Just like during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil is ready to receive thousands of athletes, journalists, athletic support staff, sports fans, and sexual tourists. The occasion this time happens to be the already controversial 2016 Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, a city that has become synonymous with sexual tourism in the Americas.

According to a recent news report filed by Matt Roper of The Daily Mail (UK), prostitutes in Rio are holding a fire sale in anticipation of the Olympics, which are just a few weeks away. The deep discounts have prices running as low as $25 for a threesome session; this sharp lowering of prices comes after what working women call a disappointing World Cup two years ago.

A flyer being distributed in Rio is inviting Olympic athletes to take advantage of “early bird” specials. It so happens that Villa Mimosa, a notorious red light district in Rio, is located not far from the Olympic Village where many athletes will be staying. As can be expected, the flyer is printed in English and features the Olympics colorful, five-ring logo.

The low turnout of sexual tourists in Villa Mimosa during the World Cup was blamed on the escort services that deliver call girls directly to hotel rooms in the tourist districts near the beaches. These services, which charge considerably more than Villa Mimosa, offer safety and discretion.

A veteran prostitute quoted in The Daily Mail explained that working girls did all they could to entice football fans during the World Cup, but only a few visitors from Argentina and Uruguay showed up to press for bargains.

As previously reported by The Costa Rica Star, the Justice Ministry of Brazil has been targeting sex tourism and blocked 2,165 websites operating in different countries between 2012 and 2014. However, the number of sites still in operation exceeds those blocked by the Ministry.