Originally Posted by
jergao
Thanx for all the useful info.
I will be going to Rio on January 5th, and will stay in Brazil until Jan. 11th. I was able to find a local travel operator (Gay Travel Brasil
www.gaytravelbrasil.com) with good package deals, but yet expensive. I will be staying in Copacabana at a gay-friendly hotel, which according to the people at GTB, I will be able to bring in any local boy-friend I find, and I am also going to go to Paraty for a 4-night trip. Even though I found the GTB package not a bargain, it was 30% cheaper than what I was offered by a Miami-based operator (BROL) and about 40% cheaper than what I found researching directly on the internet...
Now I just hope everything works out as planned. Wish me luck, because I am getting a bit nervous about this trip. But I will let you all know of how it went.
Don't get me wrong, the Brasilian guys that I have gotten to know have been amazing (including on the trip from Rio I have returned from this morning). But you need to be very careful of who you meet and bringing them back to your hotel. Be sure its someone that is somewhere with a group of friends and is known.
Also, most hotels will require that a "guest" register and may charge you an additional amount for such a "visitor." You need to find out what the exact policies are from the front desk. Also, there is a flavela (slum) in back of Copa, which has some sketchy areas. Use cabs late at night.
I suggest you check out ipanema.com for some good information. There are suanas although some of them are for paid rent boys.