This was my first visit to the Rio since the the demise of HELP! While I was never a big fan of going into HELP! I always loved spending hours in front at Terraco Atlantico for what was the TGSOE, which has also been bulldozed. The irony of this block being turned in to a museum is beyond bizzarre although rumors have it that the former owners are searching out another location.

Much of the night time activity has now moved down Avenida Atlantica to "Balcony" which I found to an overcrowed shit-hole. Many of the same faces that were previously at TA are there but I didn't iike it. The higher quality garotas have clearly gone elsewhere.There is also an attached discoteca upstairs named "La Dolce Vida" that was very loud and not very crowded (tiny compared to HELP!) Within a few blocks from there are as many as a dozen strip joints including Barbarella, Ciccolina, EROS 2000, Sensoo, etc. Mostly overpriced clipjoints with some true beauties and variety of negotiable prices. Definitely helps if you speak the language, however.

Most of my trip was a week long tour of the Thermas.

Still more beautiful women in single locations than I have ever seen....and happily I was able to bat 1000% with all CIM all the time.

I thought it might be helpful to give a pricing update of the places that I visited and who I did there. Prices are up.

Solarium R$310 in Lagoa area. Great 22y/o Morena named Perla.

Monte Carlo (X2) R310 Morena, Patricia 24y/o behond passionate both in the bar and in the bar. Returned a second time and met Safira 22y/o a loira/blonde who was a truly magnificent spinner.

4X4 R200 downtown and the least expensive of the majors.Probably 4X's and many different women. 2 of the hilites were Raika a 20y/o morena and Susanne a/o loira.

Centaurus x2 (Now up to R$450... although 400 if you can manage the local disconto...along with Terma 65 the priciest in Rio) Soraya a 24y/o morena. I know it's expensive but for me the highest percentage of 8's and 9's.

Terma 502 around the corner from 4X4 and only R$120 including 3 beers.

A bit downstream but a few quality girls there.

Got roomservice a couple of times Ingrid (20) from Newscort and Duda from Ciaplus both R$130 plus 20 for the cabs for two hours.

Also saw an old friend that I met at HELP! named Lucilaine who was my only mediocre experience. Although she wanted to spend the night I sent her on her way at 3AM when she ruined my perfect CiM score :-( .

dFlying home tonight with a 3 hour 4X4 driveby on my way to the airport.

Definitely a great but different trip.

Yankee, how was "Ingrid from NewScort" in the face?
Her body seems pretty good from the pics.

I had "Livia" a couple of months ago who was good and she actually recommended Ingrid. But, I did not have the time. Livia was really affectionate and she did the CIM-deed as well.

I'd rate her face a 7.8 mas muito carinosa e chupa bem!

Thanks for the intel Y7, Rio is too expensive for this gato! I am focusing on Buenos Aires for maybe in August..at 3.8 to 1 seems like a good bet.If the dollar gets better, I will make a Rio run.