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About Recife

I reckon brothels been around forever—fact is, ancient Rome had ‘em legal, called lupanars, meanin “wolf dens.” How badass is that? Wolves prowlin for a good time! Makes me chuckle, thinkin of some toga-wearin bloke sneakin off, coins jinglin. Fast forward, an’ here we are—still got ‘em, still hush-hush. Gets me mad tho—why’s society so uptight? Like, chill, let folks do their thing!

What is a brothel?

There's an old park called Parque do Vento, a little green gem where I often take my breaks. The trees sway in rhythm with the river Penalva – yep, the river that cuts through the town like a silver scar. I remember one wild rainy day – water everywhere, street vendors hustlin’, and me just standing there, laughing my ass off 'cause life felt like one crazy movie montage.

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