Well, as Eggleton mentionned, one can have a girl spend the night with you if you catch her at Help. The beauty of it is if she likes you and you can speak some Portuguese, you may have her stay with you for the remainder of your trip and not pay a dime other than just taking the girl out and pay for dinner and clubbing. That is very common in Rio if you know some basic portuguese and treat the lady like a real lady.
Personally, I am going there more for the non-pro experience. I have a couple of friends there (Brasilian born) and they will take me to places where the locals hang out. I hope I can hook up with a local GF there...
You can be sure that I will be posting a full report upon my come back to the land of the cold after my trip to Paradise.
BTW, I am planning to going back in April-May 2004!!!!As people say, going to Rio is truly a life-changing experience. ANd I have yet to even go there, I am already planning my next trip...
Ciao.
P.S. Eggleton, where did you stay in Rio during your trip? I have so far found a nice apart, on the beach, in Copa, that I got from gringomanagement.com and the guy is quoting me $40US/per night. Is that a good deal? Can you suggest a better deal? If anyone of you folks has any hints or inside tips on maximising my fun in Rio, please share it in here.