So it's 3 p.m. and you're horny as hell. What are you going to do about it? You have a few options. First, as noted above, some of the termas are already open, although the action tends to be pretty slow before 4:00. Termas Aeroport and Quatro X Quatro are your best mid-day bets.

If you want to hang a bit closer to home there are two main options. Late in the afternoon (meaning 4 p.m. in Brasil's summer and 2 p.m. in the winter) some garotas gather at a couple of cafes looking for customers-Meia Pataca (next to the Othon Palace hotel) and Mabs (in Leme, at the other end of Copa). There are occasionally some beauties to be found at these places, but I've only once taken a girl from Meia Pataca back to my hotel. If you see something of potential interest, just grab a table and make eye contact. These girls are pros and are quite assertive…you won't have to wave them over. More likely you'll have to chase them off. The other option, earlier in the day, is on the beach directly in front of the Othon Palace hotel. On nice days about 20 or so pros work the beach. You can rent a beach chair from the guys there (negotiate in advance what all costs are; these guys will cheat you if given a chance) and, again, just make eye contact. The guys renting the chairs fashion themselves as big time pimps, but don't let them serve as intermediaries or the price will go up. I've never taken a girl from the beach, although there are occasionally some really beauties there, and some enjoy prancing around topless. Let me reiterate one point: the guys working the beach here are thieves. Have as little to do with them as possible. If you don't pay as you go, you'll receive an unpleasant surprise when you leave.



A mid-day short-time experience should cost you no more than $75-150 reais depending upon the amount of time you're looking for.