During Carnival and New Year’s, hordes of men fly into Rio de Janiero from Europe and the States. They happily pack themselves into restaurants and bars along a half-mile strip of beach. Chic Ipanema is down the shore a bit, but the garotas of Copacabana Beach transform this tiny patch of real estate into the biggest party spot in town, perhaps the world. Boy Meets Garota: Love, Exploitation or Debauchery? uncaps the delicate backing of encounter to reveal how class, chemistry and timing interact to determine romance workability no matter the degree or duration of commitment. The only cloud over this world-famous tropical destination is that love is for hire. It is a secret everyone keeps so fantasies can masquerade as reality.

Songs have been written about the tan, voluptuous bodies of Brazilian women. In an instant, they can turn a girlish smile into a lustful, sly grin. The mix of African, European and Indigenous bloodlines has created a racial spectrum that satisfies all. Their formal title, garota de programa, has a bit of elegance to it. Loosely translated from Portuguese, it means girl to create because in Rio dreams are anxious to meet you. The country’s breathtaking landscape is the stage for what one Carioca calls Brazil’s greatest natural treasure.

It is a basic need and a fierce want. The world’s oldest profession has carried Rio on its back for decades. Restauranteurs, bar owners, coconut salesman and the lucky fellow whose job it is to towel off bathing beauties all owe a thanks to the garotas as the top foreign currency draw. American men lament a frosty dating landscape back home so the lure of friendly, beautiful women underneath a tropical sun easily makes them addicts after their first trip. With 6.2 million inhabitants, Rio is a formidable metropolis with a laxed resort-town vibe. Bathing suit-wearing residents blend easily downtown and line-dancing party-goers in local dancehalls chant verbatim lyrics to decade-old pop songs.

Like the town, garotas have a trapped innocence, their hand always open for a romantic stroll. But it’s not always glitz and glamour for these mini-starlets. There are families to feed, unfulfilled dreams to grapple with and tumultuous relationships in need of constant mending. Many girls dream of a foreign knight with a shining bank account, someone to rescue them from poverty and the culture’s notoriously unfaithful men. Away from the strip, many find more traditional and long-term unions obtainable, whether internationally relocating or maintaining a long-distance relationship from their home country. A strong devotion for family and a satisfaction for life’s simple pleasures may be Brazilian women’s most attractive assets.

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