Between a cluster of bars in this small coastal town, middle-aged European men hover around dozens of fresh-faced Brazilian women in tight dresses. Around the corner, two girls who look to be in their teens flag down cars, signaling their availability to potential clients. Most such activity, however, seems confined to a small, seedy tourist strip, the last gasp of a bygone era. But with the World Cup on its way and Natal set to host a match between the United States and Ghana on June 16, the issue of travelers coming to town to find cheap — and often underage — sexual partners is again the center of public attention. But people are still taking advantage of our mostly young, impoverished citizens, and we know that there have also been networks of child prostitution for tourists

Like most websites we use cookies. This is to ensure that we give you the best experience possible. If you would like to, you can learn more about the cookies we use. Access to over , abstracts including over 12, full text documents , 4, news and review articles, and over 2, eBook chapters. Advanced Bibliographic Search. At the beginning of April, police in Brazil raided clubs known for using call girls and strippers and detained foreigners in a bid to discourage sex tourism in the country. Many of the tourists, mainly Europeans, were fined for not carrying passports or international identification cards that Brazil requires of all foreigners.

The tally by private firm Axur and published Sunday in the O Globo newspaper shows the number of sites linking Brazil to porn, prostitution and sex tourism has far surpassed the 2, that were already shut down by the tourism ministry in and According to Axur, Rio de Janeiro is the most commonly touted sex-tourism destination in the South American country of more than million people. One site states: "Our young women will not be only sex goddesses but also guides, interpreters, dance partners and really personal lovers.

Vila Mimosa is one of the most notorious areas of prostitution in Brazil. While sex tourists visit Copacabana en masse, Vila Mimosa attracts a more local clientele. A few thousand women work in this neighborhood in the north of Rio de Janeiro—estimations of the number of women varies between 2, and 3, —while the area claims to receive 4, visitors daily.