Quote: (03-15-2011 10:49 PM)DanDeLaCruz Wrote:
Don't forget to bring a cell phone, you'll want to capitalize on every opportunity, and not having a cell phone will be a big handicap.
I agree 150%. This was one of the most important parts for me.
I would also add that having a genuine interest in the culture and people is something I think helped separate me from the hordes of gringos who just go to Rio to exploit the women, P4P, and otherwise further entrench the negative stereotypes associated with foreigners (particularly Americans). I took some time to learn about the history, people, and culture of Brazil and in the process, became very fascinated by it. As a result, I was legitimately interested in learning more about it and I think the girls picked up on that and realized I wasn't just an asshole gringo ready to rape, pillage, and burn to my heart's desire. Add in a small bit of language study to show that I at least had some interest in their language and I won even more points....something I observed was that as the only Portuguese speaking country in Latin America, there is lot of pride in the language and a little bit of an inferiority complex with Spanish.
Quote: (03-16-2011 08:14 AM)K-man Wrote:
Have to point out here that you were able to stay with a friend - otherwise during Carnaval it's ridiculuos what hotels will charge you. You'll no doubt drop more than a few large on your trip (air, hotel, food, parties, etc.) and if your only payback is to fuck some dark-skinned girl that you could have had for $100 in your local whorehouse, forget it.
Good to hear you enjoyed the other experiences Brasil has to offer, too.
Even if I hadn't fucked any girls down there, I still would have had an amazing experience, so I have to disagree with this.
Quote: (03-17-2011 11:53 AM)Pilgrim37 Wrote:
Interested to know what your friend was doing for a living while living in Rio!Was he on a job transfer or found a job there?
He's working for some US investors trying to secure a wide range of deals down there. He's a finance guy.
Quote: (03-17-2011 09:12 PM)Tiz724 Wrote:
Brasilieros have little game: I don't recall seeing many of the local guys do much that signaled they really had anything but a lot of persistence.
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I am not sure I would agree with this. I spent alot of time in Brasil, and had many good Brasiliero amigos. They have some of the strongest game I have ever seen, zero fear and all machismo. They are smooth talkers and definitely ballers.
I agree with the balls and machismo but what I was saying was that I didn't see very many of them make an approach and have the girl become incredibly attracted or interested. But this might be because they just went for the makeout and called it a day and if that was their goal, then mission accomplished.
Quote: (03-19-2011 11:23 AM)Gringo Wrote:
Very easy to get kisses and numbers, had endless amounts of problems when trying to meet up with the girls later that night or the next day though. Either my shitty cheap phone I bought in Rio would die on me in the midst of arranging where to meet (charge battery for 12hrs and it'd last for just 5 before going dead) or it wouldn't send texts or let me call anyone when I needed it to. Sometimes the girls would be so drunk they couldn't even remember who I was or where we had met based on some of the replies I received back when it did work.
Found it pointless to arrange to meet later because it's near impossible, too much going on, everyone too drunk, streets too busy, can't find each other etc. So I opted to just be a bit more direct and ended up going off to a love motel on my last night with a local. Already had the Brazilian flag so wasn't a big deal.
What provider were you using? I had Claro and had some problems, but nothing that was a hindrance. I was told TIM has the best service there. I'm also surprised at our different experiences with following up via phone. I had good success with it and found the girls very responsive so I just figured it was a cultural thing that once they gave a guy their number, they fully intended on seeing him again but maybe that's not a correct assumption on my part???
Your story about swooping the girl who spoke no English is awesome. That's something on my bucket list but I didn't even come close to being able to pull that off.
Quote: (03-19-2011 07:41 PM)GiovanniRio Wrote:
Right on! Somehow it of course does, as the beautiful women are found in the rich classes or higher middle class. Most of the women living in Ipanema/Leblon and partly Barra don't want to be seen with a 'gringo', only because if what others will say (and the negative idea created in the past). That makes it difficult for an average tourist to enjoy Brazil's best.
Maybe this is why I thought most of the women I saw in Rio were incredibly hot. My buddy's apartment was in Barra and we hung out a lot in Ipanema/Leblon and Gavea, so it was mostly a wealthier set.
My girls were from Leblon (I imagine this girl was very wealthy, she had a large 2BD/2BR apartment with a nice sunroom right in Leblon all to herself), Barra, and a vacationer from Vitoria. What Gio says here makes me think that maybe my blond hair/blue eyes played a more important role than I first thought. But then again, I approached all of these girls without getting any signs beforehand and two of them didn't seem too interested right off the bat, so I have no idea.