GuyFromIpanema

Not sure where you draw the line here. There was (is?) a meningococcal disease outbreak affecting gay men (mostly in Florida) in 2022, which killed more people than monkeypox. Are you assuming that an escort who doesn't mention it hasn't been vaccinated ? More or a legit concern than monkeypox at this point.

Search function seems to be completely nonfunctional.  No matter what name or word I put in, comes up as no result.

GLWT.
 
In a discussion that was already speculating that Doug69 had alts, I was merely refreshing the collective memory. It wasn't supposed to be controversial. 🙄

Holy fuck, I want to bronze this statement like infant shoes.

Cities 11-18 seem to have been added to that list in spite of not meeting the murder rate criterion, and US cities which do meet it have been left off. 
 
The city of Rio de Janeiro has roughly the same murder rate as Chicago, well below that of some US cities like New Orleans and Detroit. (The state of RJ is significantly lower still).
Sao Paulo's murder rate in turn is much lower, around that of LA and far lower than many US cities. The state of Sao Paulo has roughly the same murder rate as the United States as a whole.
 
Frankly that chart smacks of ridiculous xenophobia.  I wonder if those who created it even own passports.
 
Yes, you need to take care. Others have given advice on that. Walking aimlessly around Copacabana at 3am wearing a Rolex is asking for trouble. Walking purposefully in little more than shorts and Havaianas is going to be fine.
Use common sense. Watch how others behave. Err on the side of caution when you're someplace new. But this is not any reason to avoid going to either Rio or Sao Paulo.

Guy Fromipanema joined the site in aMay

Nor for what he's still doing. 😉

Cities 11-18 seem to have been added to that list in spite of not meeting the murder rate criterion, and US cities which do meet it have been left off. 
 
The city of Rio de Janeiro has roughly the same murder rate as Chicago, well below that of some US cities like New Orleans and Detroit. (The state of RJ is significantly lower still).
Sao Paulo's murder rate in turn is much lower, around that of LA and far lower than many US cities. The state of Sao Paulo has roughly the same murder rate as the United States as a whole.
 
Frankly that chart smacks of ridiculous xenophobia.  I wonder if those who created it even own passports.
 
Yes, you need to take care. Others have given advice on that. Walking aimlessly around Copacabana at 3am wearing a Rolex is asking for trouble. Walking purposefully in little more than shorts and Havaianas is going to be fine.
Use common sense. Watch how others behave. Err on the side of caution when you're someplace new. But this is not any reason to avoid going to either Rio or Sao Paulo.

Cities 11-18 seem to have been added to that list in spite of not meeting the murder rate criterion, and US cities which do meet it have been left off. 
 
The city of Rio de Janeiro has roughly the same murder rate as Chicago, well below that of some US cities like New Orleans and Detroit. (The state of RJ is significantly lower still).
Sao Paulo's murder rate in turn is much lower, around that of LA and far lower than many US cities. The state of Sao Paulo has roughly the same murder rate as the United States as a whole.
 
Frankly that chart smacks of ridiculous xenophobia.  I wonder if those who created it even own passports.
 
Yes, you need to take care. Others have given advice on that. Walking aimlessly around Copacabana at 3am wearing a Rolex is asking for trouble. Walking purposefully in little more than shorts and Havaianas is going to be fine.
Use common sense. Watch how others behave. Err on the side of caution when you're someplace new. But this is not any reason to avoid going to either Rio or Sao Paulo.

But ask yourself: if you cought the Wuhan Virus would you rather be treated in a Brazilian hospital or an American hospital?

To all Brazilophiles,
How much Portuguese do you know? If your Portuguese is (very) limited, are you still able to get by?  How do you work things out with sauna guys & escorts with limited language capability?
I've always wanted to visit Brazil, but my pronunciation of Portuguese is hopeless.  I'm afraid that even if I made an effort to learn the language (which is notoriously difficult), Brazilians wouldn't understand me because of my awful pronunciation.