Rio de Janeiro has a reputation for a reason. Brazilians love sex, and Rio may be the most sensual South American city of them all. Let me explain. No sir. Well, not officially at least.
Note: There are no laws explicitly banning brothels in Brazil by name, but rather a law that says nobody can profit from selling sex other than the person selling it. As in, no third party partners. Being employed at a brothel would obviously go against that law. These locations will sometimes function similar to a nightclub, but the nightclub is where you meet your girl. The termas will have private rooms, a lobby, maybe even a gift shop and spa, and the club area where all the pre-partying happens.
The brothel is presented as a nightclub, while being attached to a full-scale brothel. In many senses, it really is both. Most termas nightclubs charge an entry fee, and then you make your way to the club area where you can sit down and have drinks with prospective girls. Some termas do everything on a flat fee, others allow the girls to negotiate their rates with a client. This seems to be the most popular format now for brothels in Rio, making it quite easy to find plenty of quality girls in a fun setting.
Sex is celebrated here more than probably anywhere else in the world, so the vibes surrounding termas are the very opposite of shameful.
People come to have a good time, women come to get paid, everyone wins. Other termas will call themselves spas, and sort of operate like one in a way.
