The Nice Guy’s Guide to Meeting Women in Vitoria (Brazil)

I spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve inland, in Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte respectively. Thus I wanted to see some coastal life during January. I already experienced enough of Rio de Janeiro during April and I didn’t feel like going back there immediately. Thus, I decided to visit Vitoria in the state of Espirito Santo. Besides, some sources claimed Vitoria’s girls are very attractive. But are they correct?

Vitoria Women

Thus far Vitoria had the least attractive women in Brazil (to my own taste). The problem is that there are very few white girls in Vitoria. If you like indigenous girls, then you’ll have a good time. Otherwise, not.

However, if you don’t speak Portugues, don’t come here. English is very uncommon. Probably because it’s not really a touristic city. They only very rarely receive international visitors. The handful of white girls are more likely to speak some English. But demographics are more or less 98% brown girls.

I don’t think the girls in Vitoria are really much more difficult than in other Brazilian cities. But hot girls are simply very scarce in Vitoria. Especially during the daytime.

Vitoria Beaches

Vitoria felt like a shithole with a great sea view. It’s still more developed than most of Africa, but for a Brazilian city, there’s not much to see and do. Only 2% of women on the beach were hot. It’s not a great place to go to for beachgame. It’s simply an industrial beach port city without much to offer, apart from having sandy beaches.

I made an effort to check out different beaches. For example, Praia da Camburi is a less popular beach. On the other hand, Praia do Canto and Curva da Jurema are more popular, but also has maximum 2% hot girls.

Next, I asked my Airbnb host, where is the nice beach? He referred me to Praia Grande at Ilha do Boi. But it’s simply another boring small beach with nothing special whatsoever.

Vila Velha

Vila Velha is a separate city right next to Vitoria. It looks like exactly the same kind of thing as Vitoria. It’s definitely not any worse. My taxi driver even claimed that the women in Vila Velha are more educated than in Vitoria.

If you have a hard time deciding between staying in either of these two cities, then you don’t really have to choose. It’s quite easy to reach both cities with the highway across the lagoon. Vitoria is the popular choice though. On a Saturday, the beaches in Vila Velha didn’t look any better than in Vitoria. Nor any worse.

Daygame

Daygame in Vitoria is bad. Here and there in shopping malls, you may randomly stumble upon a cute girl with luck. But the gym is by far the best place to find hot women in this coastal city. Yet, with their bad English, good luck starting a conversation. If I lived there, I’d focus on Portuguese fluency, along with becoming a specialist in gym game.

I used to say that Belo Horizonte has the worst daygame in Brazil, but now its Vitoria.

Online Dating

Tinder was bad quality in Vitoria. Maybe only 5 to 10% of the girls are date-able. This is much lower than e.g. in Sao Paulo. Also, there isn’t a huge amount of women to swipe in this mid-sized city. Since girls in Vitoria are not as hot as elsewhere I’ve been in Brazil, even if a girl looks cute in her Tinder, it doesn’t mean she’ll be as hot when she shows up on the date.

Be careful and take note that the local mestiza women may expect you to pay at end of the date. For example, I went on a date with a woman who excused herself to the bathroom at the exact moment when we had to pay the bill. So… I waited for her to return before I paid, so she could pay her own drink.

Check out the Brazilian girls on Victoria Milan. This site is mostly active in Sao Paolo and Rio. But there’s a handful of profiles dispersed in other cities e.g. Vitoria as well.

Is Vitoria a Second or Third Tier City?

According to Roosh, a second-tier city is less touristic than a first-tier city (First tier = Rio, Buenos Aires, or Amsterdam). But still, it’s a fun place where you can spend a few months living like a local, away from the tourist traps and scams of 1st tier cities. Roosh didn’t mention third-tier cities. But my own definition of 3rd tier would be: A place where you can experience the local way of living, with almost nothing else to offer.

Instead of a second-tier city, I see Vitoria more as a third tier city. Kinda like Tarija in Bolivia or Salta in Argentina. It’s in the middle of no-mans-land, but on the way to better places, like Rio de Janeiro or Belo Horizonte. I’d say Cordoba is second-tier in Argentina, not Salta. While Belo Horizonte in Brazil is also second-tier.

In Vitoria, you can experience the local way of living if this is your only aim. Or spend an afternoon enjoying the great sea views. But there is not really any further incentive to even visit this place. Thus it’s third tier.

Vitoria Nightlife

I checked out Beb’s Bar Vitoria. There’s a R$20 cover charge. It had a very young crowd on a Friday night (age range +- 18 to 22). There were quite a few attractive girls (surprisingly), but it’s not that awesome place to party if you’re not early 20s. The reason there are so many young students in this inner-city bar is that the universities are located in the inner city. Not next to the beach – where you’d wanna stay if you’re a tourist.

The “Bermuda Triangle” area close to the bridge to Camburi had seated game areas and bars (Rua Joao da Cruz meets Rua Joaquim Lirio). Don’t expect much. Girls are older than 21, attractive, but it was almost only good for social circle game. Woods, Wanted bar, and Garagem club (all in this area) were closed – probably for the holidays. Further proving that Vitoria is not a holiday destination.

Thus, to conclude, the nightlife may be less disappointing, with more attractive women, during the rest of the year. Also check out the Rua da Lama (Mud Street) social area, which my taxi driver mentioned after I already left. It may be a good nightlife option.

Accommodation in Vitoria

For accommodation, you can rent on Airbnb. Stay as close as possible to the beach. There were a few decent private room options, but I didn’t find any cheap private apartment options. The host, in my private room Airbnb, told me I can bring girls home if I pay R$50 extra the next day (for the extra “guest”).

Avoid the slums of the city center (especially close to the bus station) as there’s a lot of poverty and crime. I used 99 Taxi to get from the bus station to my accommodation in Camburi neighborhood where I stayed the first 3 days.

Go to the gym at e.g. Academia Orbita for 20 Reals. Plus, take note that Vitoria’s most famous dish is Moqueca fish stew. It’s nothing special – simply white fish in a tomato and onion stew.

Guarapari

Guarapari is a beach-town about one hour away from Vitoria. My conclusion: What a dump. Some taxi drivers talked this place up. But I neglected the fact that it’s only the native indigenous people that actually party there. Don’t waste more than half a day in Guarapari (although I reckon you should skip it entirely).

Locals from Vitoria go to Guarapari to relax. Especially since Vitoria isn’t a touristic beach and vacation city. But Guarapari was even worse.

Tinder was low quality. Quality daygame is almost non-existent. Maybe there is some nightlife where attractive girls show up weekends (e.g. potentially at Mex Cocktail Bar or at the Siribeira Yacht Club). But a coastal city without good beachgame simply isn’t worth it. I felt like the only white man in Guarapari. Besides, apart from being more for the indigenous crowd, Guarapari is also more for families, e.g. moms with daughters.

To reach Guarapari, there are buses every hour leaving from Vitoria bus station. Or you could share a 99 taxi with a friend, and split the fare (+- R$85 in total).

Conclusion

Give Vitoria a miss, unless you have friends there and you speak decent Portuguese. I don’t get the guys who say they came here and stayed two months. When there are so many better places in Latin America, why here? Yet, they must have their reasons. Maybe they simply want to experience a third world coastal city. There is no high-quality “Ipanema”-type Beach in Vitoria. At least none that I could find after an extensive week-long search.

The only positives of my trip to Vitoria were the cheap fresh coconut water, the great sea view of the bridge after doing some hiking up to the viewpoint (“Mirante do Convento“). And lastly, seeing a new city, which I was very curious about beforehand, but turned out disappointing.

What was your experience while visiting Vitoria in Espirito Santo? Do you have any other tips for guys traveling in Brazil? Post your advice or questions in the comments section below!