Everything you ever wanted to know about sex in Brazil and never was able to find at your usual sources. What Brazilians think about sex, is it true that there are many more women than men in the country, are Brazilians really the hottest sexual machine on the planet? And what about sex for sale? Is prostitution legal? Where is sex available, how much does it cost, what are the code words for men and women willing to pay to get laid?
This is not an exploitation piece on the serious and criminal problem of underage prostitution in Brazil. Despite its image of a latter-day Sodom and the land of debauchery and licentiousness, the country that gave us the string bikini can be downright prudish. The real sexual revolution in Brazil is very recent but the natives are catching up fast.
That Brazilians and Cariocas natives of Rio are sensual is not just a myth. Only Africans have the same high rate in this department. The sexual practice is more frequent when the love relationship is recent. Hard to believe? The American magazine Cosmopolitan interviewed their readers in 29 countries and concluded that lack of orgasm is a common and universal complaint.
The world average for orgasmic women every time they go to bed is a mere Only Italians, with a climax rate of As for the men, they are a proud, boastful and maybe a tad lying lot.
Machismo, however, is still strong. They ignore several facts dealing with sexuality, have little bargaining power in sexual relations and are victims of sexual violence on a large scale. Besides, there is a social acceptance of male infidelity and the habit of concealing it. All of this has contributed to the increase of AIDS among women who are getting the disease from their husbands and live-in lovers.
