This is my first trip report on this board and i feel prety inadequate after reading so many long and and articulate reports, but I thought that I would at least add a few comments from a Rio novice
Returned a few daze ago from my second terrific trip south. It was good enough that I already have my August tickets on hold. I love the winter there. For me the weather was perfect....mid 70's during the day and mid 60's at night. I think that I have found what is a perfect median experience for me. A few days and nights of being nutz at Termas, Terraco and Help...followed by my sweetie coming to town for a few daze and nites of the the illusion/delusion of this geezer running around with a 20y/o exotic beauty in what for me would define the true BGFE/Namorada Experience. Now I do know what it's like to have gone off the deep end and be a truly demented old man
All that said, just a couple of updates about the mongering side of the trip.
My buddy and I walked into Solarium for the first time after being in town about 2 hours, and I was blown away by the caliber and number of girls. We got there about 45 minutes after opening and there were about 20-25 girls (pretty much all doable) and 3 other guys.
Almost all of the girls were 8+-9+....and I've never met a 10. After some observation and conversation my tongue hooked up with Luanna....one of the most stunning women that I've ever been with. Gourgeous face...a body that guys kill over....reasonable English and an all around sweetheart. After about 45 minutes of play in the boita we headed for the hour suite (which you do see in the Solarium pictures) for an incredible rock em sock em double shot of lovin Luanna is a don't miss in Rio. My other experience was with Maya a loira spinner...loads of fun, very sensual. My only regret is that i didn't hook up with Michelle who my traveling pal spent cabini time with on both of our Solarium visits.
I'll also share my not so pleasant experience with the girl I pulled (or more realistically pulled me) out of Terraco. I'm blocking out her name otherwise I'd share it. 25y/o, morena attractive with big natural cans and a cute enough face, and some English. On this night I decided to not head into Help as my honey would be arriving on the bus at 7AM and I wasn't prepared to deal with the issue of why was there the scent of another woman permeating the hotel room when she arrived. So my buddy went in to beat the midnight bell. and I settled in for a late night dinner and observation at Terraco (I love that place!). At about 2AM I was finishing up and readying to hop a cab back to the Marriott when madam X who I had been speaking to at the next table for a while and was flattering me by complementing my Portuguese, asked if she could join me....yadda....yadda.....yadda and off to the hotel. This was defenitely a case where the clothes made the garota, because after they were off and the giant winter bush, scars and belly appeared it was almost enough for me to send her off. Short of doing that, in the words of William Hoang, "we banged" and I kicked her out.
7:30AM arrived and there was a call form downstairs and my (quasi) namorada arrived for 4 incredible days. I really do feel like a demented old man even writing that. Yes i'm totally hooked by this menira (sp?) who I was lucky (?_ enough to hook up with and and has never been in the p4p world (am i delusional or what?)
Sugarloaf was sunny and beautiful. Great beaches accross the mountains beyond Niteroi City, and the Tijuca Jungle is a must see if you can pull yourselves away long enough to be a non-sexotourist for a little while.
BTW, I was amazed at how my Portuguese had improve in the past two months and hopefully will continue to, since for me it is definitely an experience enhancer.

Well done Yank. Hope you come back soon for an even longer stay. It kinda gets in your blood (a southern expression).

ciao

It's definitely well into my bloodstream, as I already have a ticket for August. This is fucked up!!!!

Fucked up? You have talked two friends into joining you in August and you have about half the people you know trying to learn Portuguese!

Yo Yankee: you wrote:
"Yes I'm totally hooked by this menira (sp?)"

I hope you meant "menina" (girl) but not "mentira" (female for liar) - gotta be careful sometimes in Portuguese!
But I agree with you - knowing the language makes for a much more enjoyable experience in "O Brasil" -

"tchau amigo - eu vou beber um cafezinho agora"

Maybe he meant a mineira, i.e. from Minas Gerais. He did say she was arriving on the bus. BTW, Yankee, where/how did you meet your quase namorada?

Mangaman is correct about my mis-spelling, and although I'm fucked up...not so fucked up as to be seeing a young girl (menina)....so probable meneira is the correct spelling. She is the roommate of a friend's namorada, and she brought her to Rio to meet his super-charming amigo.

Yankee, this is not fucked-up. You're in heaven when you land your feet in Rio!!