O Doce Veneno do Escorpião: O Diário de Uma Garota de Programa

by Bruna Surfistinha

Bruna Surfistinha é a principal personalidade da internet brasileira hoje em dia. Seu blog é visitado diariamente por quase 15 mil internautas que se deliciam com os relatos picantes dos programas que ela faz com homens, mulheres e casais em seu flat. Todos os programas (que podem chegar a seis num dia!) são descritos e Bruna ainda criou uma cotação para o desempenho do cliente. Bruna conta também em detalhes as festas que participou em clubes de swing. Sem medo de mostrar a cara, a garota de programa foi entrevistada em emissoras de rádio, programas de TV e revistas de circulação nacional. Só que muitas histórias ficaram guardadas e só são reveladas agora em O Doce Veneno do Escorpião. Você vai conhecer detalhes reveladores da menina de classe média alta que trocou os finais de semana com a família no Guarujá para se prostituir aos 17 anos. O livro traz ainda um diário secretíssimo de Bruna Surfistinha, com as histórias mais ousadas que ela não teve coragem de publicar no blog. O diário, com 36 páginas negras, vem lacrado. Por fim, Bruna também dá pequenas lições para uma mulher de como conquistar o homem - e jamais perdê-lo para uma garota de programa.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Brazil, Autobiography, Memoir, Erotica, Prostitution

168 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

About the author

Bruna Surfistinha (Portuguese for "Little Surfer Bruna") is the pen name of Raquel Pacheco, a Brazilian former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media and television by publishing, in a blog, her sexual experiences with clients. Bruna explained in television programs that she was a normal girl, who had been adopted by a high/middle-class family but that at around the age of 17 she left her home and her family because of the traditional family oriented views of her father and to start to live by her own.

Bruna appeared in various television programs in Brazil and several periodicals and magazines. Her blog attracted more than 50,000 readers per day. She appeared in some pornographic films in Brazil.

In 2005, she released a book entitled O Doce Veneno do Escorpião (The Scorpion's Sweet Venom). In just over a month it sold over 30,000 copies in its third edition. The book was translated into English and published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2006. This book also inspired the 2011 Brazilian film Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl, starring Deborah Secco in the main role. In 2011, she also appeared in a Brazilian reality show called A Fazenda finishing as the second runner-up.

Reviews

[Federico DN · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting choice.

The rise and fall of Bruna Surfistinha, a brazilan call girl that rose to spectacular fame after publishing candid and explicit details of her daily sex life with her clients on her blog. But fame without a plan is short lived, and it doesn’t take a lot for a celebrity to fall down from grace.

This was a short memoir I received in a book exchange with a work colleague. I gave her Jonathan Livingston Seagull and she lent me this one, more than a decade and half ago. I think this was my first ‘spice’ book.

It’s an honest, direct and raw depiction of the pros and cons of working as a middle class prostitute in downtown Brazil, without any sugarcoating whatsoever. Hardly at all a literary masterpiece, you can tell at first glance it was written by an amateur blogger rather than a professional author; yet truth be told I found it interesting enough nevertheless, and I appreciated its straightforwardness, and the novelty.

*** Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011) is an acceptable adaptation, fairly faithful to the original work, all things considering, and with some nice improvements too. Deborah Secco plays a convincing Bruna, and I appreciated the artistic indie vibe. Not a great film at all, but good enough to watch and complement the book.



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PERSONAL NOTE : Thank you Carla!
[2006] [176p] [Non Fiction] [2.5] [Conditional Recommendable] ["If I'm going to be a prostitute, I refuse to be an ordinary one."]
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Una elección interesante.

El auge y caída de Bruna Surfistinha, una señorita de la noche brasileña que alcanzó espectacular fama después de publicar candentes y explícitos detalles de su diaria vida sexual con sus clientes en su blog. Pero la fama sin un plan dura poco, y no se requiere mucho para que una celebridad caiga en desgracia.

Esta es una pequeña memoria que recibí en un intercambio de libros con una compañera de trabajo. Yo le di Juan Salvador Gaviota y ella me prestó este, hace más de una década y media. Creo que fue mi primer libro ‘picante’.

Es una honesta, directa y cruda descripción de los pros y contras de trabajar como una prostituta de clase media en el centro de Brasil, sin ningún tipo de disimulo en absoluto. Difícilmente una obra maestra, se puede ver a simple vista que fue escrito por una bloguera amateur más que por un escritor profesional; pero la verdad es que igualmente lo encontré suficientemente interesante, y aprecié la honestidad sin tapujos, y la novedad.

** Bruna Surfistinha (2011) es una aceptable adaptación, razonablemente fiel a la obra original, considerando todo, y con algunas mejorías también. Deborah Secco actúa una convincente Bruna, y aprecié la vibra de película independiente artística. No un gran filme en absoluto, pero suficientemente bueno para ver y complementar el libro.



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NOTA PERSONAL : Gracias Carla!
[2006] [176p] [Ficción] [2.5] [Recomendable Condicional] ["Si voy a ser una prostituta, me rehúso a ser una normal."]
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[Bruna Novaes Caram · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bem... É ler para matar a curiosidade. Matar a curiosidade. E fechar o livro. Assim, sim, legal.

Mas, pra quem quer literatura, ou mesmo literatura erótica de verdade, procure novamente, existem grandes autores.

[Ritz · Rating 2 out of 5]

El problema con los bestsellers, las portadas atractivas y los títulos enganchantes es que uno nunca sabe en qué se está metiendo sino hasta que sale.
El dulce veneno del Escorpion diario íntimo de una prostituta, tiene todo lo anterior.
El libro carece en su totalidad de valor “literario” pero leerlo fue una experiencia agradable. Está escrito por una chica casi niña con sus problemas inherentes que logran conectar con uno y a la vez escrito por una prostituta en ciernes que crea una adictiva curiosidad a lo que tiene que contar, al menos ese es el personaje del libro narrado en primera persona.
Aunque lo venden como un diario, no posee los aspectos introspectivos del diario personal, es más bien una comunicación al mundo, una carta abierta.. lo es.. comenzó como un blog, es un “a quien pueda interesarle” totalmente en sintonía con las tendencias actuales de la comunicación vía blog.
Sin embargo, el libro tiene una cualidad increíble: parece ser honesto, sincero y no tiene absolutamente ninguna pretensión lo que hace que se le acoja con gusto.
Si Bruna Susfistinha tiene la mitad de personalidad, humildad y franqueza que el personaje, entonces es una chica como para amarla.
En cuanto al erotismo en cuestión, el sexo es explicito, es directo y narra todo sus asuntos con una absoluta normalidad que hasta enfría lo que calienta. Pero después de todo está bien.. no se trata de un relato erótico, es una historia personal para el que quiera conocerla, sin compromisos, sin ataduras que deja un sensación de satisfacción cuando acaba… será así estar con una prostituta?

[Dora Santos Marques · Rating 3 out of 5]

A minha opinião em vídeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhs-W...

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Author came across as young, which she was, and honest. Seemed like a realistic depiction of the life of a sex worker. I found it entertaining to read.

[Juliana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've decided to make an english review of this one just in case non-brazilian people decide to read this... thing. I got this one as a birthday gift from my friends who absolutly adore me. For the record, they won the sequel of this one (O Que Aprendi Com Bruna Surfistinha) in their birthdays.
This book is a well-made s*** from beginning till the last word written. It won't add up anything to your existence. It got its fame because brazilians are naughty by nature. This girl is a big prostitute for absolutly no reason other than fucking and getting laid and SHE FEELS GOOD ABOUT IT. I bet whatever you want that some other person has written this book, he or she simply took notes about her daily routine and things that she told and voilá, because someone like Bruna The Surfer Girl from TV interviews doesn't have the brains enough to write her own biography.

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Ganhei este troço de presente de aniversário dos meus amigos que certamente me adoram. Só pra registrar, eles ganharam O Que Aprendi Com Bruna Surfistinha no aniversário deles.
O livro é uma bosta do começo ao fim. Não te adiciona nada a sua vida. Fez fama porque brasileiro é safado. A guria é uma prostituta de marca maior por absolutamente motivo nenhum além de querer dar pros outros e ACHA ISSO BONITO. Aposto o que você quiser que outra pessoa escreveu este livro, apenas anotou detalhes da vida dela que ela contou e voilá, porque alguém como a Bruna Surfistinha das entrevistas na TV não tem a massa cinzenta necessária para conjugar verbos, imagine escrever uma biografia.

[Paulo Andrade · Rating 3 out of 5]

A história dela é bastante interessante, realmente digna de um livro. Por todas dificuldades e dramas, ela se mostra bastante disposta a se moldar e se manter forte. O exemplo de uma sobrevivente do mundo e de si mesma, uma criança que de tão protegida, virou adulta por rebeldia sem nem saber o que isso significa.
Infelizmente, a escrita do livro deixa bastante a desejar, por isso perde tantas estrelas, mas as memórias publicadas são ótimas.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

A sad tale really. You read this hoping to hear some sort of complex tale of redemption and love but it feels very empty. Bruna is very childlike in her thought process on things, even as a writer in the her late 20s (rather than the late teen she was when she was a call girl.). This book is a quick read but very vapid. Nothing to see here folks.

[Tallulah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading this was like having anal without any lube. Jesus.

[Shamekia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh...that's what I have to say about this book. It was okay, considering that I'm sure much was lost in translation. There were some shocking parts that I won't mention here...very shocking...at least for me! But all in all it was not well written. Her escapades are written matter-of-factly and at times it felt like Sex and the City, but without the humor.

[Luciana Godoy mateus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the original Portuguese writing book and I thought It was a very easy reading . The story is TRUE and it's definitely a drama that is still going on. I think young adults should read it so they know what can happen if they don't follow the right path...

[Yohanna Jasmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

es un buen libro en e cual se relatan las vivenciias de una prostituta

[Jona David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it wasn't anything great it exceeded my expectations.
I think my main issue with this book was that it was poorly written - or at least poorly translated.

2.5 Stars.

[Sonia Almeida Dias (Peixinho de Prata) · Rating 2 out of 5]

O conceito não é mau, mas não está bem escrito. Precisava de ter sido melhor editado.

[Rafaela Cardoso · Rating 3 out of 5]

For fuck sake, it’s finally over. Besides being completely random and badly written, there were problematic points and honestly just a bad organization. She might be a bad writer but the editors did not help.

[Joao Brito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it is an interesting life story, told in a brutally honest and simple way, is poorly written. But I don’t think the point was to be a brilliant literary piece. I like the raw aspect of it.
I must say this was a re-reading and my standards changed a lot throughout the years. 10 years ago I would have given it more stars.

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little known erotic tale that rivals stuff like the Black Lace or Fifty shades.
This is actually part novel part bio as the story is written in the style of a diary of a "working girl."
Chafing to get out from her parents rules Raquel or (Bruna as she calls herself in her new profession) leaves home one day on the premise of going to school and just never goes home.
She is determined to make it in prostitution and be free to live her own life.
Written from her own point of view you get to see the seedy side of the lifestyle she has chosen and you hear all about the different kinds of clients she meets in her line of work and their "specific requirements."
Open, honest and very candid this is a graphic no holds barred look at a profession as old as time.
A must for fans of Erotica.
A great read overall and can be read in one sitting as its of no great length so is great for travelling.

[B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pra começar, não tinha muita ideia do que esperar quando comecei a ler o livro. Claro que sendo uma garota de programa, evidentemente que iriam ter relatos sobre os programas. Acredito que eu esperava também um lado mais profundo da autora, com descrições sobre pontos-chaves da vida: como iniciou nas drogas, como decidiu sair; de que forma acreditou que encontrou o amor da sua vida; o que pensa profundamente sobre o relacionamento com os pais e a vida; algumas filosofias (?), etc, etc.

O livro não é assim, mas não deixa de ser curioso. O lado pesado da rotina de programa é relatada; porém é relatada de forma suave e fácil leitura.

Considero positivo o fato de que Bruna/Raquel aparece de forma crua e nua. Sem pedir desculpas ou perdões por ter traçado o caminho que traçou, e ainda mais de forma consciente... não deixando de aproveitar os momentos quando eles lhe eram agradáveis. Corajosa e, justamente por ser assim, será apedrejada por muitos na nossa sociedade hipócrita.

[Valerie Baber · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not going to go on and on about things like how depressing it is that such low quality rubbish could ever make it to public viewing and how disappointed I am in media and who they choose to celebrate. Instead, for now, until my complete review comes, I am only going to say that I proud that Miss Pacheco has gone through a difficult journey and survived. I'm glad she had set goals for herself and is apparently on a fast track to achieving them. She is brave and exploratory and hopefully focused on getting to the place she claims she is aiming to get to. I think she will make an exceptional psychiatrist, as she certainly has a lot of life experience to draw from and will be able to offer alternative perspectives to her clients. And I think she will do much better behind a desk than she does in front of her laptop, as she has an interesting story, but no business writing.

[Inês Montenegro · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Tinha consciência do sucesso de vendas alcançado por Bruna Surfistinha no Brasil. Não sabia, contudo, o teor do livro, tendo deduzido – por conta do “Surfistinha” – que se trataria de literatura virada para o público adolescente. Foi com essa ideia que peguei no livro e o comecei a ler sem olhar sequer a sinopse. Naturalmente, não levei muito a compreender o meu engano, atendendo a que a narração abre com a descrição de um dia normal para Bruna – muito sexo. Ajustei as minhas expectativas de leitura (com certeza não se têm as mesmas para um livro YA e para um erótico), e continuei."

Opinião completa em: https://booktalesblog.wordpress.com/2...

[Adriana Fogaça · Rating 5 out of 5]

O Doce Veneno do Escorpião - Bruna Surfistinha
Título original: O Doce Veneno do Escorpião: O Diário de uma Garota de Programa
Autor: Bruna Surfistinha
Editora: Panda Books
Ano: 2005

Antes de qualquer coisa tenho que fazer algumas umas considerações: tentei ler sem julgar em momento algum, tentei deixar a hipocrisia de lado e sabendo de ante mão que se tratava de uma biografia de uma ex-garota de programa. Ufa!!!

É muito difícil não julgar e é ainda mais complicado não ser hipócrita, pois vivemos numa sociedade machista onde a mulher é sempre culpada e o homem está apenas fazendo o seu papel de macho. MENTIRA!!! ...

Quer ler a resenha completa e muito mais, visite o blog Momentos da Fogui:

site: http://foguiii.blogspot.com.br/2017/0...

[Chilly SavageMelon · Rating 2 out of 5]

In theory I would be all about a memoir by a "chubby" teenage Brazilian prostitute turned blogger. In practice, the writing here just wasn't that good. I mean sure, certain passages gave me wood, but how sad would this book be if they hadn't?
The best bits might have been the advice for males and females on giving oral, and further advice on sodomy. But let's face it kids, this is all "have to be there/practice over theory/either you get it or you don't" territory, and no amount of half baked then translated musings are really gonna create mastery simply by reading...

[Sevim Shoduri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me laugh most of the time. She runs away from home and decides, seeing as she likes sex so much, to make her money this way at the age of 16. She is a Brazilian call girl that starts a blog that drives the world mad wondering if she is real of fictional. She rates her clients and talks about their strange sexual habits. She finishes the book with telling us how to give the perfect blowjob, and telling the guys how to do the same. No position is missed out here! And you will learn very much from this ex call girl! MUST READ!

[Polina · Rating 2 out of 5]

My first introduction to the genre and although a quick an easy read I found it a bit lack luster. I appreciate the honesty and straight forward conversational style of the author but I guess it's just not my style of writing.

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

La idea de este libro es buena al inicio, contar la vida de una call-girl (o dama de compañía) en Brasil. Conforme va avanzando el libro, se hace tedioso por que pareciera que todos los capítulos se parecen.

[Rose Moore · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very short and simple read adapted from the blog of a young Brazilian prostitute. Does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a very quick read, without too much introspection or worldly insight. Still worth a read for something short and distracting.

[Asif · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very quick and easy, enjoyable, read about the life of a Brazilian call girl it provides some insight into the daily life of a prostitute (high end)
and also the personal tragedy of the author's life but only skims the surface.

[Marta Chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Como avaliar 3 anos da vida de uma pessoa? Foi muito interessante ler a historia da Raquel mas a sua escrita realmente deixa muito a desejar e nem estou a falar no facto dela falar sem pudor com as palavras no seu lugar. Eu daria mais 3 estrelas e meia.

[Will · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard childhood to turning tricks to Brazilian fame from a naughty blog.

[Dayna]

Though not the most literary i really enjoyed the author's frankness and self reflection...humanizes sex work