[Dash Global]

The post on the top two city destinations if you had to choose got me thinking and I couldnt come up with a conclusive Brazilian coastal city to reside in.

For the people with Brazil knowledge which would be the best all around coastal city?

[Mr.GM]

For me the best Coastal city all around is Rio , With Floripa coming in a close second.

For me Rio wins because it combines beautiful, beaches and landscapes with a big city vibe and a vibrant cultural scene(probably the best in the country).Besides that Rio has the best weather overall(Floripa is very cold in the winter,like all southern cities)and its fun all year, not just in the summer.

On the other hand, Rio is arguably more violent/corrupt and has a deeper contrast beetween the Rich and the Poor.


Cities like Fortaleza,Salvador and other Northeast options can't compete with Rio in terms of structure , attractions and urban conveniences; although Salvador is very interesting specially if you are into african girls/culture.

[Dash Global]

I dont really care much for all the cultural stuff as that gets old fast.

I more interested in the women, weather, nightlife, and the nice beaches. Any big size city will have all the amenities id need imo.

For me Rio is WAY to touristy, and the weather is damn near smoking around Dec. Is this true for all Brazilian coastal cities?

Floripa is way to upscale (people wise) for me. aka Gringos dont hold much novelty as most these girls speak english and go to the US ect

People say the north has alot of blacks but can you not also find plenty of non black females in places like Fortaleza, Natal ect?

I got some smoking hot females from Salvador on my fb.

Vitoria seems interesting as well.

What about coastal cities in the south?

[Mr.GM]

Well Dash, for smaller coastal cities in the south I could say Guarda do Embaú, Balneário Camboriu and Garopaba, all in Santa Catarina State(near Floripa).Girls are hot and it is more chilled than Floripa.But the problem is that in the winter is pretty much dead.Thats why I woudn't live in coastal cities that aren't state capitals.

In São Paulo state there are some beautiful places like Ubatuba,Riviera de São Lourenço,Maresias; in Rio there is Buzios, Paraty etc ..but they're too small for a long stay.

I'm not a big connoisseur of Nordeste,but Natal and Fortaleza are good cities to live,I don't know much about everyday life after summer time.But those are big cities so it gotta be interesting.There are definetely hot chicks,I banged a girl from Natal last year ,she was hot with a tanned,golden skin.I know that there are EU-looking chicks as well but in much less quantity than in SP or in the South. The weather is super hot in Northeast too, all-year.

the good thing about Floripa is that you have tons of argentinians to game in the summer, and during the year you can visit all nearby cities filled with Nordic-looking girls(but with Brazilian asses) and hit on the locals as well.I don't think that Floripa is upscale, there are down to earth chicks there, and also a good african-brazilian community(I think Hencredible Casanova did a datasheet on this)

[chochemonger1]

I would go with Joao Pessoa or Natal. They both have a great variety of attractive girls with european looking ones around 40 to 50 percent and black chicks around 15 percent. The city beaches are really nice and you will find furnished apartments next to the beach at half what you would pay in copacabana, in Rio for example. The quality of the average girl on the street is the same or better than Rio (though Rio has more 8s and 9s) but not higher than Floripa. The combination of logistics(they are both medium sized 2nd tier cities that have good bus systems) and the easy going sexual nature of the women, makes it a no brainer for me. With decent portuguese or even spanish, banging 2 or 3 different cute girls a week is not that difficult.
Go to Natal, if you also want to meet alot of girls visiting from all over Brazil or even Europe, as it is fast becoming a top toursit destination, especially for brazilians. Go to Joao Pessoa if you want a more relaxed. peaceful and less touristy vibe. If you have the time, give both a try for one month each and get a more real brazilian experience than either floripa or rio, along with more notches.

[Amour Fou]

I really can't add much more than what MR.GM said.

But Dash, get this, I think that with your gringo looks, your success rate while living on a beach city in the Northeast, even more so on a smaller city, would be sky high. You'd be percieved as much more exotic, and the girls in the Northeast are already much easier to bed by nature.

Gringo looks + game + some knowledge of Portuguese = rock star status.

And life in the Northeast is considerably cheaper as well. And more laidback.

[chochemonger1]

(01-06-2012 11:04 PM)Amour Fou Wrote:  

I really can't add much more than what MR.GM said.

But Dash, get this, I think that with your gringo looks, your success rate while living on a beach city in the Northeast, even more so on a smaller city, would be sky high. You'd be percieved as much more exotic, and the girls in the Northeast are already much easier to bed by nature.

Gringo looks + game + some knowledge of Portuguese = rock star status.

And life in the Northeast is considerably cheaper as well. And more laidback.

Yes, i forgot to mention that too. Im a latin guy from New york and that helped me alot more in Joao Pessoa and Natal than in Rio, Sao Paulo or Floripa. Though every girl on the street or at the beach tnought I was Brazilian at first, the fact that I was a foreigner intrigued them. So, yes Amor Fou is completely right. I can only imagine what my notch count would have been if i was more gringo looking. So Dash, after being awhile in Colombia, study portuguese and head your ass up to the NE of Brazil for a wonderful time and experience.

[Dash Global]

yea Natal was on my radar but now its a MUST.

Thanks for the info.

[Hencredible Casanova]

(01-06-2012 07:05 PM)Mr.GM Wrote:  

For me the best Coastal city all around is Rio , With Floripa coming in a close second.

For me Rio wins because it combines beautiful, beaches and landscapes with a big city vibe and a vibrant cultural scene(probably the best in the country).Besides that Rio has the best weather overall(Floripa is very cold in the winter,like all southern cities)and its fun all year, not just in the summer.

On the other hand, Rio is arguably more violent/corrupt and has a deeper contrast beetween the Rich and the Poor.


Cities like Fortaleza,Salvador and other Northeast options can't compete with Rio in terms of structure , attractions and urban conveniences; although Salvador is very interesting specially if you are into african girls/culture.

I agree completely. It's really a toss up between Rio and Floripa, but I would probably go with Rio because it has so much culture and a mix of beautiful nature with urban life. I hate the violence and crime though. That's where Floripa has a big advantage.

[Deluge]

(01-07-2012 03:29 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(01-06-2012 07:05 PM)Mr.GM Wrote:  

For me the best Coastal city all around is Rio , With Floripa coming in a close second.

For me Rio wins because it combines beautiful, beaches and landscapes with a big city vibe and a vibrant cultural scene(probably the best in the country).Besides that Rio has the best weather overall(Floripa is very cold in the winter,like all southern cities)and its fun all year, not just in the summer.

On the other hand, Rio is arguably more violent/corrupt and has a deeper contrast beetween the Rich and the Poor.


Cities like Fortaleza,Salvador and other Northeast options can't compete with Rio in terms of structure , attractions and urban conveniences; although Salvador is very interesting specially if you are into african girls/culture.

I agree completely. It's really a toss up between Rio and Floripa, but I would probably go with Rio because it has so much culture and a mix of beautiful nature with urban life. I hate the violence and crime though. That's where Floripa has a big advantage.

Are girls from Floripa more Nordic than girls from Rio? Or would you need to go to Porto or Curitiba to find some German Brazilian ass?

[Hencredible Casanova]

(01-07-2012 07:54 AM)P Dog Wrote:  

(01-07-2012 03:29 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(01-06-2012 07:05 PM)Mr.GM Wrote:  

For me the best Coastal city all around is Rio , With Floripa coming in a close second.

For me Rio wins because it combines beautiful, beaches and landscapes with a big city vibe and a vibrant cultural scene(probably the best in the country).Besides that Rio has the best weather overall(Floripa is very cold in the winter,like all southern cities)and its fun all year, not just in the summer.

On the other hand, Rio is arguably more violent/corrupt and has a deeper contrast beetween the Rich and the Poor.


Cities like Fortaleza,Salvador and other Northeast options can't compete with Rio in terms of structure , attractions and urban conveniences; although Salvador is very interesting specially if you are into african girls/culture.

I agree completely. It's really a toss up between Rio and Floripa, but I would probably go with Rio because it has so much culture and a mix of beautiful nature with urban life. I hate the violence and crime though. That's where Floripa has a big advantage.

Are girls from Floripa more Nordic than girls from Rio? Or would you need to go to Porto or Curitiba to find some German Brazilian ass?

Yeah definitely. Girls from Rio aren't Nordic at all. They are a mix of everything. Cariocas. Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Floripa all have women with a more European look. I wouldn't recommend going to Curitiba though. It's a livable city but there's no reason to really visit. I haven't been to Porto but I hear it has good nightlife. Floripa is a must.

[Mr.GM]

(01-07-2012 09:18 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(01-07-2012 07:54 AM)P Dog Wrote:  

(01-07-2012 03:29 AM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(01-06-2012 07:05 PM)Mr.GM Wrote:  

For me the best Coastal city all around is Rio , With Floripa coming in a close second.

For me Rio wins because it combines beautiful, beaches and landscapes with a big city vibe and a vibrant cultural scene(probably the best in the country).Besides that Rio has the best weather overall(Floripa is very cold in the winter,like all southern cities)and its fun all year, not just in the summer.

On the other hand, Rio is arguably more violent/corrupt and has a deeper contrast beetween the Rich and the Poor.


Cities like Fortaleza,Salvador and other Northeast options can't compete with Rio in terms of structure , attractions and urban conveniences; although Salvador is very interesting specially if you are into african girls/culture.

I agree completely. It's really a toss up between Rio and Floripa, but I would probably go with Rio because it has so much culture and a mix of beautiful nature with urban life. I hate the violence and crime though. That's where Floripa has a big advantage.

Are girls from Floripa more Nordic than girls from Rio? Or would you need to go to Porto or Curitiba to find some German Brazilian ass?

Yeah definitely. Girls from Rio aren't Nordic at all. They are a mix of everything. Cariocas. Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Floripa all have women with a more European look. I wouldn't recommend going to Curitiba though. It's a livable city but there's no reason to really visit. I haven't been to Porto but I hear it has good nightlife. Floripa is a must.

Agree 1000% with Hencredible here. Rio is not EU looking at all.Even SP has a considerably larger pool of EU/Blond looking chicks.
About Porto Alegre, I would add this: One of my best wings just got back from Porto Alegre,where he was visiting his brother (who looks like Roosh BTW) who is married with a beautiful Blond Gaúcha.
He Said that the girls there are incredible,lots of Blond Amazons like this:
       

But on the downside, he said that the city is ugly as hell and the weather sucks big time(too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter).
Southern girls are also generally harder to game, although this cat has managed to bang 2 blondies in 1 month there(he's Arab/persian looking).


I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a strong preference for Gauchas like Mr.Tom Brady

[Pilgrim37]

Fortaleza is a laidback,although increasingly busy city.

It is where my ex is from and she wanted me to live there but apart from teaching some English I couldn't have a job there .

I know it has a strong nightlife ,I don't know about hooking up as I was occupied then.But plenty of good bars ,restaurants etc, but long term you would need to have a social in somehow.

It seemed mostly we would just go to meet her friends in home or a restaurant.

To live there without a purpose I have to say I would get bored pretty quickly after enjoying the beaches and nightlife.

To live you'd either need a job there or a girlfriend,but I think both.

Apart from the beach area and shopping malls there is not much else.

A 2 bed apartment you can get for about 1300 reals a month a small walk to the beach promenade Beira mar ..not the best beach ,that's Praia Futuro.

At the moment I'm thinking i was stupid not to try and live there teaching English as this girl was a Brasiliera Marvilhosa.
But without enough money we would end up arguing about the same things most couples argue about: Money!

Anyways ,you can live there but you need to be occupied somehow during the day or you'll go Stir Crazy.

As for the talent,from what I saw there were plenty of gorgeous girls in the shopping malls...

Don't go on Saturday or Sunday because you'll turn into a peado...those young teens girls are just delicious ,glossy hair,sun kissed skin and you can't stop to look even if you're a responsible normal guy!Believe me I tried.

Weather..bloody HOT....28-32 in the day ,all day every day...if you don't like that don't go.Although there is a good breeze near the beach.

[Amour Fou]

(01-07-2012 07:54 AM)P Dog Wrote:  

Are girls from Floripa more Nordic than girls from Rio? Or would you need to go to Porto or Curitiba to find some German Brazilian ass?

For the most authentic German-Brazilian garotas, look up for the city of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina. They still speak German there.

[Merengues]

Bump.

I'm planning to do 3 weeks trip to Brazil late December to mid-January.

Want to spend half of my time in Rio and the rest in some cool Brazilian beach town which would be busy during January, a possibility of surfing and hopefully similar vibe to Montanita, Ecuador.

From what I found:

Pipa - cool vibe, a lot of girls from Nordeste, possible to surf, beautiful scenery, but far from Rio.

Itacare - chill vibe, possible to surf, beautiful scenery but still far from Rio and possibly a lot of families on vacations instead of partying girls in their 20s (???)

Guarapari - bigger beach town, pretty girls from Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo, relatively close to Rio, but possibly dangerous, it only gets crowded during the weekends, and no idea if you can surf here (???)

Floripa - amazing scenery, plenty to do, can surf, very good looking girls from Southern Brazil and Argentina, but pretentious, high competition, hard logistics expensive and far from Rio.

Atlantida, Xangri-La - good looking girls from Southern Brazil and Argentina, not as pretentious as Floripa, no idea about the party, surf and prices here. (???) Far from Rio.

I'm European, blondie, mid-20s, moderately muscular, 5'8, speaking fluent Spanish and Portunol (can brush up Portuguese before the trip), will probably be travelling with a Latino friend (non-Brazilian).

The majority of data on the forum might be quite outdated, not sure if I should focus on Rio primarily.

So I would highly appreciate any recommendations here.

[CaptainChardonnay]

Floripa I found was not pretentious, and not high competition. I banged a local the first day I arrived there and had a few more notches also. Logistics will depend on where you stay and what time of year you go. I went during the low season and was in Jurere but I had a car and was driving all over the island. Different parts of the island have different vibes. The restaurants I found were very expensive but there are a few places you can find with more reasonable prices or you can just cook your own food.

[Ringo]

(06-18-2018 02:52 PM)Merengues Wrote:  

Bump.

Good list.

You didn't include any information on your budget (the places you listed can vary quite a lot), but if you're looking for something close to Rio you could try Paraty and Búzios/Cabo Frio.

Besides the town itself, Paraty has tons of beaches you can stay at. I would say it's a little more family oriented than Búzios - it's a historical Brazilian town. If you're staying in the city, having a car is pretty important to getting to all the little beaches around. Another option is to just pick one or a couple of the local beaches and stay there. There's a ton, you'd have to research deeply.

If you enjoy being in the nature, it's a good pick because they have a huge preservation area with beaches that are protected and have limited access. I've camped for 5 days on the sand at Praia do Sono. Very cool, but as much the low budget attracts cute hippie surfer girls, it also brings in tons of dirty ass hippie guys, so keep that in mind.

Búzios is higher end and has good nightlife (Privilege club often brings very good international headliners). Beautiful spot and good nightlife but it can be more pretentious and on average it's more expensive than Paraty - it's referred to as the "Brazilian St. Tropez". Talent is excellent.

If you're more down to earth and enjoy an alternative lifestyle, go with the Paraty area; if you have deeper pockets and want more nightlife, Búzios.

Regardless of where you choose to stay, keep in mind that everywhere in the country will likely be crowded. Mid-December to mid-January is the main vacationing period for Brazilians. Expect the highest prices possible in everything, from ice cream to housing (some places charge 300-500% in comparison to low season) and in smaller towns there may be unpredictable situations like lack of water supply due to high demand. All in good fun though.

[Merengues]

Not more 2000$ for the whole trip.

From what you wrote Buzios would not suit my vibe.

I would not mind alternative scene unless it's edgy hippie bullshit. Middle and uppermiddle class people in their 20s on vacations (sexations) is what I'm looking for.

I wouldn't mind flying from Rio/Sampa to Southern or Northern coast if the places mentioned above would be a better choice regarding prices or general atmosphere.

[CaptainChardonnay]

I haven't heard of Buzios. I thought Floripa, specifically Jurere is where the Brazilian St. Tropez is

[Ringo]

(06-20-2018 07:08 AM)Merengues Wrote:  

Not more 2000$ for the whole trip.

From what you wrote Buzios would not suit my vibe.

I would not mind alternative scene unless it's edgy hippie bullshit. Middle and uppermiddle class people in their 20s on vacations (sexations) is what I'm looking for.

I wouldn't mind flying from Rio/Sampa to Southern or Northern coast if the places mentioned above would be a better choice regarding prices or general atmosphere.

Although 2000USD (7500BRL) is a very significant amount and can take you very far in Brazil, you'd be surprised at how expensive shit can get during the period you're planning to go. Flying is expensive as well, so if you decide on big jumps around the country (like from Rio do Northeast), you may want to put an alert of Skyscanner soon.

Like I said about Paraty, you'll need to do some research to see if it's your cup of tea. Paraty allows you a lot of flexibility because you can get a pimp house in the city, the mountains nearby or at a beach; or you can go as hippie as you want and just camp out at a beach for 10 dollars/week (Praia do Sono, Trindade). It's breathtaking scenario and there's always cool, hot girls - not your typical patricinha though. Those you can find in the town, or in Angra dos Reis (a nearby town where millionares cruise with their yachts). What's cool Paraty is that you can rent a car and spend each day at a different beach, or hike/take a boat to go visit different spots, all the while gaming in the city.

Have you looked into Balneário Camboriu? Next to Floripa, tons of hot girls, a little less mainstream, good surfing.

[Ringo]

(06-20-2018 01:50 PM)CaptainChardonnay Wrote:  

I haven't heard of Buzios. I thought Floripa, specifically Jurere is where the Brazilian St. Tropez is

I think the nickname has more to due with the natural beauty and the general aesthetic of Búzios, rather than with the high end debauchery that is associated with Jurere.

[worldtraveler3]

2000 usd is very little for brazil for 3 weeks around mid December, and is actually not enough for Jurere or Paulista Coast. Even Rio is expensive at this time. Hotels alone can eat up 1500 usd in these places considering the period stretches new year where prices triple. So you might be looking at 300 usd a night in some places. Add the alcohol, food, etc, you are looking at around 4-5k at least. For 2000 usd you would have to stay at really budget places or hostels sometimes.

I would stick to Northeast coast where its a bit cheaper.

[Merengues]

Balneário Camboriu looks interesting. Does someone have an idea how it compares to Guarapari during high season?

[Bill Brasky]

Florianopolis has probably the highest living standard. I lived there for a while but needed to leave after about 4 months due to the breakup with my girl. It's probably the only place in Brazil I'd live.

[World Traveler]

Depending on what time of the year and what lifestyle you want makes a big difference. South (I lived in Floripa for some months) is great; you have the European influence, however more spread out and farther from the states (if you travel). Also it's cold and rainy part of year. NE where I am now (Fortaleza) is warm year round. Portuguese is definitely a must in all places.

I'm in Fortaleza for a couple more months, so feel free to PM me to meet up. Been living here for 3 month periods for some time. Mostly splitting with Medellin.

For example, I enjoy the beach. In Fortaleza, much like Floripa, you have various beaches and beach clubs, with live music periodically weekly. Most of nightlife is concentrated in Dragon do Mar, and as long as one stays by the water, it's a nice lifestyle. And more well to do folk are at the beach clubs (Orbita Blue, Guarderia, etc.) on weekends.

I've also lived in Natal and Joao Pessoa which IMO are more attractive cities, but there is a lot more going on in Fortaleza which gives more intellectual stimulation for growth and things to do.