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It depends on what you think is infrequent or unusual. In Copacabana and Ipanema, these happen maybe every 5-7 years. Anything like that in the tonier districts of Rio where most tourists stay and where most expats live make the national and international news. They happen much more often in the favelas, Zona Norte, and Western Rio, but because the “wrong” people live there (read: blacker, browner, poorer), it’s never covered beyond local TV news blurbs — unless it’s a mass shooting / killing, the size of the ones that occur in the USA weekly at this point.
The Farme do Amoedo incident (at least the one I am referring to) occurred in the early 2010s, if my memory serves me correctly. You might be mistaking your timeline with the gang warfare from rival favelas Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho that bled out into the street entrance on the edge of Copacabana and Ipanema. Or maybe the beach riot in 2019 near Posto 4 in Copacabana during Carnaval time that ended in police dispersing the large crowd of party goers and beachers with tear gas. 
In Rio, post-pandemic there’s been recurrent wave of mass robberies known as “arrastoes,” or “dragnets”. An ‘arrastao’ is when a big group of people, usually teenagers and kids, from the favelas go to the beach and in a group rob everyone they can see. Since the group is often the majority, sometimes people cannot do anything about it. The popular beaches are mostly in Zona Sul, including Copacabana and Ipanema, and other than Leblon that’s where the money is, so these beaches are often targeted. Sure, police presence is heavy by those beaches, but that only acts as a deterrent, not a prophylactic. 
In any event, any type of drug gang activity or violence in Zona Sul neighborhoods is typically confined to the favelas. The trafficantes don’t want the problems from the UPP police that are caused when things bleed out into the streets where the rich residents and tourists are. And none of the favela residents want problems with the drug lords because they run their favelas and they can exact their own level of justice.  Crimes against tourists and residents of Zona Sul are almost always confined to petty thefts and robberies (street crimes).

We probably have different viewpoints on muscularity. Rio is much more of a bodybuilding culture than Salvador and other areas. Men in the Bahia tend to be “fit” and lean and built more like soccer players or surfers. There are a lot more men and women in Rio that have that bodybuilding / physique competition look because it’s more a part of the culture there (although the other look is just as common).
Regarding your personal observations about crime, it’s good to know that you can accept that your personal anecdotes or feelings don’t override the statistical evidence. 

been there, done that - about a dozen times 
the point is to be honest about what it is - that's responsible.  If the idea is to give forum members realistic expectations, minimizing what goes on doesn't help
a visit to Rio can be done without incident if you want to be hyper-vigilant at all times & acknowledge the real risk all around.  Anything else is playing the odds and your number will come up eventually.  Ask any long time Rio resident- they've all been robbed 
And if you're a typical gringo that doesn't speak Portuguese wandering the streets of Rio - good luck 

You were there, too? This occurred on one of my longterm stays. Everyone ran for cover into whatever building or store front was still open.
A few years ago, there was a huge favela crime-related fight on Copacabana Beach that ended in the entire crowd being dispersed with tear gas. A year or so later, there was a similar one on Ipanema Beach.

if you want to have sex with others watching or you watching others - go to a sex club or other appropriate venue: not in a public street for a "parade"
don't get confused that somehow pride opens the door for whatever (sex) you want to do in public spaces just because you just want to do it 
Not only is it offensive & likely illegal, it could be easily read as hostile/aggressive/unsafe by those who just might want to see a parade
I get so tired of the need to make everything gay hyper-sexualized at all times. there are plenty of gay/queer spaces to do exactly that where nobody will care or bother & children will not be present 

It actually is a big deal - there are laws against it.
police would arrest any straight people having sex in a public space with children - why is it any different for pride ?
the failure to understand these basic norms does the LGBTQI community/movement more harm than good. It's a losing argument every single time with no upside 

From one non-white person to another, kindly explain to me what knowing its wholly inappropriate to suck dick in the public square and sexually gyrate in front of young children have fuck all to do with being raised by white parents?

From one non-white person to another, kindly explain to me what knowing its wholly inappropriate to suck dick in the public square and sexually gyrate in front of young children have fuck all to do with being raised by white parents?

Thank you.  I’m probably just a bit more modest than some.  Sorry…

He sounds more like someone who's simply got a level of self respect.  Why the shade ?

You can watch this short film from 2018 on Vimeo for about $4 USD. Here’s the synopsis:
Thirty-year-old Ursinho (Teddy Bear), an introverted mulatto who lives with his disabled father in a favela, drags his excess weight around like a burden. He likes to hang out in Point 202, a gay sauna in Rio where taxi boys (garotos de programa) strictly reserve themselves for wealthy clients. While cleaning the apartment of an elderly man in Copacabana, he discovers a beautiful young man who is fast asleep. He can't get the vision of this alabaster body out of his mind.
Subtitles in English.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ursinhorio
 
 

You can watch this short film from 2018 on Vimeo for about $4 USD. Here’s the synopsis:
Thirty-year-old Ursinho (Teddy Bear), an introverted mulatto who lives with his disabled father in a favela, drags his excess weight around like a burden. He likes to hang out in Point 202, a gay sauna in Rio where taxi boys (garotos de programa) strictly reserve themselves for wealthy clients. While cleaning the apartment of an elderly man in Copacabana, he discovers a beautiful young man who is fast asleep. He can't get the vision of this alabaster body out of his mind.
Subtitles in English.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ursinhorio
 
 

You can watch this short film from 2018 on Vimeo for about $4 USD. Here’s the synopsis:
Thirty-year-old Ursinho (Teddy Bear), an introverted mulatto who lives with his disabled father in a favela, drags his excess weight around like a burden. He likes to hang out in Point 202, a gay sauna in Rio where taxi boys (garotos de programa) strictly reserve themselves for wealthy clients. While cleaning the apartment of an elderly man in Copacabana, he discovers a beautiful young man who is fast asleep. He can't get the vision of this alabaster body out of his mind.
Subtitles in English.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ursinhorio
 
 

Kindly provide some examples of what you mean by this. I’m not going to affirm or deny this statement until I can better understand it. 

The actor-client might have been considered “hot” by most as well. The comments sections of various news reporting sites are filled with questions from readers about why a handsome, successful guy like him would *need* to hire a male prostitute — these commenters not understanding at all the dynamics of transactional sex. Clients run the gamut in physical appearance and attractiveness. Some pay for ease, for discretion, for variety. Some prefer to pay just so that the sex partner will go away afterwards. Some are into sex partners that are not in their social circles and thus, are not easily obtained.
In any event, not every client *looks* like they have to pay for it. 

The actor-client might have been considered “hot” by most as well. The comments sections of various news reporting sites are filled with questions from readers about why a handsome, successful guy like him would *need* to hire a male prostitute — these commenters not understanding at all the dynamics of transactional sex. Clients run the gamut in physical appearance and attractiveness. Some pay for ease, for discretion, for variety. Some prefer to pay just so that the sex partner will go away afterwards. Some are into sex partners that are not in their social circles and thus, are not easily obtained.
In any event, not every client *looks* like they have to pay for it. 

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The actor-client might have been considered “hot” by most as well. The comments sections of various news reporting sites are filled with questions from readers about why a handsome, successful guy like him would *need* to hire a male prostitute — these commenters not understanding at all the dynamics of transactional sex. Clients run the gamut in physical appearance and attractiveness. Some pay for ease, for discretion, for variety. Some prefer to pay just so that the sex partner will go away afterwards. Some are into sex partners that are not in their social circles and thus, are not easily obtained.
In any event, not every client *looks* like they have to pay for it. 

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I have zero reason to believe that four independent board members — three of which are long-time, well-respected members with extensive travel history and imparted knowledge on the boards — would make up the same / similar story about him. One of them is arguably one of the most respected, storied, and universally well-liked members / travelers on these boards. So... they’re ALL lying and just out to get this poor old harmless sap?
At this point, the only person who is gaslighting and saying it didn't happen, “so who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”, is the accused with multiple independent accusers.
And as we all know, this is the very same person who, in spite of clear, well-established mounting evidence that he posts across the gay sex tourism / pay sex forum-verse under at least three different usernames, he denies it is he.
Everything I say can be backed up with documentation and correspondence. Remember, he wouldn’t have run to mods at that other place to shut down a case of mistaken identity. 

right - like the arriving gringos rushing to saunas with no douche. it happens as they say 
probably worse than any meandering soliloquy meant to impress 

every single point made is negated by the simple fact that he thinks nobody gets the aliases, meanwhile anyone paying attention does understand the aliases, yet he continues down that path 
using multiple aliases online is hardly new & expected to a degree - the odd thing here is that it’s soooooooo obvious 
 

and here, the Karens run to the mods 
not sure what they call ‘‘em up north 

this is all so predictable- just like before 
Triggered
 

false online reviews are terrible - yet we know the games played behind cloaks of quasi anonymity
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