Just spent ~10 days in Floripa.
Bkgrnd: Was first time in Brazil. Actually, was first time in South America. Just mentioning that as a disclaimer up front.
Had an unbelievable time down in Florianopolis. Women were phenomenal. Definitely a lot of blondes and "whiter" faces, which from what I hear were of a higher proportion than the north of Brazil. Bodies were damn unbelievable though!
Biggest problem with meeting girls was that ~50% probably didn't speak English well enough to game. Obv, my Portuguese was not strong enough past initial pleasantries. However, when at clubs once you made it up to the VIP section pretty much everyone up there spoke English.
When kicking game on the beach, there was almost always one girl in the group who would be able to speak English. Since I was there during high season, I got to meet a lot of Brazilians who had come to Floripa to spend their vacation. Nearly all the people I met were EXTREMELY helpful-- to the point where they were offering up guided tours of the island or taking me & my friends out to restaurants, etc. The people were just so damned genuine and friendly, it really made a great impression upon me during my first visit to this fantastic country.
OK, now on to some Floripa details which may help some ppl searching the forums. I think Leif & others did a nice job laying out some logistics and I hope to just add to what's been said.
Island is laid out in 3 zones: Lagoa (near the east), Centro (downtown area), Jurere (north).
There are tons of beaches on the island, but where most of the activity is concentrated is the following:
Praia Mole. (is near east side of Lagoa)
-this is a surfer's beach, with great breaks btw if you're into surfing. lots of hot bods, both women & men. plenty of hotties out sunbathing. couple of beach bars which are on the relatively expensive side (think 12-15 reals for a caipirinha). the bars also pump some electronic music from their speakers directly onto the beach, which also creates a party vibe on the sand.
-easy to meet girls chilling on the beach. you will likely also run into gringo backpackers from the nearby backpackers hostel.
-i rented a house right across the street from praia mole, which ended up being a great location
-next to P. Mole is P. Joaquina where you can do some sand boarding for 20Reals. Highly recc'd, was a lot of fun. Tiring though.
-down the road from P. Mole is Barra da Lagoa, which is a beach with smaller waves that is an excellent place to take some intro surf lessons. just show up, there are surf instruction huts lining the beach there.
Lagoa
-laid back bar/pub scene.
-was able to watch the vikings/saints NFC football championship gm at a pub while there
-was sad that the highlight of lagoa ended up being watching the NFC championship gm at pub ... lol i keed i keed
-honestly tho, the quality of women in lagoa was subpar compared to other parts of the island. plus the nightlife scene consisted of a lot of sitting down with your own group of friends at your own table and there didnt seem to be much mingling b/t groups going on. just my observations obv
Centro
-i only hit up centro to hit up el divino. el divino was quite divine. lots of hot women. LOTS.
-so in the regular areas, def lots of port-spkrs ... but once i made my way up to VIP its like Rosetta Stone had just been appointed head bouncer of the velvet ropes, and all you could hear was English
-def kicked a lot of game up in the VIP at el D and had a great time both times i partied at that club
-was expensive... i'm pretty sure that my cover plus bar tab was ~$200 each time i went. not reals, but dollars. (disclaimer.. i like to drink red bull fwiw)
Jurere
-called Jurere international for a reason. most out of town vacationers come to this calm beach up north to spend their summers in the "hamptons of brazil"
-very nice posh houses
-beach is very see & be seen
-lots of hotties
-cool beach club called Taiko
-Parador 12 is supposed to have ridiculous parties ... both times we went ... it was the exact opposite, but I think maybe we just had bad luck. First went to P12 on a sunday afternoon at like 6pm-ish and the place looked dead from the outside and the bouncer told us not to waste our 50 reals on the cover and come back on wednesday for the day party. Oh yea - P12 is known for its day parties ... kind of like Nikki Beach in Miami (when Nikki Beach was all glam & shtt) for those who are familiar. So went back to P12 the following Wednesday at ~3pm when it was supposed to get good and found the place to be infested with teeny boppers. Pretty much no one in the place was above the age of 17. Saw same bouncer, who told us again we just had bad luck. Everyone we met in Floripa would tell us about awesome parties at P12, but just wasn't in the cards for us.
-There is a Pacha up near Jurere.. also a club called Posh (possibly attached to Pacha??)
awesome awesome awesome. expensive. paid 80reals cover to get in thru VIP .. i think reg admission was 50 reals on a Sat nite. DJ was off the hook. Girls were smokin. Lots of Argentinian plus obv Braz girls dressed to the absolute 9s. Worst WORST system ever to buy drinks, which were relatively expensive. Think like 25-30 reals for a cocktail with mixer. I would try to explain to you the system in which they sell you drinks at the bar, but I think my head would fly off my body ghostbusters style if I had to re-live that experience. Nonetheless, had an absolute blast at Pacha.
Transportation
-rented a little manual car to get around. which was also an adventure, considering i don't drive manual trans cars and there were some steep as hell hills that needed to be driven thru.
-def recc renting a car. i never had to do it, but i can imagine taking public transport/taxis all the time would be a pain in the ass.
-just as an example, the drive from praia mole (where my house was) to jurere was at least 45 mins.
Misc
-i got access to a little rundown cell phone with a LOCAL NUMBER for the 10 or so days i was there. totally worth it. esp for getting numbers while on the beach or out at the bars/clubs. much easier for girls to call/text if you have some local digits.
-amazing seafood
-world-class DJ's ... i got to see Markus Schulz spin one night
-natural beauty everywhere on the island- not just on the beaches
-even though it seems like a large island with 40+ beaches etc etc... you will run into the same people when partying, b/c everyone in the know will party at all the same hot spots on each spot's hot nite
In Sum
Floripa is an awesome place to visit. The time to visit is during high season (After Xmas up thru Carnival).
It will be relatively more expensive than other parts of South America, as Floripa itself is a tourist destination for wealthy Brazilians/Argentinians.
You will see tons of lighter-skinned, blonde-haired bombshells draped in wisps of Gucci, Prada, Fendi and it may change your life!
Bkgrnd: Was first time in Brazil. Actually, was first time in South America. Just mentioning that as a disclaimer up front.
Had an unbelievable time down in Florianopolis. Women were phenomenal. Definitely a lot of blondes and "whiter" faces, which from what I hear were of a higher proportion than the north of Brazil. Bodies were damn unbelievable though!
Biggest problem with meeting girls was that ~50% probably didn't speak English well enough to game. Obv, my Portuguese was not strong enough past initial pleasantries. However, when at clubs once you made it up to the VIP section pretty much everyone up there spoke English.
When kicking game on the beach, there was almost always one girl in the group who would be able to speak English. Since I was there during high season, I got to meet a lot of Brazilians who had come to Floripa to spend their vacation. Nearly all the people I met were EXTREMELY helpful-- to the point where they were offering up guided tours of the island or taking me & my friends out to restaurants, etc. The people were just so damned genuine and friendly, it really made a great impression upon me during my first visit to this fantastic country.
OK, now on to some Floripa details which may help some ppl searching the forums. I think Leif & others did a nice job laying out some logistics and I hope to just add to what's been said.
Island is laid out in 3 zones: Lagoa (near the east), Centro (downtown area), Jurere (north).
There are tons of beaches on the island, but where most of the activity is concentrated is the following:
Praia Mole. (is near east side of Lagoa)
-this is a surfer's beach, with great breaks btw if you're into surfing. lots of hot bods, both women & men. plenty of hotties out sunbathing. couple of beach bars which are on the relatively expensive side (think 12-15 reals for a caipirinha). the bars also pump some electronic music from their speakers directly onto the beach, which also creates a party vibe on the sand.
-easy to meet girls chilling on the beach. you will likely also run into gringo backpackers from the nearby backpackers hostel.
-i rented a house right across the street from praia mole, which ended up being a great location
-next to P. Mole is P. Joaquina where you can do some sand boarding for 20Reals. Highly recc'd, was a lot of fun. Tiring though.
-down the road from P. Mole is Barra da Lagoa, which is a beach with smaller waves that is an excellent place to take some intro surf lessons. just show up, there are surf instruction huts lining the beach there.
Lagoa
-laid back bar/pub scene.
-was able to watch the vikings/saints NFC football championship gm at a pub while there
-was sad that the highlight of lagoa ended up being watching the NFC championship gm at pub ... lol i keed i keed
-honestly tho, the quality of women in lagoa was subpar compared to other parts of the island. plus the nightlife scene consisted of a lot of sitting down with your own group of friends at your own table and there didnt seem to be much mingling b/t groups going on. just my observations obv
Centro
-i only hit up centro to hit up el divino. el divino was quite divine. lots of hot women. LOTS.
-so in the regular areas, def lots of port-spkrs ... but once i made my way up to VIP its like Rosetta Stone had just been appointed head bouncer of the velvet ropes, and all you could hear was English
-def kicked a lot of game up in the VIP at el D and had a great time both times i partied at that club
-was expensive... i'm pretty sure that my cover plus bar tab was ~$200 each time i went. not reals, but dollars. (disclaimer.. i like to drink red bull fwiw)
Jurere
-called Jurere international for a reason. most out of town vacationers come to this calm beach up north to spend their summers in the "hamptons of brazil"
-very nice posh houses
-beach is very see & be seen
-lots of hotties
-cool beach club called Taiko
-Parador 12 is supposed to have ridiculous parties ... both times we went ... it was the exact opposite, but I think maybe we just had bad luck. First went to P12 on a sunday afternoon at like 6pm-ish and the place looked dead from the outside and the bouncer told us not to waste our 50 reals on the cover and come back on wednesday for the day party. Oh yea - P12 is known for its day parties ... kind of like Nikki Beach in Miami (when Nikki Beach was all glam & shtt) for those who are familiar. So went back to P12 the following Wednesday at ~3pm when it was supposed to get good and found the place to be infested with teeny boppers. Pretty much no one in the place was above the age of 17. Saw same bouncer, who told us again we just had bad luck. Everyone we met in Floripa would tell us about awesome parties at P12, but just wasn't in the cards for us.
-There is a Pacha up near Jurere.. also a club called Posh (possibly attached to Pacha??)
awesome awesome awesome. expensive. paid 80reals cover to get in thru VIP .. i think reg admission was 50 reals on a Sat nite. DJ was off the hook. Girls were smokin. Lots of Argentinian plus obv Braz girls dressed to the absolute 9s. Worst WORST system ever to buy drinks, which were relatively expensive. Think like 25-30 reals for a cocktail with mixer. I would try to explain to you the system in which they sell you drinks at the bar, but I think my head would fly off my body ghostbusters style if I had to re-live that experience. Nonetheless, had an absolute blast at Pacha.
Transportation
-rented a little manual car to get around. which was also an adventure, considering i don't drive manual trans cars and there were some steep as hell hills that needed to be driven thru.
-def recc renting a car. i never had to do it, but i can imagine taking public transport/taxis all the time would be a pain in the ass.
-just as an example, the drive from praia mole (where my house was) to jurere was at least 45 mins.
Misc
-i got access to a little rundown cell phone with a LOCAL NUMBER for the 10 or so days i was there. totally worth it. esp for getting numbers while on the beach or out at the bars/clubs. much easier for girls to call/text if you have some local digits.
-amazing seafood
-world-class DJ's ... i got to see Markus Schulz spin one night
-natural beauty everywhere on the island- not just on the beaches
-even though it seems like a large island with 40+ beaches etc etc... you will run into the same people when partying, b/c everyone in the know will party at all the same hot spots on each spot's hot nite
In Sum
Floripa is an awesome place to visit. The time to visit is during high season (After Xmas up thru Carnival).
It will be relatively more expensive than other parts of South America, as Floripa itself is a tourist destination for wealthy Brazilians/Argentinians.
You will see tons of lighter-skinned, blonde-haired bombshells draped in wisps of Gucci, Prada, Fendi and it may change your life!