Sao Paulo along with Thailand (both Bangkok and Pattaya) are my favorite mongering destinations. Over the years, I have had a quite a few excellent sessions with garotas from Bahia during my trips to Sao Paulo. On a recent trip to Sao Paulo, I decided to make a side trip up to Salvador to check out the source. GOL had a internet sale going on and offered a RT ticket for 289R including all taxes and fees. I jumped on it. Here are my observations.

Hotel
I stayed at the Ibis Hotel in Rio Vermello. This place was clean and offered a good basic set-up for a monger. No problems bringing a garota in at night, close to an internet cafe, and near a local bus stop. I paid 125R per night.

Restaurant
My favorite was Villas Churrascaria. I went here several times and dinner ran around 35R with one drink. It is located Av. Otavio Mangabeira 2326. I took the bus from the hotel up and back each time I went. It is couple of stops before the Aeroclube.

Clubs

It was low season and the clubs were not stocked with as many girls as the summer.

1. Free Night
The night I went there were only 8 or 9 garotas none that I wanted to do. I talked to a few and they were all asking for 200R for 2 hours in the hotel. I am sure this is the sucker price and could be neg. down to 150R or maybe less. Entrance fee was 40R and incl. 1 beer. Exit fee to take out a girl is 50R to the club.

2. VIP Club

This club had about 15 garotas the night I went. They had a good strip show every hour. There were several garotas in my doable range here. The problem was that they sat, drank, and danced with some local guys for several hours. They were basically out of play. I didnt see them do any programs. Entrance fee was 40R, no drinks included. Take out fee to club is 50R. I talked to several garotas. They were offering a sucker price of 200R for 2 hours in the hotel. I am pretty sure the real price is around 150R.

3. Eros

I can highly recommend this club. The nights I went here, there were 30-50 garotas. A number were in my doable range. There are strip shows at frequent intervals. I took 2 girls out of this club on different nights. They both asked for 200R for 2 hours in the hotel, but took my 150R offer after a little discussion. I neg. DFK and BBBJ before leaving the club. They both were good performers in the hotel. Entrance fee was 40R and no drinks were included. The exit fee to the club was 50R to the club.

Other Items

Taxi fees can really add up. Taxis to the Centro Historical district run 20R to 30R each way. The clubs ran 10R - 20R early in the evening. Later in the evening the drivers wanted more, but it can be neg. down a little. The bus system is safe and easy to learn and only costs 2R for the basic bus and 4R for the executive bus.

The beaches were dead. The temps during the day were in the low - mid 80s and a night around 70. Good beach weather to me, but not the locals. I went to the hooker beach (Barra Beach), but there was no action. There were only a few tourists around, it is summer in Europe and North America.

There were many black girls around, especially in the center part of the city. However, in the high end clubs mentioned above there were only a few working.

Final Observations
I enjoyed my time in Salvador for a few days. The city is very historical and quite beautiful. I am glad that I made the trip up as a break from the huge scene in Sao Paulo. I liked Eros and had a good time in and out of the club with a few of the garotas. I would not go in the off season again. I think a much better time could had duing the high season.

When is high season for the 'hunt'?

2 links you should check when you are in Salvador:

the best girls you will find here:
http://www.elitegirl.com.br/principal.asp?cidade=Salvador-Ba

one of the best restaurant for meat I have ever been (it's just in front of the Aeroclube mall):
http://www.grupoboipreto.com.br/index.php?pag=indexsa&color=black

Topfotog -
High season runs from Dec. to March. Salvador also has a big carnival that I believe kicks off in Feb.

Fun -
I checked out this restaurant when I was out to the Aoreoclube. The basic price for a meal is 60R vs 30R at Villas. I passed and went to Villas again.

I had about the same experience early this April and it wasn't that much better. The internet girls wanted $400R! I passed. There are some privy within 5 minute walk from the Ibis/Mercure for less than $100R. Girls were as good as the clubs. It was my second trip to Salvador. I was there last in July 06. I took the bus for everthing except after midnight when the bus didn't run. You can take the bus to and from the airport too. Everything is up and down the coast. Pretty easy to get around by bus.

Hey Buffer:
You wrote a good review on Salvador and you are 100% right on your comment about Eros. I like mongering in Salvador. You don't have the big city hassels and worries associated with Rio and Sao Paulo. Exit fees can be add up. What I do is simply take my GSM phone and buy a sim card. I'll go into the club. If I see something I like, I just give them my local cell phone and hotel number. Believe me, the girls will always call you back....... and presto... you save $R 40- 50 in club exit fees. The Hotel Ibis is my favorite place when I'm in Salvador.... centrally located, the beach is next door... a great location. Rio Vermehello is an interesting area in Salvador.... very funky and eclectic.
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