Have been corresponding with several Brasileras via internet. Specifically, LatinEuro.com & LatinSocialNetwork.com. Have exchanged pictures, letters, holiday cards, etc... Will have an opportunity to meet my Top Ten List in person. Any advice for a Rio Rookie?

Yeah - BE CAREFUL! The women who work the Internet I assure you know what they are doing. You can go to the Internet Cafe's and see them in there typing away (dialing for dollars).- Hemp

Chum in the water, watch the sharks come out....my advice, forget any of the girls you've been chatting with on the internet and spend your time in termas and other spots. You'll get slaughtered going down the first time if you're looking for some romance with some garota with a chatroom handle.

I've met several who claim to be 4 year degree college graduates, several of which claim to have studied in Europe, mostly accountants, school teachers, computer types, a few claim to own their own small businesses, travel agencies, and restaurants.

They'll e-mail me their fotos, these women are gorgeous, the have their own places, no kids, several however, still claim live with parents or sibilings, yet they complain about not being able to get a date. I keep thinking, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. What's up with that?

I e-mail them my foto, I'm a short, 50ish fat, balding, over-educated (Ph.D. Physics), bifocal wearing Afro-Anglo (a black Brit). Get this, even after they've seen what I look like, they still correspond with me! When I try to chat up an American girl with similiar looks and educational background, I either get maced or threatened to have 911 called on me.

My foundation is sending me to the Brazilian Institute for Research Physics for a two-year research exhange partnership with), a Brazilian Ph.D. with take my place here.

What percentage of these internet chicks would you say either are hookers or scammers?

"...I'm a short, 50ish fat, balding, over-educated (Ph.D. Physics), bifocal wearing Afro-Anglo..."

Let us know how it goes. I am also short, 50ish, fat, still have my hair, under educated, seamless bifocals, and white. If it works for you then maybe I have a chance too.

Kcrl, I'm 99.9% sure you got the better end of the exchange!

BTW, what Brazilian city will you be in researching the physics of the Brazilian anatomy (girls/garotas)? If you catch my drift!

Hopefully for you it's Sao Paulo, my favorite city. sf4dfish

Sf4dfish, Yes, Sao Paulo (beats the hell out of Baa'ston in the winter), Instituto de Energia Atomica (Divisao de Fisica Nuclear). Any advice as to which section of the city to live in? Also, can you recommend termas, cafes, best meeting place you have found. Also, can you recommend any particular garotas.

Kcrl, SP is a huge spread out city. There are certainly some nice areas to live, but you would want to limit your commute to the minimun.

Where is your Instituto located? Will you have access to a car? Having a car, there are some parts of the city, that only odd/even license plate numbers can go on a given day. Or can it be reached by the Metro?

Read up on all the previously written info. Let me know when you'll be in town, and I'll try to help. But, personally I stay in hotels when in town. sf4dfish

There sure are lots of hookers on the internet. I see the girls here on my computer on chats and dating sites.

But you can get regular girls more easily then in the US. What is your taste? 18 year old stunners are a bit hard to get without cash. Even these, you can get nice regular girls on a regular sugar daddy basis with no problem. Especially college students in need for tuition .........

But if you settle for 30 years, with the help of your colleages or other friends, it should not be so hard, with no $$$ involved