In the morning, Sanna wanted room service again and Karla concurred. I tried to convince them that we should go out but they were having none of that, so we ordered the breakfast. Once again it seems that I missed the free breakfast. Breakfast arrives and the phone rings. I was actually hoping that it was someone from the CH board that I could hook up with but alas it wasn?t. It was a girl I had been chatting with on the internet. I had told her when and where I would be in Rio de Janeiro. She would like to meet today for an early dinner and then ?whatever?. I tried to nail down more precisely exactly what ?whatever? would entail but she wasn?t willing to be pinned. I knew that it couldn?t be anything mongerish because we had already decided that it was off-linits. Therefore I was a bit reluctant to commit more than a few hours of time to her. We made arrangements to meet at a restaurant in Barra de Tijuca where she lives. Sanna, Karla and I eat breakfast and have a discussion about plans for the rest of the day. Sanna and Karla also talk more about moving in together ? at least that is what they told me. For my part, I told them that I was going to meet an amigo and that we could all get together later. They agreed and we decided to meet at the Rio Roiss around 21:00. Shortly thereafter Sanna and Karla got dressed and departed to go do whatever it is these girls do during the day. I took a shower, got dressed and went out to shop for gifts for my family. It?s raining. A few hours of looking in stores and I found nothing special - just the usual touristy T-shirts and products that could just as well have been purchased in WallMart. But it was past time for me to start going to my appointment so I jump in a taxi and explained as best I could where I wanted to go. Barra de Tijuca is not a hop, skip and a jump away from Copacabana. It?s more of a ride along a road cut into the side of a cliff. The ride was uneventful, with some wonderful views of the city. We also passed VIPS Hotel ? the future site of my festinha. Coincidentially, we also passed quite a few other ST hotels along the way. I guess the well-to-do don?t like to go out of their way when driving home to Barra de Tijuca from the Downtown area? Anyway, I finally arrive at the restaurant 30 mins late. The building that it?s in is pretty big and it?s just the restaurant. I am hoping that this girl is still there but if not I can always chaulk it up to being a stupid tourist. I walked in and was prepared to just look around rather than have to try to explain to a non-english speaker that I was to meet someone there. But there was no need for that ? the moment the greeter saw me she smiled and escorted me to the table where my internet girl was seated with a guy. Introductions are made and I am scolded for being late. I explain that I am a stupid tourist and can?t help myself. Then it hits me ? this is a churrascaria rodizio place. I love these places. We eat. During the dining process it is explained that they want to show me around Barra de Tijuca. I agree thinking that it won?t take them that long to point out some highlights and assuming that they would want to go out seeing that it?s a Saturday night. The bill arrives and I pay it over their objections. This place is about 10 times the cost of the one I went to in Copacabana for what is essentially the same food. There were some variations in the buffet and the restaurant in Barra de Tijuca was much larger and more nicely furnished. But the meats that were brought around were identical. We go outside and it?s still raining. This part of the trip isn?t at all interesting for the CH board so I will leave it at they took me around to some places but I bolted after two hours. I caught a taxi back to the Rio Roiss and it cost me, by meter, the same as going from the airport to the Rio Roiss and it took a long time to get back. It was 21:45 when I arrived and neither Karla nor Sanna was waiting for me. I asked at the front desk if there were any messages for me and there were none. I went up to my room to drop off my cameras. While there I called Sanna?s apartment but she was not there. I figured that she had gone to work. I was stupid and felt badly that I hadn?t made the appointment on time and so went to look for her at Doma. I would have called Karla but she didn?t give me anyway of contacting her. When I arrived at Doma Sanna wasn?t there. In fact one of the waiters told me that she doesn?t work there anymore. I was surprised to hear that. The waiter asked me what I wanted to drink and offered me a seat at the same time. I didn?t want to stay and have a drink due to the BRL40 minimum and the fact that I didn?t see anyone there that I wanted. So, I turned around and went back up the stairs. Along the way I passed what had to be the cutest girl I have seen in Rio de Janeiro. She?s not a total hottie or anything but she did look better than the vast majority of what I had seen. So, I did a U-turn on the steps and went back into the club. She disappeared into the back before I could catch her. The waiter informed me that the show was about to begin and asked what I wanted to drink. So, I sat down and had a drink. The show was ? unimpressive. The girl I had seen earlier hadn?t come out by the finish of the show, which was some 20 minutes. I decided I was wasting time so I paid my bill and left. I had to go back to the hotel as none of the ATMs work past 22:00 and I was running out of cash. Back at the room I grab some cash from the safe and there is a knock on my door. It?s one of the bellboys with a note for me. It?s from Sanna ? in it she writes that she waited for me for an hour and I didn?t show so she was going to go to work at Doma. I was confused by this as a) I had arrived at 21:45 and she wasn?t there and b) I had gone to Doma and not only wasn?t she there but they said she didn?t work there anymore. Moments after the Bellboy had left the phone rings. It?s Sanna ? she is at Domas working and wants to know why I stood her up. I explain to her that I was late, that there were no messages for me when I arrived, that I tried to call her but she wasn?t at her apartment, that I went to Doma and was told that she doesn?t work there anymore and that I just now got her note. She says that there was another Sanna that worked at Doma so maybe that is who they thought I was talking about. I let it go at that even thought that couldn?t be the case as I spoke with the waiter that had seen me leave with her two nights previous. Anyway, I stupidly agree to meet her at Doma. So, back in a taxi and back to Doma. Along the way I decide to check out Barbarella. I walk into Barbarella and it is dark, very dark. I talk to one of the waiters and ask if there are any girls that speak English there. His response is that none of the girls speak English well, but some might know a little. He also tells me that the minimum is BRL60. Considering my cash status at the time and the fact that Sanna is waiting for me (stupidly being the ?nice guy? again) I depart Barbarella for Doma. At Doma I hook up with Sanna. She wants to go immediately but I spy the girl I had seen on my earlier visit. Unfortunately, she is sitting with another guy. I ask Sanna if she likes that girl. Sanna replies that she is ok, why do I like her? I say that I do. Sanna asks if I want her to come over. I reply that she is sitting with another guy. Sanna says it?s not a problem if I want her to come over she will go get her. I say, sure if it?s not going to cause problems I would like for her to come over. Sanna gets up and disappears in the back without even talking to the girl in question. Well, that was a brilliant move. In a strange twist of fate the guy gets up and moves to the table next to the one where I am sitting bringing along the girl in question. More importantly they sit such that she is looking directly at me while he is looking away from me and at the stage. The girl has changed into this sexy red dress and my rating of her goes up. She notices that I am checking her out so I smile at her. She smiles back. The guy with her is acting oblivious to all this and is watching the stage which I should mention has a couple of nekkid girls dancing. After a few minutes another show starts. The girl in question and I exchange smiles and glances during the course of the show ? which is still boring. Sanna has yet to return. I have decided that it?s time to move on, but am having trouble getting the waitstaff to present my bill. The guy gets up and heads toward the back where the rest rooms are located. Once he is out of sight the girl in question really turns on the charm with smiling and posing. She gets up and goes to the bar making it a point to pass by my so closely that she rubs against my leg and arm ? never breaking eye contact along the way. At the bar she bends in a way that is designed to emphasis her assets. She then walks toward the restrooms also. I am about ready to get up and ask at the cashier for my bill when Sanna returns. She says she had a chat with the girl in the back and that she could go with me short time tonight. I decline the short time and counter with LT for tomorrow. Sanna says ok and leaves to chat with the girl, I suppose ? she didn?t say. A few moments later Sanna returns and says that it?s all set ? I should come back tomorrow for the other girl. Sanna asks what about tonight? I said I haven?t decided yet. She says she will go with me and moves to leave. I tell her that I haven?t paid for my drink yet and that I?d also have to pay for her departure. Sanna assures me at that there is no charge by the bar to take out a girl. I explain to her what happened the first night I took her out and that there is a charge. She is adamant that there is no charge for a girl to leave. I finally get a waiter to come over as he sees a girl sitting with me and comes over to ask what is her drink order. I tell him that I don?t want to buy her a drink but to just get the bill as ?we? are leaving. He then mentions that it?s the same charge for the girl to leave ? either two drinks or BRL40. I tell him that I understand and to just bring my bill with the charge for her to leave. He departs to get a slip from the cashier. Sanna acts indignant and apologetic. She is outraged that the bar charges for a girl to leave. How dare they. She also apologizes that she didn?t know about the charge. I am not convinced. The bill arrives and is paid. Sanna asks if I want to go to HELP and find another girl. I ask her what she wants to do. She smiles and we are off to HELP. It?s not packed in here but it is full. Sanna and I circle the floor a couple of times checking out various girls and comparing notes. We finally decide on a girl and Sanna goes to talk to her. The girl wants USD$100 for short time. No deal. We find another. Same - USD$100 for short time. No deal. A Third - Same - USD$100 for short time. No deal. We run into Karla. I ask her why she didn?t show up. She says she did but that I wasn?t there. I reply that I know I was late getting back from my appointment. She and Sanna speak a little and then Karla announces that she has to go see one of her friends. After Karla moves off Sanna says that Karla was lying. Sanna says that she was waiting in the lobby for me at 21:00 and waited for an hour and never saw Karla. I asked her if Karla was coming back. Sanna said that she didn?t like Karla anymore because she was untrustworthy. I let the matter drop. Sanna points out a girl that she finds very attractive but who I find to be just average. Sanna is really hard over on this girl and is almost begging me to choose her. I say that she isn?t my type and I?d like to look for someone else. Sanna sulks and says ok then I should choose and goes to talk to the new girl in question. I look around some more and approach a couple of girls both of whom want USD$100 ? one for two hours and the other ?until 5:30? but that is only about 3 hours away. I run into Karla and try to talk to her. She asks again why I wasn?t at the hotel. I told her that I was late and asked why she didn?t leave a message(at least that is what I was trying to ask using my electronic translator). Karla doesn?t have an answer. She excuses herself to go talk to a friend. Sanna finds me and I tell her that I am going to go to the hotel. She says ok, let?s go. I say ? NO, I mean I am going to go alone. She panics at this and asks why? I said because she seemed more interested in herself than in me and that all the girls here want too much money for too little time. She frantically apologizes for her behavior and offers to find another girl that I will like. I have lost the mood for searching and tell her that I am not interested in looking anymore. She then pitches again the girl she was interested in. I cave and tell her to call the girl over. She perks up right away and retrieves the girl from the dance floor. Erika speaks ok English. We joke about the similarity between our names. She has a nice personality. She is straighfoward as she asks me if I want her or not. I decide to go for it but first I ask her how much. She replies Sanna told her BRL200 and she would stay until 10:00 AM. DEAL. We depart. At the Rio Roiss the desk clerk is much more forceful and threatens to call the cops if I take two girls to my room. He says it won?t be a problem for me but that the girls will get into trouble for being in the hotel without permission. I try bribing him again with larger sums than I did before but he refuses. At this time another traveler has arrived and asks what is the problem. I tell him that they won?t allow me to bring up two girls to the room. He acts shocked and said that his friend never had problems bring back more than one girl. The hotel clerk is adamant that it?s a rule at the Rio Roiss that you can only have one guest at a time in a room. The new traveler mentions to the clerk that he has access to an extra room that his friend isn?t using and would it be possible to register the girl to that room. The clerk is reluctant at first but acquiesces after checking that the man does indeed have the keys for two rooms and that there is no girl registered to one of them. So, it?s back to the room. Erika wants to drink beer. Luckily there is a fairly large selection of beers in the minibar. It?s photos as usual and then the girls are off to shower. One at a time. Afterwards they sit on the bed and chat a little. We then get down to business and that is exactly how I would describe the activities ? very businesslike. Not that it didn?t accomplish the desired end goal. Sleep.