Rios love motels to fill the gap in hotel beds for Rio +20 and recipe for green asparagus, dried tomato, parma ham pasta

3 May

As the UN Conference on Sustainable Development is coming to Rio end of June this year, it is estimated that about 50,000 people, including many world leaders, heads of states and their large delegations will be attending. As there are only about 30,000 hotel rooms available in the more conventional hotels, the authorities are hoping to fill that gap at least partly by the use of the 320 love motels.

This will mean love motel owners will not rent out their rooms by the hour, turning down their  regular guests. But Rio being the host city of several mega events such as the 2014 Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, love motel owners have spotted a business opportunity and realised growth is in the corporate sector – sustainable business development!

Rio’s love motels have about 5,000 rooms and to receive more business guests owners have changed some of the hotel room’s decors such as stripping off  velvet wall coverings, removing erotic chairs and changing the light fixtures. But summit visitors still will benefit from discrete private garage entry, round beds, ceiling mirrors and jacuzzis in the bedrooms.

Recipe for green asparagus, dried tomato and parma ham pasta for 2

  • 500g green asparagus, trimmed ends and cut into 4-5 cm pieces
  • 100g of dried tomatoes, drained and cut into slices
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic pressed
  • 1 bunch of rocket leaves
  • 100ml white wine
  • 50 g of parma ham
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 250 g of your favorite pasta
  • 50g freshly grated parmesan

Boil the pasta. In a pan heat some olive oil and fry the onion ad garlic for some minutes. Add the dried tomatoes and asparagus with the white wine an simmer for 5-8 minutes. Add the rocket leaves, season with salt and pepper and mix with the pasta. Place on two plates, drizzle with olive oil, top with parma ham and freshly grated parmesan. Quick, easy and yummy weeknight dinner.

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