RIO DE JANEIRO
Rio has the beach and Carnival, but it doesn’t have the Leather scene that São Paulo does. That doesn’t mean you can’t find sleazy fun in the Cidade Maravilhosa.
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Centro, Ipanema
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
Seven Cruising Bar (Pr da República 141, Centro) You won’t find much leather at this sex bar, but you’ll find some of Rio’s horniest men. You’ll also find showers and private cabins. link
Taurus Cruising Bar (R Washington Luís, 54, Centro) This sex bar might be the closest to a fetish bar you’ll find in Rio. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Club 117 (R Cândido Mendes, 117, Glória) Popular spot, especially for those looking to make hot new friends who rent by the hour. link
Club New Meio Mundo (R. Primeiro de Março, 115, Centro) Let drag queens entertain you while you’re cruising for cock. link
MACHOMAN Club (R do Mercado, 25 @ Club Mix Bar, Centro) Massive sex parties. Four floors of fucking. link
Rio G Spa (R Teixeira de Melo, 16, Ipanema) Where the boys from the beach go to fuck when the sun goes down. link
Sauna Bonsucesso (R Bonsucesso, 252-A, Bonsucesso) A good place to meet more locals and fewer tourists in Rio’s North Zone. link
Sauna Copacabana (R Dias da Rocha, 83, Copacabana) Laid-back bathhouse. link
Termas Catete (R Corrêa Dutra, 34, Flamengo) For when you’re on the hunt for daddy dick. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
Atlantis Copacabana Hotel (R Bulhões Carvalho, 61, Ipanema) Budget hotel close to the beaches. link
Casa Cool Beans (R Laurinda Santos Lôbo, 136, Santa Teresa) Quirky gay B&B in a charming hilly neighborhood. link
Fasano Hotel Rio de Janeiro (Av Vieira Souto, 80, Ipanema) Philippe Starck-designed luxury hotel on the beach in Ipanema. link
Mar Ipanema Hotel (R Visconde de Pirajá, 539, Ipanema) Affordable property in Ipanema. link
Praia Ipanema Hotel (Av Vieira Souto, 706, Ipanema) Gay-friendly hotel on the beach in Ipanema. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Gula Gula (R Barão da Torre, 446, Ipanema) Local branch of a restaurant chain offering good food at good prices. link
Zazá Bistrô (R Joana Angélica, 40, Ipanema) Tropical food at a laid-back place just a block from the beach. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Mr. Barber (Visconde de Pirajá, 207, Ipanema) Manly looks in Ipanema. link
WHERE TO GET INKED
Mr. Barber (Visconde de Pirajá, 207, Ipanema) Come for the haircut. Stay for the tattoos and piercings. link
[Suggestions? Corrections? Contact me!]