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Rio - May 8th-18th
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Read a lot on the forum about Rio, and reviews seem mixed. Been a dream of mine to go for awhile now though, so thought it would be worth it even though I'm solo, and don't speak any Portuguese.

Staying in a hostel in Leblon my first two nights to try and meet a few folks. Then a 1 bdrm in Ipanema a few blocks from the beach for 5 nights. Keeping the rest of the trip open in case any interesting adventures present themselves.

I've got a few friends that know people there, so hopefully can get hooked into a Social Circle. One of my friends already connected me with one Brazilian girl, who apparently thinks I'm really hot (unfortunately she is not), and hopefully that's a trend with the other women haha...I'm 33, tall, blonde, with green eyes and fair skin, and I think that's exotic to them so we'll see.

Also trying to pipeline some. Couch Surfing doesn't really seem like it has much, but I'm new to that site, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. Brazil Cupid seems like a bunch of spam. I have been having luck with OKC though. Emailed about 10 girls, and 8 have responded that they want to meet up, and a few are quite hot. Has anyone had any luck with that site? I know flaking is bad there.

Anyways, should be a fun ass fucking trip. I'll make sure to post updates here as good stories start to roll in.
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Quote: (05-01-2013 10:16 AM)warder Wrote:  

Read a lot on the forum about Rio, and reviews seem mixed. Been a dream of mine to go for awhile now though, so thought it would be worth it even though I'm solo, and don't speak any Portuguese.

Staying in a hostel in Leblon my first two nights to try and meet a few folks. Then a 1 bdrm in Ipanema a few blocks from the beach for 5 nights. Keeping the rest of the trip open in case any interesting adventures present themselves.

I've got a few friends that know people there, so hopefully can get hooked into a Social Circle. One of my friends already connected me with one Brazilian girl, who apparently thinks I'm really hot (unfortunately she is not), and hopefully that's a trend with the other women haha...I'm 33, tall, blonde, with green eyes and fair skin, and I think that's exotic to them so we'll see.

Also trying to pipeline some. Couch Surfing doesn't really seem like it has much, but I'm new to that site, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. Brazil Cupid seems like a bunch of spam. I have been having luck with OKC though. Emailed about 10 girls, and 8 have responded that they want to meet up, and a few are quite hot. Has anyone had any luck with that site? I know flaking is bad there.

Anyways, should be a fun ass fucking trip. I'll make sure to post updates here as good stories start to roll in.

Also just downloaded Roosh's Brazil guide. Hopefully that's helpful too!
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#3

Rio - May 8th-18th

Going to be down in Rio in July-August.

Any up to date info would be appreciated and repped up.

Funny, I never thought of OKCupid to pipeline in Brazil, I'll have to give it a shot. Checked out BrazilCupid for the first time last night and I thought it was spammish as well.
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Warder and MaleDefined, meet Emporio, Emporio, meet Warder and MaleDefined. Roosh mentions it but it's been a spot way before he ever showed up.
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Rio - May 8th-18th

I know you're new, but just a heads up, there are a million threads already about Rio. Try digging one of those up next time.

I would also recommend reading Roosh's Brazil Compendium. Very good insight to the country. Good call on staying in Leblon and Ipanema. Not knowing Portuguese isn't going to be a huge burden for you, many people in Rio speak English. The hardest part is going to be restaurants and transportation. That's one of the toughest parts about not knowing the language, is you never know what you're ordering for the first couple weeks. Pipelining is cool, but it's not hard to meet locals out and about either. People are super friendly. For example, I was on the beach, a girl called me over. We hung out and talked for 2 hours, and the girl invited me back to her families house to have dinner. Her house was close to 2 hours by bus and she may have lived in a pretty sketchy area so I declined. Not saying that's going to happen all the time, but it gives you and idea of how friendly the people there are.
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#6

Rio - May 8th-18th

Nice thanks IP. Very helpful!

And just so you don't think I was being lazy, I'd already read all the Rio threads, and got Roosh's guide. All super helpful and probably a good reality check. This thread was more to update my experiences during the trip. Perhaps you'll all find it interesting! Seems like the forum is in need of a recent update, although it looks like Hencredible had quite a good time recently!
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Wow. Rio is fucking amazing. Had an epic trip. So much fun.

Few initial thoughts:

- Fuck it's great traveling and being able to say you live in NYC. Everyone wants to visit so they're all excited to meet you so they have someone to hang with when they do. Made a ton of friends on this trip, and that's really the greatest thing about traveling.

- I think the time I visited is somewhat the beginning of off season, but the weather was perfect. 80F in the day, 70F at night. Didn't see a cloud for the first week, but unfortunately the last two days the weather was pretty bad with rain, but luckily not at night so could at least still go out.

- Definitely a wide range of quality in terms of women, but I really love Latin women, so for me it was amazing. When they're hot, they're fucking smoking, Ipanema beach around Post 9 seemed to have the best action.

- Also get a brazilian number. It's huge. I had a phone I bought in Thailand, and luckily it was able to take Brazilian Sims. Getting one isn't easy, but just go to a Tim store and bring your passport. That's the only company I found that was willing to do it without a Brazilian CPF. Which is basically their version of social security numbers. For some reason it's a huge pain in the ass in Brazil.

- I stayed at a hostel my first 2 nights (went solo) to build up a social circle, and that definitely ended up making the trip more fun. Last week I stayed at an apartment in Ipanema through AirBnB, which I highly recommend as I always use it when I travel (also rent my apt in the east village out in nyc which helps fund travel). Hostel girls were also more often than not pretty attractive which was surprising. Didn't really hook up with any (but def had opportunities), but made a lot of friends that live around the world that should help out for future travels. Also had to get a hotel last night, Premier Copacabana. Pretty cheap $150R, and didn't have any issue bringing a Brazilian back that night. Good to know for those of you worried about hotel door policies. Apartment I'd confirmed prior that it wouldn't be an issue.

- As previously mentioned, it is NOT easy to find a good party on any specific night, although Lapa is always a good bet. But around Leblon and Ipanema, you REALLY need to know where to go.

- I had a lot of what I think were hot pipe lined brazilian girls, but could never coordinate meeting up because something that I thought would be more fun always came up. Also didn't help that they could usually only hang on the weekends haha...But I think OKC is definitely an option for those looking to use the internet on their trip.

- Logistics are hard. If they don't live near you, it's tough to meet up for second dates. Especially since they often work all week, sometimes school too, and live at home with their parents.

- I felt like I met a lot of Brazilian girls that knew enough to get by speaking with me. Just learn a few basic phrases, and say them with a smile and good energy, and you're usually in. My routine was usually "Tudu Bem?!", "qual e seu nome?", "de onde voce a?". A little goes a long way.

Here's a quick day by day snap shot:

Wednesday: Kind of a dead night. Went out with two guys from the hostel. First attempted party was dead, ended up at Bar Veluso, sweet little bar/restaurant in Leblon, some hot Brazilians next to us, but at this point my language skills were nada...couldn't get anywhere...Had a few drinks and just passed out.

Thursday: Hit up Studio RJ in Ipanema with a bunch of people from the hostel. Good crowd and some hot Brazilians, but it was a bit tough since it was so loud. Got rejected by the first few I approached. Had a hot Swiss girl interested from the hostel, but got distracted by a tall Brazilian giving me eyes. She turned out to actually be from Portugal. We're dancing, and her friends are egging me on to kiss her which was pretty funny. But she's not having it. I just roll with it and eventually 30 minutes later after the third attempt we're making out and she says I'm just like the Brazilian guys haha...Her friends are inviting me back to their place for her, so I think it's on and probably got a little lazy with my game, and right as we're all leaving she changes her mind and says let's meet up later in the week. I think if I'd not been staying at a hostel and had an apt to take her too it would have been different.

Friday: Lapa. Didn't get there till Midnight, and had a fucking hostel horde along for the ride. Plenty of potential hook up opportunities there but was really focused on talking with Brazilian girls. Was still unsure on how to naviage the area, and we pretty much just chilled in the big groups of people standing around Lapa. Met a bunch of girls, got some numbers, fun conversations. Got along really well with what I initially thought were some Brazilians, but turned out just to be very tan (and hot) israelis. Was logistically going to be impossible to hook up with them that night, but one was moving to NYC for the Summer, so set that in motion to hit in a few months. Fun night.

Saturday: Got hooked up with a local Rio friend who took me to out on the town. Amazing night. Met up with some of his friends at some bar, can't remember the name, and got hot brazilians (friend of a friend) number and made plans to meet up later that week. Didn't end up working out, but again logistics are very hard. Went to a really cool bar next called Comuna. Very underground NYC vibe and a lot of students. End up dancing and making out with a cute 20yr old who was all about me. Hang out for a few hours making out etc...but couldn't pull her that night, but made plans for her to show me around that week. But again, logistics fucked it. Working late, school all day, living at home.

Sunday: Got a girl from Lapa Friday night to meet up. Ended up going to Bar Urca, which is in Urca. GREAT Sunday night spot. Basically a big outdoor drinking spot where everyone sits on the wall over looking the water with an amazing view of the sunset and the beach. We drink for a few hours then head back to her place and seal the deal. Thank god her parents were out of town haha...

Monday: Take it easy. Losing my voice from too much partying haha...

Tuedasy: Hit up Zero Zero bar with some friends from the hostel. Great party. Lots of gringos, but lots of Brazilians too. One of the few spots on Tuesdays in the Leblon/Ipanema areas I think. Funniest part of the night was going up to to what I thought was a Brazilian girl, spitting some of my broken Portuguese, and having her look at me and say "falla engles" haha...Priceless!! She ended up being on a college trip from Arizona with about 50 other kids. We made out for awhile and danced, but couldn't really get it to progress because they had fucking chaperones and all had to leave together. Ended up going hard for a smoking hot 22 yr old British girl from the hostel, but alas she was too faithful for her boyfriend. But that didn't stop her from pouring some candle wax on my arm, biting my neck, and saying she'd totally fuck me if she didn't have a BF. If I'd really tried to push I probably could have gotten somewhere, but fuck it I believe in karma and their are plenty of single women in the world.

Wednesday: Hit up Cartao, a Brazilian steakhouse with some people. Fun night, and the food was ok. But it's more for the experience than the food. My take on Brazilian food is in general it's not that great. At least in Rio. Although Zaza Bistro was pretty great, but it was more Asian Brazilian. After dinner I met up with some local friends at Marina Hotel, some hot smoke shows were walking around, but they were mainly in big social groups, and I was more feeling like chatting with my new friends than gaming.

Thursday: Ended up letting the British girl with the boyfriend, and her friend who also had a boyfriend, stay at my apt since they got stuck for a night without a place. Was good for me cause it insured I could go out with some chicks and have a better social circle, although pulling later might be more iffy. Ended up in Lapa. Wanted to go to Rio Scenariuam, for which I'd heard good things. And fuck, this place rocks. It's a bit of a sketchy walk through some dark deserted roads if you start from the main Aquaduct area, but totally worth it. I think I could probably pull a Brazilian from here almost every night if I really tried. This night was more about dancing, having a good time, and making more friends. Ended up meeting two girls from Ireland, and the 5 of us had a great time that night dancing and laughing.

Friday (Last Night): Went to Lapa again. This place is just great. Outside it's not amazing, but a fun experience with the street parties, but once you go into some of the clubs it's pretty great. Hit up Rio Scenarium again and what a scene. Especially the club on the 2nd floor. Tons of hotties everywhere. I was with the same 4 girls from the previous night, and plus two more attractive swedes they'd picked up at their hostel. I had a good time flirting and hanging out with all of them, but wasn't really interested in trying to hook up with them because it was my last night and there were so many hot Brazilians walking around. We all danced around for a bit then I started focusing on making a move and left the group and started flirting with different girls dancing until I found a cute one who was in a group of three that was receptive. Her English was limited, but we danced and laughed and had a good time. Her friends were also cute and one of them spoke pretty decent English. Made her laugh and was soon in with all of them. Whole interaction lasted for probably two hours, and then I suggested to the girl that we boucne. Definitley helped that she was also staying in Copacabana that night. She was visiting from some other region of Brazil that I can't remember haha...Epic night of fucking ensued. They definitely don't mess around in the sack that's for sure. Their reputation is well deserved.

Walked her to a cab in the morning and kissed her good bye. GREAT end to my trip. Only two lays in 10 days isn't stellar, but I had an amazing time, made lots of friends, and that's honestly what's most important. Plus I'm definitely setup with a social circle for my next visit. Which will be soon for sure.

Let me know if you guys have any questions. Hope this is helpful.
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Hey, is anyone going to be in Rio between the 24th-30th? If so, PM me, I might be able to hook you up.
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Rio - May 8th-18th

Great data sheet Warder. I will be in Rio June 11 - 20, anyone else gonna be there during that time?
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