Post: #1

While in Brazil, I will be heading out here so I was wondering if anyone on the forum has experienced the city Foz do Iguaçu on the Brazilian side. I hear it's active with good dining/nightlife options moreso than the Argentine side. Gaming possibilities here with locals/other tourists? haha

Any data would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Post: #2

(12-09-2012 11:40 AM)yb13 Wrote:  While in Brazil, I will be heading out here so I was wondering if anyone on the forum has experienced the city Foz do Iguaçu on the Brazilian side. I hear it's more active with good dining/nightlife options moreso than the Argentine side. Gaming possibilities here with locals/other tourists? haha

Any data would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have been to both sides.

Argentian side is better for nightlife / dining. It's also safer and cheaper.

Post: #3

Appreciate the insight. It seems as if the Brazilian side might be a nice weekend getaway for Curitibanos so there might be some potential for me there...

Post: #4

Not really. It's 9h bus travel or a [generally] expensive flight. People from Curitiba go there only to shop in Paraguay and in this case they are more groups of guys.

Truth is the city itself, Foz, has a great deal of talent, top ranked in Brazil, but your logistics are gonna be bad and not many people speak English there. If someone of your group speaks a little Spanish I guess you could run day game with good results in Foz and it's probably the best use you're going to make of your time, cos the argentine side is beautiful but I don't think you can get laid there.

Post: #5

(12-09-2012 01:05 PM)DiogoFC Wrote:  Not really. It's 9h bus travel or a [generally] expensive flight. People from Curitiba go there only to shop in Paraguay and in this case they are more groups of guys.

Truth is the city itself, Foz, has a great deal of talent, top ranked in Brazil, but your logistics are gonna be bad and not many people speak English there. If someone of your group speaks a little Spanish I guess you could run day game with good results in Foz and it's probably the best use you're going to make of your time, cos the argentine side is beautiful but I don't think you can get laid there.

Brigado pelas dicas! A coisa e eu tenho que mudar a Curitiba por 3 meses fazendo um projeto de pos-graducao embora pra o meu programa nos Estados Unidos. Tb vou ter mais aulas de gramatica-avancada em CWB durante esse tempo.
Eu terei estudado por 8 meses antes de chegar no Brasil mas acho que sera bastante, ne? Com certeza eu vou visitar o lado da Argentina pq e a melhor parte do foz.

Em ingles: I appreciate the advice about logistics of the city. Are you by chance from Parana as well? I'm going mainly for the falls, but it wouldn't hurt for me to go out one night and write a data sheet on Brazilian side...I welcome the challenge! haha

Post: #6

I went to some club in Foz. It was okay, some hot girls. But no foreigners so they will be surprised. No one speaks English it seemed.

I forget the name of the club, but I think it's the only place in town so you'll probably end up there. Try to get into the second floor VIP room as late at night the downstairs empties and all the girls who don't have VIP access look for guys who can get them up there.

Post: #7

(12-10-2012 10:19 AM)nomadicdude Wrote:  I went to some club in Foz. It was okay, some hot girls. But no foreigners so they will be surprised. No one speaks English it seemed.

I forget the name of the club, but I think it's the only place in town so you'll probably end up there. Try to get into the second floor VIP room as late at night the downstairs empties and all the girls who don't have VIP access look for guys who can get them up there.

Thanks for the tip. I will refer to this as soon as I get out there:

http://www.bestday.com/Foz-do-Iguazu-Brazil/NightLife/

Post: #8

I have never been to the Brazilian side but it was so god damn hot and humid when I was there. That was almost exactly a year ago. I was with a girl I met in BA and some people from Paris and we tried to go out dancing one night and had to retreat to a hippy kind of bar where they have the AC going full throttle. It was easily 40 degrees and 90-95% humidty when we were there. So bring a lot of light clothing and a lot of clean underwear.

Post: #9

yb13: I lived in Curitiba for some years and went to Foz for work many times, so I know how the thing goes.

Despite being a touristic town, it's small for brazillian standars and that means people can still find good jobs in its market without knowing any English [that doesn't mean you won't find a few English speakers among young people in night clubs as nomadicdude said - and it's also not a ONE club town; there are always 2 or 3 with regular crowd].

Your main obstacles will be two: [a] girls have a car culture, so even if you get to stay close to a club it won't be easy to pull a girl out of it if you're not on wheels; [b] it has a small town mindset, so there will be closed groups of friends (boys and girls), just like ROOSH said there are in Cordoba-Argentina, so you'll have to run "social circle game express" or whatever it's called. Not easy.

Well, I'm talking about the high talent, but of course there are low-end clubs where you can crop 5s or 6s (and hopefully some 7s) easily by spitting some words in portuñol. Anyway, those are the same girls I said you can run day game on, because they'll be at bus stops, tiny stores, restaurants (sometimes working as waiters, cashiers, etc]. So, just to avoid getting in trouble with some boyfriend, ex-husband or scams in general [never heard of any, but as a gringo it's natural for you to be reluctant], it's better to hit them on day light.

I don't know what your standars are, but this is actually gold mine: you're going to lower your bar a bit, but you'll save money and time, cos these girls are totally DTF and won't ask you for taxi money; you don't have to arrange a date in a bar, you just pick them after work and ask them where they want to go. Sit, have a few beers and drag them back to your place (or anywhere - they're not picky). After that, just dump them and forget about them (or book a 2nd bang if you wish).

Post: #10

(12-11-2012 08:34 AM)DiogoFC Wrote:  yb13: I lived in Curitiba for some years and went to Foz for work many times, so I know how the thing goes.

Despite being a touristic town, it's small for brazillian standars and that means people can still find good jobs in its market without knowing any English [that doesn't mean you won't find a few English speakers among young people in night clubs as nomadicdude said - and it's also not a ONE club town; there are always 2 or 3 with regular crowd].

Your main obstacles will be two: [a] girls have a car culture, so even if you get to stay close to a club it won't be easy to pull a girl out of it if you're not on wheels; [b] it has a small town mindset, so there will be closed groups of friends (boys and girls), just like ROOSH said there are in Cordoba-Argentina, so you'll have to run "social circle game express" or whatever it's called. Not easy.

Well, I'm talking about the high talent, but of course there are low-end clubs where you can crop 5s or 6s (and hopefully some 7s) easily by spitting some words in portuñol. Anyway, those are the same girls I said you can run day game on, because they'll be at bus stops, tiny stores, restaurants (sometimes working as waiters, cashiers, etc]. So, just to avoid getting in trouble with some boyfriend, ex-husband or scams in general [never heard of any, but as a gringo it's natural for you to be reluctant], it's better to hit them on day light.

I don't know what your standars are, but this is actually gold mine: you're going to lower your bar a bit, but you'll save money and time, cos these girls are totally DTF and won't ask you for taxi money; you don't have to arrange a date in a bar, you just pick them after work and ask them where they want to go. Sit, have a few beers and drag them back to your place (or anywhere - they're not picky). After that, just dump them and forget about them (or book a 2nd bang if you wish).

Pretty excellent breakdown. Brigado pela estrategia! Nao tenho que falar portunhol pq o meu pt sera bastante sempre que eu for la!

Yeah my strategy could be finding a nice apt off Airbnb/hostel bookers or perhaps just a hostel for meeting people. I'm sure I can find a love hotel if need be. I'm going to go with primarily confused tourist question game during the day or nights before really opening up the attack.

Thx!

Post: #11

In my opinion, the Argentine side offers better views of the falls.

I stayed on the Argentine side (Che Legarto hostel, which was kind of shitty) As for the nightlife, when I was there it was pretty dead. It seemed like everything shut down at around midnight. I didn't see much local talent at all. A small amount of bangable tourists girls were around but mostly in shops and restaurants not so much in the bars. Met some expats living there that said the weekends are pretty good. I was there in the middle of the week though.

Definitely go to the falls if you haven't been, because they're literally amazing, but not a place to hook up from what I saw.

Post: #12

(12-11-2012 06:59 PM)jimmypa Wrote:  In my opinion, the Argentine side offers better views of the falls.

I stayed on the Argentine side (Che Legarto hostel, which was kind of shitty) As for the nightlife, when I was there it was pretty dead. It seemed like everything shut down at around midnight. I didn't see much local talent at all. A small amount of bangable tourists girls were around but mostly in shops and restaurants not so much in the bars. Met some expats living there that said the weekends are pretty good. I was there in the middle of the week though.

Definitely go to the falls if you haven't been, because they're literally amazing, but not a place to hook up from what I saw.

Yeah I'll definitely go to the Falls on the Argentine side. That's a must. I just wonder if I'm going to have to pay $140.00 USD to enter Argentina, but that fee should allow me unlimited entry/re-entry for 10 years.

Gameplan:
1) Arrive on Friday on Brazilian side - See Falls or not. If not, daygaming it. Go party Friday night, check out the scene, approaches, etc.
2) Saturday - See both sides. Sat night, go out with approaches, dumb questions, etc.
3) Sunday - Peace out or stay an extra day depending on how lucky I get.

I'll be stubborn about posting a data sheet on this place using the re-visited thread when time comes, haha.

Post: #13

Does anyone have any updated data for this place? I'll be here for 2 nights in October. After reading the little info provided on here and Roosh's website I have my expectations tempered, just mostly looking for the best area to stay in. Seems like just about all of the non-resort hotels get mediocre at best reviews. Basically I am just looking for a location close to a bus line and also within walking distance of some bars.

Post: #14

I remember that I was there, I stayed in a pink hotel at the Brazilian side. After 5, the national park closed and if I went out for a cig I had all the falls for me alone.

But there is this restaurant where I went, themed after the Brazilian/Paraguayan/Argentinian borders in the region and so many hot girls dancing there after the dinner (it is a sort of dinner show).

You can see the difference between Argies and Southern Brazilians very clearly there.

Post: #15

It must be this one: http://www.belmond.com/hotel-das-catarat...facilities

Is it nothing but tourists?

Post: #16

(06-25-2014 05:30 PM)mastauser Wrote:  I remember that I was there, I stayed in a pink hotel at the Brazilian side. After 5, the national park closed and if I went out for a cig I had all the falls for me alone.

But there is this restaurant where I went, themed after the Brazilian/Paraguayan/Argentinian borders in the region and so many hot girls dancing there after the dinner (it is a sort of dinner show).

You can see the difference between Argies and Southern Brazilians very clearly there.

Specifically....can you elaborate on the differences between the Southern Brazilian women in Foz do Iguaçu and the Argentine women on the other side?

Note: - I never made it out to Foz do Iguaçu yet, but will manage to do so when finally living in Brazil.

Post: #17

(06-25-2014 06:18 PM)ridiculous_nicholas Wrote:  It must be this one: http://www.belmond.com/hotel-das-catarat...facilities

Is it nothing but tourists?

Rich Brazilian tourists but it is very quiet with a fireplace and stuff like that. And the breakfast is delicious.

You can see the difference more clearly with the guys: the argies have all curly hair and the same faces but the Brazilians just look more like Brazilians, a lot of German influences (we talked in German with some guides).

I don't know exactly but I prefer Brazilian culture.

For example:

Argies go out from 2/3 in the night until I don't know when (and brag about it), whereas Brazilians prefer to go out earlier in the evening. And Brazilians have more things that I prefer above Argentineans. But somebody else should elaborate on this: I don't have my Brazilian flag yet, but I do have my flags from Argentina, Peru and the Dominican Republic, all different.

Post: #18

^^ Thanks for clarifying...out of curiosity...how would you compare Iguassu Falls Argentine women vs. Argentine women in Buenos Aires/Rosario/Cordoba?

Post: #19

After much speculation, Brosemite is finally heading to Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassu Falls) this week.

I had a question about the American Reciprocal fee with Argentina.

If I as an American enter Argentina for the first time in order to see Argentine side of Iguassu Falls, will I have to pay the one-time $140.00 reciprocal fee (thats valid for 10 years)?

Thanks!

Not sure if I can do some night gaming here as I'll be staying with a family of a friend, but will let you guys know how the trip goes!

Post: #20

(12-14-2015 11:36 AM)Brosemite Wrote:  After much speculation, Brosemite is finally heading to Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassu Falls) this week.

I had a question about the American Reciprocal fee with Argentina.

If I as an American enter Argentina for the first time in order to see Argentine side of Iguassu Falls, will I have to pay the one-time $140.00 reciprocal fee (thats valid for 10 years)?

Thanks!

Not sure if I can do some night gaming here as I'll be staying with a family of a friend, but will let you guys know how the trip goes!

Yes you will have to pay that fee. It is easier to sneak into the Brazil side then the Argentinian one. Sometimes they have been lax about sneaking across. By the way, best thing I have seen in my life. Argentina side is better.

Post: #21

^ Thanks for the info. By the way, this is the website that can help Americans out when entering the Argentine Side of Iguassu Falls (Or Argentina in general):

http://travel.state.gov/content/passport...ntina.html

It looks like I will pay my fee online.

Post: #22

(12-14-2015 01:01 PM)Brosemite Wrote:  ^ Thanks for the info. By the way, this is the website that can help Americans out when entering the Argentine Side of Iguassu Falls (Or Argentina in general):

http://travel.state.gov/content/passport...ntina.html

It looks like I will pay my fee online.

No prob. If you get a chance, wait to pay the fee until your in Foz. Its quick online. A local might know how to get across for the day, just in case you have no plans of returning.

Post: #23

(12-14-2015 07:20 PM)godzilla Wrote:  

(12-14-2015 01:01 PM)Brosemite Wrote:  ^ Thanks for the info. By the way, this is the website that can help Americans out when entering the Argentine Side of Iguassu Falls (Or Argentina in general):

http://travel.state.gov/content/passport...ntina.html

It looks like I will pay my fee online.

No prob. If you get a chance, wait to pay the fee until your in Foz. Its quick online. A local might know how to get across for the day, just in case you have no plans of returning.

Thanks for that info...but already paid ugh. It'll help if I ever head to Buenos Aires & other places in future though.