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Thanks I went to this location and got some bigger bills. Takes up less room. Rate today was 1,256.30 pesos to $1 US.

Every bit helps. It has been going up which makes it cheaper if you have dollars.

I don't live here and only on week #2 here but it's a bit freaky seeing no black people here. Like none. I have spent a while visiting other major metropolitan cities this big and literally never been in a situation like this seeing no black people. I live in Dallas where there is a lot of black...

It isn't ruining my trip. Just comments. Many people don't spend oodles of time researching what the coffee or pizza is like. Just commenting on how things are here. I travel to lots of places and don't research specific details about how coffee is. It is just surprising for a big major city...

Thanks @Jenn and @Betsy Ross ! My sister wanted some leather boots and purse so I have a lot of options now.

I got a great haircut today at Mala in Soho. Thanks for the suggestion @earlyretirement! So far all the places you steered me to have been solid. Prices have gone up since this post. Paid 15,000 pesos (which was about $12 USD) plus tip. https://www.malapeluqueria.com/

Thank you everyone! I made my way to Levando this week and very good sour dough. I also got some medialunas and very good. I also found my new favorite coffee store walking around that area - Evaristo. The expresses there are insanely good! They have trained baristas there that know about...

Man of Steel sent you a DM. Anyone been to Rio recently? I heard that city is a lot more fun for a single male.

Thanks for posting the list @enbits. I started googling for some good cafes yesterday. YES! This is actually one place I found yesterday. I thought the coffee was great and going to go and buy some beans. It's right by Levando Bakery which I really like.

I hope people don't get the wrong idea. I like the city. It's just that I heard so many over-the-top things before coming here so maybe my expectations were too high. To be fair I had friends come last fall and they told me it was dirt cheap but I am not finding that the case but after reading...

Great thread! I was just going to comment about all the dog sh*t here. What gives? Weird that they wouldn't care more about their city or at least fine people that don't pick up after their dogs. I was walking in Soho yesterday and an owner was with their dog on a busy street. It's like owners...

Ok thanks man. That explains it. I HATE Starbucks back home and it's hilarious as that is the place I have been buying coffee beans. I went to the grocery store and tried some but they were all horrible. Wierd. I thought most of the people here are from Italy and they have great coffee there. OK...

I was going to start a post about the lousy coffee here but did a search and found this post. I heard BA had a strong coffee culture so I thought all the cafes here would have great coffee and everywhere would have great coffee beans to buy. For the most part the coffee sucks here. What gives?

You guys are 3/3. I tried this place as well as Don Julio and both were great. Also hit up Sotto Voce @earlyretirement. Thanks! All were great. But many places are just meh there.

Thanks for this detailed review. I came here based on your post. Very good sushi but so far this is the only good sushi. I have tried a few and they were terrible! It's hard to believe that a city of this size doesn't have better sushi places. What gives? Why are the seafood places so bad there?

I honestly am very not impressed with the food here for the most part. I think it's hyped up. Just my opinion but I was expecting better on the food. I got a few suggestions of good places and I admit those places were good but I still think the typical high end Dallas steakhouse has much better...

Hey thanks everyone. I am using most of these but learned about some including current exchange rates. I was just going to a website but nice to have a dedicated App so will download Ambito Dolar for my iPhone! I am loving the city. I already extended my stay. I was staying in an Airbnb in...

I agree about this. People in the EU are just tired of their countries changing so much with illegal immigration. Socialism doesn't work and people are figuring that out. Look at France.

Wow but does she have private insurance? I had heard the healthcare system here if you have a private plan is good. Is this not the case anymore?

I agree. All of these media companies are bought and paid for. It is hard to trust any media these days. Even X and Tik Tok all have fake news in them. People are using AI to make fake videos and voiceovers. Hard to trust anything now.