Quote: (01-24-2013 10:58 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
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First, to G's question, Rio OWNS the talent in the "tropics" category. I can't think of another city in that type of atmosphere that can touch it. It's warm year-round and girls are always showing a lot of skin. It's not like up north where girls can deceptively conceal bodily imperfections with cleverly placed clothing. It's hard to compare places directly when you see top-tier talent in both. I can say Rio has an "annual spot" on the international playboy's docket. At least one week per year visit would be ideal.
Hen,
How would you compare a straight up head to head, toe to toe "Battle for The Tropics", Rio de Janeiro VS South Beach?
Who wins? Draw? KO? TKO? Fight stopped by corner? Decision? How does the scorecard read?
Technically I don't think Miami is in the tropics, it's sub-tropical, but I know what you mean.
I actually knew a guy from DC who lived in South Beach (back when I was a teenager) and who told me how crazy Rio was and how it destroys South Beach. This was before I had been to either spots.
For all of Miami's latin influence, it's still an American city (segregated, etc). I'm a grateful American but Brazilian social culture destroys ours. I don't think most people who have been to both would ever give Miami props over Rio. Compared to cities in the US, it's great, but once you're talking about actual places in Latin America, that's where the discussion ends.
But to really answer your question, we should do a rundown of different factors where each city has the advantage. Here are a few. Add any that you think I've missed.
Food: Miami
Nightlife: Miami
Safety: Miami
Activities: Rio
Women: Rio
Beach culture: Rio
Logistics: Miami
Prices: Rio
Scenery: Rio
Car culture: Miami
Fitness: Rio
The Main Strip: Rio (Avenida Atlantica is more epic to me than Ocean Drive, unless you like cars, nothing like the Dos Irmaois backdrop on a sunny day).
Cultural Diversity: Miami (communities from every Latin American country)
Events: Rio. Miami may have WMC, but that has nothing on Carnaval.
Ease of swooping: Both aren't necessarily easy, but I gotta give it to Miami because of Spring Break and lack of a language barrier.
Ease of making friends/social circle/contacts: Rio. Brazilians are extremely sociable.
Best tail: Rio (greatest bundas in the world).
High stakes action: Rio (Fountainbleau gets its props, but there's much more going down in Copacabana Palace).
Strip clubs: Rio hands down. You get to fuck the strippers.
Soul: Rio. The favelas beset by the tourist areas is a real reminder of how much of the world's problems is a battle between the haves and have nots. Rio is real. The US hides its problems. Brazil puts them in your face.
Let me know of anything else you want to consider.