Brazil - have you been there?

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help's dancefloor is full of callgirls. it's famous/infamous and if you're in rio already, you're probably heard of it by now.

www.discoteca-help.com

note: i haven't actually been there or to even rio myself, but i hear it's way on the mark if you wanna like bargain and pick up a mulatta cutie for under 60 euros. why the f do i know this?

― kacka, Sunday, 10 April 2005 05:15 (twenty-one years ago)

now why do i have to fuck shit up with a typo. sheesh. you're above should read YOU'VE. sheesh.

― kacka, Sunday, 10 April 2005 05:16 (twenty-one years ago)

ONE 20 minute walk is not far, DV. There's just a series of them between landmarks that appear to be very close together.

is what i meant to say

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Monday, 11 April 2005 07:24 (twenty-one years ago)

four weeks pass...

I wonder if I've sized these right:
ihttp://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-231.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

nope

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

what about...
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-151.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

view from apt on Copacabana:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-107.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

and looking up the same street away from the beach:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-108.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

the Sugar Loaf postcard shot:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-215.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

the Sugar Loaf again as seen from Niteroi at the Niemeyer Museum:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-221.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

once more from inside:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-223.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Inside Niemeyer's Cathedral in Centro:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-112.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

subway station:
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-123.jpg
("Carioca" is akin to Londoner or New Yorker or Angeleno)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-136.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-151.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-175.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-177.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-184.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-189.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-190.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-192.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-196.jpg

it was really hot (I was happy on the inside)
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-204.jpg

inside the Niemeyer Museum again
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-225.jpg

from Sugar Loaf
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-241.jpg

Jesus is coming
ihttp://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-247.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-249.jpg

With sometime ilxor Jacky and Brazilian friends at a penthouse in Leblon
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/crewatizzes.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

but again, even thought it doesn't display, this one is my favorite:
ihttp://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-231.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

beautiful!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Man, I would LOVE to go to Brazil. That looks so gorgeous.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I took about 1000 other pictures with my friend's camera. We'll have those online soon too!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

hey theres jacky!

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

here's one I took for the documentary:
http://www.favelabreaks.com/images/favelabreaks1.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I may have some hosted video up soon too!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Man, I've been dying to go but it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon. I guess I'll just look at Spencer's photos and maybe read that Peter Robb book.

― Ken L (Ken L), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

bonus!
http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-113.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Where is that, on the inside of Corcovado Jesus?

― Ken L (Ken L), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-154.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-207.jpg

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-214.jpg

Mr. Catra!!!
ihttp://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-217.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Ken, not sure. There was some scaffolding at the base where they're doing some restoration work. That might be what you're seeing the lower left foreground.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

spencer, the undisplayable vertically-oriented picture is fucking awesome!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

(the one you called your favourite)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:35 (twenty-one years ago)

The museum pictures are great. #223 reminded me of a Bond villian's hideout.

#177 just amazes me.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

It is *exactly* like a bond villain hideout! I'll have a few more of it tomorrow - it was a highlight, especially because of the views back to Rio.

The one that's my "favorite" is from the tram leading to Sugar Loaf. It was shrouded in cloud and it of course seemed heavenly - especially because once there, you were actually above the cloud and could still look down from it!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Spencer, did you make any incursions into the, um, thongosphere while you were there?

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 01:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Spencer Federline

― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 02:08 (twenty-one years ago)

More!

Ipanema
http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image04.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image15.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image24.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image29.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image27.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image43.jpg

http://www.favelabreaks.com/fpics2005/images/image44.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the idea that this entire thread is a ploy by Adam to trick the entire country of Brazil into performing fellatio on him.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 May 2005 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Great photos, Spencer. Que saudade!

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Thursday, 19 May 2005 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

dude....i hadn't even taken a look at this thread since i last posted in april...awesome pics, spencer!

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Sunday, 12 June 2005 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

ooooh, Spencer those pictures are stunning!

― the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Sunday, 12 June 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't take as many awesome photos as spencer, but i posted a couple here.

tips for Brazil: where to stay, where to go, what to avoid, etc...

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Sunday, 12 June 2005 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just at the annual Portuguese festival nearby in Newark, NJ. Lots of vendors, people drinking out in the open and a happy atmosphere. I was kind of bored, though, because it was so...mellow... so during the parade I went off to one of the little side streets where a stage was set up with a BIG soundsystem and lots of younger folks wearing Brazil t-shirts hanging out by the beer/sangria/caipirinha vendors. This was the local Brazillian contingent (huge population and growing in Newark). I got to talking to a fine girl originally from Sao Paulo who told me to hang out until evening when it was "going to be fun". Everyone - including me - just hanging out in the sun getting drunk. I was already buzzed from 4 strong caipirinhas in the sun so I split shortly after. I'm sure it's going to go off there tonight. Here I am posting on ILE. Am I a dope?

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 12 June 2005 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

dude...i was actually planning on going to newark tonight to at this brazilian restaurant and had NO idea there would be some awesome festival! where exactly were you?

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Sunday, 12 June 2005 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The festival was/is on ALL of Ferry St. (ends tonight around midnight). The Brazilian Independence festival is coming up in a couple of months. I'm definitely heading back for that. Sure it'll be waaay nutty.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 12 June 2005 22:08 (twenty-one years ago)

nice! i went to the brazilian independence festival in manhattan last year and it was weak. i'll definitely make mental note to check it out in newark this year.

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Sunday, 12 June 2005 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

There is some preview footage set to funk that I'll be uploading this week!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 13 June 2005 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

This just blows my mind

http://www.rotovibe.com/images/rio/Canon-S400-221.jpg

― the D Double signal (nordicskilla), Monday, 13 June 2005 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

That photo is now my screensaver. So Beautiful.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 13 June 2005 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

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Great news!

I watched O Que É Isso, Companheiro? on yt today, for unrelated reasons but a good watch to celebrate this nonetheless.

― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 30 June 2023 20:32 (two years ago)

ha, funny! not my favorite movie to be honest.

I'd celebrate maybe watching this:
https://archive.org/details/they-dont-wear-black-tie-1981-eles-nao-usam-black-tie-subtitled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svh-lGcSDmU <- documentary on the beginnings of the labor movement of the steel workers in São Paulo led by Lula. no subtitles, but it's pretty chilling

― fpsa, Friday, 30 June 2023 20:45 (two years ago)

ten months pass...

Heartbreaking

From our comrades in Brazil, writing about the flooded areas in Rio Grande do Sul, south of Brazil. More than 80 cities, including the metropolis Porto Alegre (4,3 million habitants) are partially destroyed or under water. @libcomorg @communaut_jrnl @weareplanc @virginia_worker
— AngryWorkers (@WorkersAngry) May 17, 2024

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 18 May 2024 10:01 (two years ago)

Damn.

In Portuguese right now and have been meeting a lot of Brazilians who have moved here for work.

― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Saturday, 18 May 2024 10:52 (two years ago)

one year passes...

insane police massacre in Rio... at least 130 killed

― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 29 October 2025 20:01 (seven months ago)

four months pass...

I am in Brazil now, on vacation with my wife. Spent a day in Brasilia, then two days in Belo Horizonte, two days at the Inhotim outdoor art museum (we stayed at the adjacent hotel), and now today is the first of six days in Rio.

― jaymc, Saturday, 7 March 2026 23:36 (three months ago)

more like rio de jayneiro

― yes, canigetuhhhhh nothingburger with vocal fry. please. (m bison), Sunday, 8 March 2026 04:14 (three months ago)

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