Prostitutes in Brazil who were disappointed by the ‘poor market’ during
the last 2014 World Cup in Brazil have launched a desperate ‘supermarket
price’ in order to get a lot of customers during this summer’s Olympic
games to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sex
workers in the city’s notorious Red light district- Vila Mimosa zone,
claim that despite high expectations in the run-up to the 2014 World
Cup, business for them actually fell substantially, hence they’ve now
reduced their prices.
workers in the city’s notorious Red light district- Vila Mimosa zone,
claim that despite high expectations in the run-up to the 2014 World
Cup, business for them actually fell substantially, hence they’ve now
reduced their prices.
With a month to go
before the games, prostitutes have prepared flyers and adverts written
in English urging tourists, footballers and the general public to accept
their ‘juicy’ offer of 40 reals (£9)- for 30 minutes of sex, 60 reals
(£13) for 1hour of sex while a threesome is priced at 40 reals (£9) per
girl for half an hour, and 80 reals (£18) for an hour.
before the games, prostitutes have prepared flyers and adverts written
in English urging tourists, footballers and the general public to accept
their ‘juicy’ offer of 40 reals (£9)- for 30 minutes of sex, 60 reals
(£13) for 1hour of sex while a threesome is priced at 40 reals (£9) per
girl for half an hour, and 80 reals (£18) for an hour.
Long-term
prostitute Aline Docinha, 39, told the DailyMail that they do not want
to see a repeat of the World Cup, when business actually dropped.
prostitute Aline Docinha, 39, told the DailyMail that they do not want
to see a repeat of the World Cup, when business actually dropped.
She
said: ‘We were all expecting so much from the World Cup, because
everyone told us demand would be huge. We all thought we’d make a
fortune.
‘We put big TV screens in the road for the men to watch football, we put on barbeques, and Brazilian music parties.
‘But
hardly anyone turned up. During the World Cup the road was virtually
empty. I think the foreigners were scared to come to a place like this,
which isn’t close to the beaches or hotels. And they were probably
afraid of catching something too.
hardly anyone turned up. During the World Cup the road was virtually
empty. I think the foreigners were scared to come to a place like this,
which isn’t close to the beaches or hotels. And they were probably
afraid of catching something too.
‘There were a few
Argentinians and Uruguayans, but they didn’t have much money and tried
to bargain right down. Even our regular Brazilian clients didn’t show
up, they were too interested in watching the football.
Argentinians and Uruguayans, but they didn’t have much money and tried
to bargain right down. Even our regular Brazilian clients didn’t show
up, they were too interested in watching the football.
‘But
this time around we’re under no illusions. We know we’ll be forgotten
during the Olympics, just like we were during the World Cup.
this time around we’re under no illusions. We know we’ll be forgotten
during the Olympics, just like we were during the World Cup.
That’s why we’re being proactive. We just want to make enough to pay our bills.’
Aline,
who has worked in the red light district for 12 years, says before
Brazil’s economic crisis, she used to get over 6 customers a day but now
gets less than two people a day.
who has worked in the red light district for 12 years, says before
Brazil’s economic crisis, she used to get over 6 customers a day but now
gets less than two people a day.
She
added: ‘Even then, they try to bargain the price down. There are days
that I go home without having made a single centavo. Many Brazilians who
used to come here don’t have money to spend anymore.’
added: ‘Even then, they try to bargain the price down. There are days
that I go home without having made a single centavo. Many Brazilians who
used to come here don’t have money to spend anymore.’
‘There
are women here for every taste, black, white, chubby, mature, whatever
you like. You can walk around and take your time until you find the one
you like the most.
are women here for every taste, black, white, chubby, mature, whatever
you like. You can walk around and take your time until you find the one
you like the most.
‘And just like any supermarket, we’ve now
got some great deals and we’re cutting our prices. There’s no other
place in Rio like it. Take a bit of time while you’re here to come
here.’
got some great deals and we’re cutting our prices. There’s no other
place in Rio like it. Take a bit of time while you’re here to come
here.’
The Vila Mimosa is
Rio’s oldest and largest prostitution zone, where over 3,000 women offer
their services in more than 70 bars and nightclubs situated around a
marketplace.
Rio’s oldest and largest prostitution zone, where over 3,000 women offer
their services in more than 70 bars and nightclubs situated around a
marketplace.
Source: DailyMail UK