World Cup fans heading for Brazil next year could find they are booking into sex motels as tourism bosses tackle the expected shortage in accommodation.
Ministry of Tourism research shows that hotel prices have already rocketed over 500 per cent.
The owners of love motels - short-stay accommodation, with drive-in bookings for a few hours at a time - are being asked to convert their downmarket rooms into mid-market affordable lodgings. They are switching off 24-hour erotic channels and installing internet access. The finger-food menu, normally served through a hatch to maintain privacy, is being phased out.
Some motels keen to hold on to the mirrors-on-the-ceiling look are being advised to think twice if they want to qualify for children on the premises.
- Independent
