nothing but eventual extermination - this includes many of my father's family), but now they have Moslems out the wazoo.

While walking around, I saw a "Sauna Club". I went there that night. I was horny because in the day I saw a beautiful Latin type girl in a park strip down to her black thong bikini to sun herself (it was the first warm day in ages). To see a "normal" girl strip is a much bigger turn on than being surrounded by naked girls at the FKK club here. This place was bad - three girls, all ugly. It was 50 euro to get in and 90 euro for 30 min. I went with the least ugly one, who was still one of the worst looking I have ever been with. She had a powerful orgasm from my oral and really wanted me to come back the next night - for free maybe, not for 140 euro - even at today's exchange rate.

On Saturday I went to Vienna and went to Golden Time both weekend days. It's a nice place; they have a small pool with the girls sunning themselves naked. I would much prefer them in thongs. There were also lots of middle aged European men sunning themselves; I would have preferred them not being there. They really take that nudist culture seriously. Kind of unappetizing for me.

I was with a Cuban girl, fake tits, but hot Latin type. No English, but quite friendly. I was also with a tall well built dark haired Hungarian girl, we spoke in German.

Sunday another similar built Hungarian and a Spanish girl. Not so crazy about the Spanish one, but her English was excellent and was nice to talk to.

Entry and two shags runs you 200 euro; good food and free soft drinks, and lots of naked girls roaming around and sometimes coming on to you. Only one other American that I noticed.

Monday I was at the U of Vienna, had a number of beers with the guys there and got back late in no mood for more shagging and save some money.

Tuesday, I went again. I was with a very hott Romanian girl. She did not warn me as to the time and it was 40 min, so I ended up having to pay her 120 euro. Quite a ripoff. Romanians are hot, but crooked - beware!

I was with yet another Romanian who was very cute and only 30 min, no problems. Then I was with a final Romanian who looked just like Sandra Bullock except shorter and fatter (although Ms Bullock is too skinny anyway) and spoke excellent English. I was too tired for decent sex and was not really that attracted to her, so I ended up spending a total of 240 euro for shagging that was worth 120.

However, I did not have really bad experiences like I had with one at LUomo and at 4x4 back in March. You won't have the highs here like in Brazil, but likely not the lows either. In Europe it is very systematic and business like.

There was one really cute Romanian I did not shag that I regret. Otherwise, it was enough.

Mike might like the Hungarian girls. Tall, dark hair, pretty thick, and sometimes with some slightly Oriental features since they came from Central Asia over 1000 years ago. They can be prety wld too, at least by European standards.

There I travelled to Slovakia by short bus ride on Wednesday. I have not done anything here. There is a club I had gone to here, but it is not a good deal, esp. now that they have the euro, they had jacked up prices. Lots of hot ones on the street esp. since it is in the 80's and sunny.

I am leaving for Berlin this evening and will hit my favorite place, Artemis, for three nights, and then back to Chicago.

info and more info/travel advisory/money and issues we care aboutr

While boarding the plane at ORD, there was a woman seated and bending down - revealing her g-string - just the tiniest string between her butt cheeks connected with a little metal ornament to the strings around her waist. That got me in the mood for Rio - she certainly was not from Chicago.

In a way it's a good thing, Chicago, in the winter especially, is not conducive to horniness. Rio, however...

The tragedy is that I forgot my phone -- the one I was so proud of that I would get the SIM chip for Brazil - back at home (I was going to do that right before I left). That will make it tough to call Lou's favored escort service; I will have to go my traditional terma route. However, the weather seems to be good in Rio, unlike when I was there in August, so maybe whore beach is a possibility. I wonder how that will be affected by HELPless - ness.

Well I got a rude shock at LUomo last night - not only have they raised the cost for a cabine to R$240 (from 210, and from 180 recently), but they have removed the dining area and made another bar like area.
so no more free dinner. I had not planned on that and was starving.

The garotas are Ok, but nothing special. The tall mulata with excellent English, Sheila, was there. I mentioned Myles to her. She wants you to come back - well that´s up to you.

My main point is that if you do the math, it is actually a better deal in Berlin than in Rio.

Artemis: 80 euro entry, 60 euro per shag; I spend 200, which at 1.4 $/euro (actually better now) is $280
unlimited soft drinks, no buying shit for the girls, delicous German food until quite late.

LUomo: hard to split up charges, but pretty much impossible to spend less than R$510, which at 1.8 BRL/USD is about 280, but the rate is currently worse than that, but I spent R$530. I got the entry discoutn for arriving by 7pm, but then no food.

Plus, 60 euro for shag #3, but over 200 reais (discount for #3)

Plus, in Berlin, you have zero chance of getting robbed, or credit card fraud, excellent safe transit 24 h.

The clubs in western Germany where there is more competiton charge 50 euro entry only, although I have no personal experience as to quality.

So my point is, not that you should necessarily run off to Germany, but Rio is just not cost effective anymore.

during the week, I am going to go to Centro, but I doubt that there are any great bargains there

Sentiment from the players of the playgrpund

just have to see what these Thai and Cambodian girls look like. To some extent, a $5 a pop, who cares. I have been with two very hott Thai girls (not at the same time - I ain't no Love Machine Lou) at Artemis in Berlin, for 60 euros a pop, and that would cover a month in Cambodia it seems.

As for Brazil, they are just getting too prosperous, is the root of it - too much like a First World country. You're right that 2014 and 2016 will make things even worse. And the Europeans are or have fucked up their economy similarly to us.

Fortaleza, not counting my white and blue collar crime problems, can be OK, with R$95 a shag at Prive Bellissima, but that is not a place that you can hang around. The Praia da Iracema places are, but that is the Help scene, there is nothing there like good termas.

Sao Paulo has lots of online escorts that look great, and I have seen some very hott ones on the street (I assume - hope - not trannies). Bahamas and BomBoa have a great selection, but prices are higher than Rio - even comparing what I paid a couple of years ago to Rio today.

Porto Alegre is nice - a good termas - Karandache, a good club, Carmen's (but expensive) and lots of online escorts. Mina (Belo Horizonte) was nothing much and no bargain, and Recife was a bust, getting ripped off by both garotas and taxi drivers. I had that close call in Santa Maria, RS due their credit card machine supposedly not working.

Even now, Rio is still the best in Brazil, but that is more of a statement about how much less attractive Brazil is, than how great Rio is.

Americans going elswhere in Brazil will likely be disappointed and have the problem of being more likely to be ripped off - in Rio, paradoxically, the large number of gringos means less ripoff (not talking about actual crime, but just shady providers, etc.) while places where Americans are rare means - let's go get them.

Colombia might be a good place. There is a conference there in Cartagena in October, but I don't see myself going because of my teaching schedule (Saturday class - my least favorite thing).

Playground/ a week in paradise(Rio de janeiro)/ from a traveling amigo

Ok here is a day by day run through (some of which might be repeats).

Friday - L'Uomo like olden days - as I mentioned very disappointed by higher prices and no more dinner and hangout room. Was with two garotas that I had known from the past, one, Patricia, for several years. The first night pretty horny and would do anything anyway.

Saturday - huge rains (although not as bad as what they have been having lately - I wonder how things are now?); big meal at Carretao churascarria and just went to bed.

Sunday - back to L'Uomo, since Centro termas are closed. I was with one garota that I had a great body (blondish hair; don't remember her name; into surfing), but she was not really into taking the dick inside. I thought maybe it was just me, not really sure, since I was not yet up to full speed in Rio. Then with a mulata, cute gal, big booty, small tits, but was OK.

Monday - 4x4, really good time with very nice and intelligent loira, 2 pops in 1 hour and that was enough for me. I am still have flashback to the sight of walking into the boite in 4x4 and seeing the huge array of garotas.

Tuesday, Monte Carlo, thanks to you. Good time with two morenas; one was almost Arabic looking. Don't remember names. But the highlight was seeing Safira (Cassandra in TMC; real name Carina). You definitely want to look for her. Light mulata with the cutest face and excellent body and performance - she has braces; her teeth must have been pretty messed up because she has had orthodonture for the 2.5 years since I last saw her.

Wednesday - Monte Carlo again. two shags, one with a really cute little loira, the other I can't even remember now - it wasn't bad, I am just blanking. Maybe it was only one on Tuesday, and then two on Wed. Tuesday in the daytime I saw an escort with her own apartment whom I have known for a few years. She is really great, but is getting a bit old now (as in age).

Thursday - back to Luomo for one last attempt. I tried again with that surfer chick. We scientists have to replicate our experiments. Worse than the first time. This was like the worst of European experiences where they want to do anything to get you off without having vaginal sex (anal is of course out also)

Friday - back to 4x4. Met that Anheuser-Busch guy, and another American - a big fat Jewish guy who is a doctor in Memphis; quite a character. The garota situation not so good. I with one rather muscular tattooed morena. I had eaten a lot before hand and she was not really my type or style. It was not terrible, but not like 4x4 earlier that week. Then I met this morena with a really pretty face. She was wearing a sort of camisole so I really did not see her body that well - big mistake. She took a really long time to come to the room; leaving me waiting there, and cam in with a cigarette. We ended up basically doing nothing - I was not aroused, I didn't like her, a total "F". (the surfer I give a "D" because of her hot body, and I did have better time with her despite everything). I am particularly annoyed with myself because there was this very beautiful (face and body) friendly negra that talked to me shortly after the first one, but I was just not ready. Then I lost her, and saw her with guy right in front of us when getting a room with the second one. I should have ditched the one I was with and waiting - there is plenty to look at while waiting around.

Saturday - back to TMC. This was the high point. Met this beautiful mulata/morena (it's funny that in the dark of the boite, I thought that she was a (white) morena, but then in room I realized that she must have some African in her. In any case, a look that you find only in Brazil (not Thailand - sorry Lou). Her name is Paola. You definitely want to meet her. She speaks very good English with a strange accent (i.e., not your normal Brazilian). Why is this? because she met a Polish guy at TMC and then lived with him in Poland (in Silesia (Slask (pronounced shlonsk) in Polish, Schlesien in German - it was German for centuries before 1945, but I digress) from March - Sept 2009. They communicated in English (she knows a little Polish - I know a few words of Polish and Slovak, so I used that on her too) and so she speaks English with sort a Brazilian/Polish accent. She was a great shag - all over wonderful. I guess for me this was the perfect combination of Brazilian and Eastern European

Then I finally hooked up with Safira, as I call her. Wonderful, just like in the past

Sunday, the last night, at TMC again. Quite empty of clients, but Ok selection. I was with a cute loira who was OK. Then Estrela, a very attractive morena. She had implants, but very nicely done. Very intelligent and good personality and really nice pussy. If you find her attractive, then I would recommend her to you. I would like to see her again myself.

Monday - took a walk along CopaCabana before checking out of the apartment and heading to Galeao. It was a bright sunny day, but quite empty. Still, there were a number of hotties out there, and easy to see since there were no families, hordes of kids, idiotos with their hack-sack or soccer balls. If I had not been leaving, I would have approached some of them. Earlier in the week it was either bad weather, or good, but on the weekend with too many crowds. There does not seem to much of a scene by Othon Palace beach; that may have been killed off by the closing of Help. I would have definitely gone to Help on a couple of the nights I was there; instead, I just got the noise of the demolition of the place (they started pounding concrete early every morning except Sunday).

if you can, say hello to Paola, Safira/Cassandra, and Estrela from me

A few thoughts and ideas from fellow travelers

Fortunately rio has something to offer us all. my m.o. is different than yours. I never plan my trips to l'uomo so that I arrive early enough for the discount. so that does not factor into my bottom line. also, if I recall correctly, you are not much of an alcohol drinker.The real beauty and value of rio for me is finding a beautiful girl to fuck me shitless in my apartment all night long, multiple orgasms over the course of 10-12 hours for less than what I pay in a terma for one shag (ex. the juliana experience). I like termas. however, when I am exhausted from a marathon all-night session with a carioca who doesn't leave until mid-afternoon, I like to relax until the mood for something new hits me hits me. I don't like being on a schedule....ex. I've got to get to 4x4 and grab a girl before 5 p.m. I've got to get inside l'uomo before 7 p.m. The average joe who wants some flexibility, and the average joe is going to have a few drinks inside a termas. by comparison a capirinha (my drink of choice) was R$14 at monte carlo vs. R$25 at l'uomo in january. the average joe does one shag and leaves. you and lou are studs of a different caliber - lol! most do not consider 2 shags as standard. it sounds like you are regimented enough to arrive early and consistently get the l'uomo discount. and I don't think the premium that l'uomo charges for drinks will affect your bottom line much. so do what works for you. but I can tell you from experience that for the average joe who arrives after 7p, drinks alcohol, does one shag and leaves....tmc is the better value.

Also I find that the girls in l'uomo recently just seem to sit around half asleep and disinterested. It's almost impossible for me to assess their bodies because they don't get up and move around. They just sit slumped and slouched in some corner of the boite. Has that been your experience this trip? my mentality has always been - I AM THE CUSTOMER. The girls should speak, smile, and be pleasant. I should not have to ask her to stand up and be sociable. recently the selection and attitude of the girls in l'uomo has been too poor during peak night hours with the full contingent of girls for me to even consider arriving early when some of the girls may not even be present yet. The only thing I can imagine worse than my most recent l'uomo experiences is l'uomo earlier in the evening with even fewer girls to sit around looking disinterested.

lies,lies,more lies to scare you from seeking Happinesss

From the outset, that word was a problem. On a strict definition, eventually expressed in international law by the 2000 Palermo protocol, sex trafficking involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to transport an unwilling victim into sexual exploitation. This image of sex slavery soon provoked real public anxiety.
But a much looser definition, subsequently adopted by the UK's 2003 Sexual Offences Act, uses the word to describe the movement of all sex workers, including willing professionals who are simply travelling in search of a better income. This wider meaning has injected public debate with confusion and disproportionate anxiety.
The end result of a massive law enforcement investigation that including every single law enforcement agency in the entire country, special agencies and the government is that not one single person who ever forced anyone into the sex trade was found. Not one.
Despite politicians and media claiming thousands of people are brought into the country each and every year to be forced into a prostitution (a claim echoed in the US, in Canada and in pretty much every Western nation), there’s actually little evidence it happens at all and it’s likely real numbers are extremely smaller than those tossed around in the media.
The so called information comes from misquoted, misunderstood or completely fabricated sources. It’s sensationalism and piss poor journalism at its best.
As it happens, UK law enforcement originally claimed it had achieved a massive success in its bid to end human trafficking by making over 500 arrests. Once the Guardian got a hold of the official documentation, that number changed. Over 100 were clerical errors.
They never really happened. That brought the number down to just over 400. About half of those arrested were women, few implicated in any kind of trafficking.
53 had been released even before the program was called a success, 106 with no charges filed and 47 for minor offences. 73 were charged for immigration breaches, and 76 got hit with drug charges.
In the end, 96 people were arrested for trafficking, 67 were charged and 47 never made it to court. In fact, only 22 were prosecuted, including two women rescued as victims.
15 men and women were ultimately convicted, according to the program’s definition of trafficking, which includes transporting a sex worker who is willingly going along with you. 10 of the people convicted fell under this definition, and had forced no one into the sex trade.
That leaves five people, two of whom were in prison months before the crackdown even began. The other three were convicted at the end of an investigation started in 2006, a year before the program began.
So in the end, no one was found to have been a human trafficker as the result of a massive, cross country sting operation that investigated over 800 brothels and other establishments, raiding sex workers and those who work with them.
Five people, over the span of a few years, were charged with real, legitimate trafficking. Is it a problem? Of course, in much the way supervillains are a problem. It’s real, but it’s not nearly as bad as the movies make it seem sometimes.

Stories from the Playground of Fortaleza Brazil

Greetings from Fortaleza.

I made it here on my two stops (Cincy and ATL) without a hitch; the ice storm arrived in Chicago later that afternoon. We were 1 h late, so a flight from Italy arrived at the same time. Total chaos at immigration with hundreds of horny Italians trying to get in. They completely cannot handle it here - with more than one international flight.

My first hotel was very nice. Lots of wealthy Brazilian tourists, which means lots of hott women (but not available, although I did not try). I did nothing the first night, Christmas Eve, thinking that everyone was in Church, which is probably not the case.

Christmas Day, I decided to walk to Praia do Futuro, which looked close to my hotel on the map. I walk by the port area and a big Petrobras palnt, and then past some residences where some teenage boys are hanging around. I go past them with no notice. Presently, I hear rapid steps behind me and my backpak is ripped off of my shoulders. I ran across the street (a big one) and this car stopped right away. A coupled took me into their car. The woman worked at another hotel and they gave me a ride back to mine. The thieves got one ripped backback, which was a souvenir from a conference in Rio in 2007, so it had sentimental value, one ratty towel, one nasty old bottle of sunblock, and the plastic case to a cheap pair of sunglasses I got for free from a local pizza place. I hope they are happy with their big haul from the rich gringo. I had a no wallet on me, and only a few reais and photocopied ID.

It coud have been much worse (I was robbed at knifepoint in Rio in the daytime in 2004), but it still sucks and is psychologically bad. Ironically, both this incident and the Rio one were when I was walking in the middle of the day (Saturday in Rio, Xmas here) from one beach to the other (Copa to Ipanema, and Mucuripe to Futuro here).

I have not seen any women of note on the beach here - lots of families and kids Thursday through Sunday.

By Friday night I was thinking that this was a total bust.

Friday night (Xmas) I walked down to Praia da Iracema. I went to Zipi Bar; the first one you hit. Empty at 10 pm, but then pretty crowded by 11, and packed at midnight. Lots of GPs, many very hott (some not).

There is a motelnearby, Village Motel, on Rua Ararius. R$51 for 2 h; very nice rooms, fully equipped. I went with one on Xmas night, R$150, bu tthen I paused and she did not want to continue, except for R$100, we then agreed on R$50. She also asked for (and got) R$20 for a taxi, which she kept and we took the taxi back and I went on to my hotel, all paid by me. So I got ripped off the first night. She was hott though, from Piaui state originally.

Saturday night I went back to Zipi and was with another one. The sex was actually better with the ripoff artist, although this time R$150 straight, and totally legit with the taxis. This one was into biting, which I am not.

Sunday night, nothing. watched some TV in the room and learned about that idiot on the NWA flight. Now it will be an even bigger pain in the ass getting home. I checked out at 9, and waited for the guy I know at the U here (Universidade Federal do Ceara). Lots more hott Brazilian women checking in and milling about.

We went to UFC. The barrio it is in is called Pici. It turns out it is actually PC (Post Command). The site was a US base in WWII. There is a street called "Mister Hull", Cordell Hull was FDR's Secretary of State, so that is probably the origin. I was there for a while and then we went to lunch at "North Shopping" (actual name). They have an ice rink. That would have been funny to see. I used to skate a lot from grade school through college; I could not do much worse than these Brazilians.

Now I am at another, cheaper hotel. The first one jacked up the rates starting Monday. This one is better located. Yesterday afternoon, I went to "Prive Belissima" recommended on GP Guia. About a R$ 15 - 20 taxi ride and I could not have found it myself. Not a very good selection, but they are open 24 h. I was with a very cute one from Manaus. It was somewhat rushed, but OK. R$90 + 2 (condom); I had two soft drinks (each R$3); no extra charges.

last night again to Zipi Bar. The garotas there do not come one to you (at least not to me). Except for the hottness factor (compounded by little need for clothing here), it could be a club in Chicago. I was with one, this time a pure European origin. The best experience so far. I got ripped off about R$10 by the taxi driver, but so it goes. So the standard Zipi experience is about R$220 - 240.The first, ripoff one got a pack of cigs at the Motel and a Smirnoff Ice, so that was the upper end, and the second one just a water.

After the motel, the one last night wanted to be dropped off in Praia da Iracema. So I finally - on my fifth night here - saw what the hell Lou was talking about. It is exactly as described, right past the police station, and then right (Rua Tremembes) and there is a sort of Bourbon Street scene. Except for the hottness factor, of course. Forro Mambo is the biggest place and there are maybe half a dozen other boites within a couple of blocks.

I do not regret Zipi Bar, it is a lot less chaotic and easier to get in and out. There is gridlock in the real Praia Iracema area. There are probably a lot of normal people there (none at Zipi Bar), and even the chance of meeting a regular brasileira there as a tourist - but most are probably with guys.

Important Report from Rio. Emergency. emergency

HELP IS NO MORE!!!

There have been rumors of help closing for as long as I have been visiting Brazil. I guess it took the city to win the World Cup and Olympic bids to make it reality. I know some guys who have been coming to Rio for 5+ years who have never been anywhere besides Help and Meia Pattaca. It's truly the dawn of a new day for those type individuals. They will be forced to venture outside of their comfort zones. Even though the three of us did not focus the majority of our time and efforts on Help, I am already seeing evidence that it will affect us. I went to Monte Carlo tonight. They were making every customer aware that their prices increased today. If I am a conspiracy theorist and you two think it is completely coincidental that Help closed last night, and MC raised it's prices today; then let me know.

Just for your knowledge. In October I went to MC, did 40 minutes with a girl, and drank 2 capirinhas for R$290. I did 1 hr tonight because the girl was a sweetheart, and I could not tell her no when she asked for 1 hr and the suite. But I drank no alcohol, only two waters. So knowing the price of my water and the new service prices, it would cost $R328 to do 40 minutes and drink two waters now. Probably $R340 with two alcoholic beverages.

A Copacabana icon is dead, and it's the end of an era. With the weakened USD, the growing Brazilian economy, and the closing of Help I think Rio is going to eventually be outside the affordable price range of more than a few.

The beauty of Copacabana

Meu amigo explained one of his favorite parts of the Playground of Rio


The termas will be around, but it's not the same. the beauty of copa was being able to interact with other americans in a centralized location. the beauty of copa was being able to enjoy the beach without missing your afternoon shag. what terma allows you to sunbathe, while sipping a capirinha and making your selection from the string bikini beauties scattered along the sand? the beauty of copa was being able to peruse potential targets strolling up and down the strip while eating dinner with an ocean view. the beauty of copa was knowing that a farewell shag was likely to be strolling just outside your apartment door when it was nearing time for departure. there was no need to lug bags to 4x4 and taxi directly to the airport from 4x4 unless you absolutely wanted to do it that way. just as a diversified portfolio is the best investment strategy, diversity of options is also good for the playground. whether you loved or hated help, it gave an added dimension to the playground. even those who hated and avoided help will be forced to acknowledge just how much the scene has changed for the worse in its absence. RIP!

Copacabana is dead

This is a nice,informative,and sad report from "um Amigo do Playground"

made it back home today. This most recent trip was really interesting. I arrived on January 6. The last official day of operation for Help was Thursday, January 7. By Saturday, January 9, the Help building was gutted and empty. This includes the adjacent restaurants. It was quite eerie seeing that area so dark and desolate at night. Help's closing has affected the entire Copacabana (Avenida Atlantica) scene. Meia Pattaca no longer exists in its former fashion. It is now a family oriented restaurant with no working girls to be found. The working girl beach scene was also destroyed by the closing of Help. This past week during the immediate post-Help fallout, a number of the Help girls could be found hanging out at the Balcony. It's not large enough to replace Help. It is not a club, and it is not indoors. I do not think it will ever be a true replacement for Help. Besides there really is a city-wide government effort to "clean-up" before the World Cup (2014) and Olympics (2016) arrive. Government officials do not want the shadier aspects of Rio so readily visible to the international eye. Many do not feel that the government will accept the scene simply being shifted a few blocks further north from Help to the Balcony. They want it removed from the strip altogether. There is already speculation about when the government will move to shut down the Balcony. Of course we all know that the game will always exist in Rio. The girls will just be working in places less visible along paths less well traveled.

A number of the girls have already moved out of Copacabana, because without Help and a steady supply of easy marks willing to pay overinflated prices, they can not afford rent in Copacabana. Girls who were doing temporary rentals in Copa are already moving back to their respective parts of the city. Many girls told me that they were going to work in Europe for a few months. Many told me that there is no reason for them to hang around Copacabana now that Help is gone. Many guys I know cancelled January trips once they learned that Help was closed. Several guys already in Rio altered travel plans and decided to fly out to Fortaleza for a few days.

The scene has really changed. Based on what I have seen this month (mid summer, peak tourist season), I predict that there will be very little or nothing going on in Copacabana during the slow winter season. There will always be fun to be had in Rio, but you will need to go to Niteroi, Jacarpagua, Baja de Tijuca, and other areas outside of Copacabana to enjoy the best of Rio these days.

Stories to keep you inform from " outros amigos"

Last night, I went to a churrascaria (Gheller). It was pretty late when I was done (I had a work related thing to take care of that had just come up and took a while) I overate and was really not in much condition for shagging. I did not feel like paying a cover at Zipi, so I went to Tremembes (=Bourbon) and got pulled into Cafe del Mar. The hostess who literally pulled me in off the street said I did not have to pay a cover I I could get a caiprinha for free, which I did. I had two aguas and the whole damage for the night was R$15. I saw only one garota I really liked and she was making out on the pool table with a guy (which admittedly made her seem hotter). Probably had this been my first night it would have been different, but I am not so desparate now.

I didn't know you knew about Belissima. I thought I was the great researcher.

I went there this morning. It was my earliest experience with a GP: 1030 - 1100 am. There were very few guys, but essentially the same selection as when I had been there at 5 - 6 pm or so. The really cute one I shagged two days ago showed up while I was there. But she to have no interest in a round 2. It's like Lou says, the attitude is different. It is really not a place to hang out. You do your business, whatever time it might be, and go on your way.

I was a real cure one again. Looks wise I have no problem with the four I had at Belissima. All fairly short, but very cute with nice bodies, faces. two were more rushed (and that was partly my not being in the groove, so to speak), but the other two were a really good time.

Myles will probably be beside himself with how stupid I am, but I walked back this morning. I knew that was a fairly nice street with upscale store that went back to the beach, and I had no problems, except for sweating my ass off. I then walked back on the beach to the hotel, where I am making final use of their excellent wi-fi (like the US, the cheaper hotels are th eones with free/better internet than the swanky ones). There was one really hott chick in her thong on the beach, but the scenery is really nothing like Rio. It was still not very crowded, although they are putting up all sorts of pavilions etc for 'Reveillon 2010".

I too was surprised at the lack of Afro Brazilians here. This is officially the Nordeste, but I think it is really regiao Norte - more like the Amazon with Indian people. hence the short, dark (but "reddish" not "black") type, which is cute, but...

Call me a rascist, but what was most appealing, albeit off limits, was seeing at the hotels all of the wives/girlfriends of the rich white Brazilian tourists from SP etc. here on vacation. There was one at breakfast this morning (who was actually too pale, homely and skinny) who had a Polish eagle tatooed on her leg. Could have been back in Chicago. You can get that in Porto Alegre, but it costs

Not that I am not very attracted to the mulatas you see in Rio. And there are plenty of whites there too. Rio really is par excellence.

Lies, lies, and more lies. Newspaper Article/ keeping you posted

nd, from the outset, that word was a problem. On a strict definition, eventually expressed in international law by the 2000 Palermo protocol, sex trafficking involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to transport an unwilling victim into sexual exploitation. This image of sex slavery soon provoked real public anxiety.
But a much looser definition, subsequently adopted by the UK's 2003 Sexual Offences Act, uses the word to describe the movement of all sex workers, including willing professionals who are simply travelling in search of a better income. This wider meaning has injected public debate with confusion and disproportionate anxiety.
The end result of a massive law enforcement investigation that including every single law enforcement agency in the entire country, special agencies and the government is that not one single person who ever forced anyone into the sex trade was found. Not one.
Despite politicians and media claiming thousands of people are brought into the country each and every year to be forced into a prostitution (a claim echoed in the US, in Canada and in pretty much every Western nation), there’s actually little evidence it happens at all and it’s likely real numbers are extremely smaller than those tossed around in the media.
The so called information comes from misquoted, misunderstood or completely fabricated sources. It’s sensationalism and piss poor journalism at its best.
As it happens, UK law enforcement originally claimed it had achieved a massive success in its bid to end human trafficking by making over 500 arrests. Once the Guardian got a hold of the official documentation, that number changed. Over 100 were clerical errors.
They never really happened. That brought the number down to just over 400. About half of those arrested were women, few implicated in any kind of trafficking.
53 had been released even before the program was called a success, 106 with no charges filed and 47 for minor offences. 73 were charged for immigration breaches, and 76 got hit with drug charges.
In the end, 96 people were arrested for trafficking, 67 were charged and 47 never made it to court. In fact, only 22 were prosecuted, including two women rescued as victims.
15 men and women were ultimately convicted, according to the program’s definition of trafficking, which includes transporting a sex worker who is willingly going along with you. 10 of the people convicted fell under this definition, and had forced no one into the sex trade.
That leaves five people, two of whom were in prison months before the crackdown even began. The other three were convicted at the end of an investigation started in 2006, a year before the program began.
So in the end, no one was found to have been a human trafficker as the result of a massive, cross country sting operation that investigated over 800 brothels and other establishments, raiding sex workers and those who work with them.
Five people, over the span of a few years, were charged with real, legitimate trafficking. Is it a problem? Of course, in much the way supervillains are a problem. It’s real, but it’s not nearly as bad as the movies make it seem sometimes.

lies, lies, and more lies. Newspaper Article/ keeping you posted

You can’t read about the sex trade without reading about the scourge of human trafficking.
Above all other criticisms of prostitution, this is the big one. Nothing makes people panic more than the idea that their daughter or sister or wife could be whisked away by masked foreigners and forced to fuck strangers for money in another country.
The uptight can claim it leads to other crimes and disease and all that shit that maybe the stats don’t back up fully, but damn, human trafficking is rough. If it was real, anyway.
Turns out the Guardian paper in the UK just blew the lid off of the human trafficking bullshit powder keg they’d been sitting on for quite a while over there. Here's the opening:
here is something familiar about the tide of misinformation which has swept through the subject of sex trafficking in the UK: it flows through exactly the same channels as the now notorious torrent about Saddam Hussein's weapons.
In the story of UK sex trafficking, the conclusions of academics who study the sex trade have been subjected to the same treatment as the restrained reports of intelligence analysts who studied Iraqi weapons – stripped of caution, stretched to their most alarming possible meaning and tossed into the public domain.
There, they have been picked up by the media who have stretched them even further in stories which have then been treated as reliable sources by politicians, who in turn provided quotes for more misleading stories.
In both cases, the cycle has been driven by political opportunists and interest groups in pursuit of an agenda.
In the case of sex trafficking, the role of the neo-conservatives and Iraqi exiles has been played by an unlikely union of evangelical Christians with feminist campaigners, who pursued the trafficking tale to secure their greater goal, not of regime change, but of legal change to abolish all prostitution.
The sex trafficking story is a model of misinformation. It began to take shape in the mid 1990s, when the collapse of economies in the old Warsaw Pact countries saw the working flats of London flooded with young women from eastern Europe. Soon, there were rumours and media reports that attached a new word to these women. They had been "trafficked".