July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Rosa Silva went into training before the Pan American Games, running 40 minutes each day and doing 200 sit-ups. She also got a full-body waxing and had her hair straightened and highlighted. Silva, 26, isn't one of the athletes competing for gold medals. She's a prostitute. With 700,000 visitors flooding into Rio de Janeiro, the Pan American Games are a profit opportunity for prostitutes in Brazil, where their occupation is legal. They can expect a surge in business and double their usual rates, said Flavio Lenz, a spokesman for Da Vida, a group representing Rio's sex workers. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aepiKrqW8qIY&refer=exclusive
I'll bet folks will be bringing home some swell souveniers. "Anything to claim?" "Well, I got this rash............"
Story says "about $200/hour" for Americans. 5 minutes worth would be about $16.50.... I'm DOWN with that!!
Snap!! That was the sound of the 2 x4 getting broken over your head. J/K Just what I needed to break out in laughter after this nasty day in the YM. That's ok I didn't lose any money.