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.