Prostitutes in Brazil who were were not happy 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
'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.
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.
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.'
'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.
'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.'
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.
Source: DailyMail UK
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