Prostitutes in Rio de Janeiro's red light district are offering a 'sex sale' for visitors to the Olympic Games - after hopes of a boom during Brazil 's hosting of the World Cup two years ago flopped. Sex workers in the city's notorious Vila Mimosa zone claim that, despite high expectations in the run-up to the football tournament, business during the event actually fell substantially.
Now, with a month to go before the games, they say they have prepared a flyer in English inviting Olympic athletes to the red light area, near Rio's city centre, offering cut price deals. Scroll down for video.
Open for business: Sex workers in the city's famous Vila Mimosa red light district, including Gabriela Alves, 39, claim that, despite high expectations in the run-up to the World Cup, business during the event actually fell substantially.
Dingy: Long-term sex worker Aline Docinha, 39, left, and Gabriela Alves, 39, told MailOnline that they came up with the initiative after realising that, just like the World Cup, business is likely to drop during the Olympic fortnight but this may be because few Westerners wish to venture into the down-at-heel district.
Unlike the clean, well-presented streets of Rio's tourist zones like Copacabana, the Vila Mimosa district is a run-down, seedy block of sex dens, many of which lie off dark, dank alleyways.
