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 Brazilians have a normal size penis, but this does not prevent
many of them from worrying about the length of their manliness.
So much so that they are ready to endure almost anything,
including major surgery, to get a bigger tool.
By Alessandra Dalevi
Between September 1999 and August of last year, 1676 people called or e-mailed Ibrasexo
(Instituto Brasileiro para Saúde Sexual—Brazilian Institute for Sexual Health) with
questions related to the size or thickness of the penis. That's by far the most common
question among those who utilize Ibrasexo's free service. The subject seems so serious and
important that weekly magazine Isto É dedicated a cover story to the subject in
January. Highly respected, Isto É has just been awarded the traditional and most
respected media prize in Brazil: the Prêmio Esso de Reportagem. Additionally, the
magazine has received the Prêmio Esso de Criação Gráfica and the Prêmio Esso de
Informação Científica, Tecnológica, and Ecológica, for graphic design and for
scientific, technological and ecological information.
According to experts, the Brazilian male has a normal size penis, but this does not
prevent many of them from worrying about the length of their manliness. So much so that
they are ready to endure almost anything, including major surgery, to get a bigger tool. Isto
É cites studies by urologists from California and Rio Grande do Sul showing that the
average Brazilian erect penis is 14.5 cm (5.7 inches) long while its American counterpart
is 12.9 cm (5.1 inches). "Sometimes we have difficulty convincing the patient he is
normal," says doctor Paulo Palma, president of the São Paulo branch of Sociedade
Brasileira de Urologia (Brazilian Society of Urology).
The fantasy of having a big phallus—something derived mostly from the porno movie
industry— is almost universal in Brazil, reveals the magazine. Rarely does a porn
star with a penis smaller than 17 cm (6.7 inches) land a job. One of the most famous
Brazilian porn actors, Toni Tigrão, attained his stardom mainly because of the 22 cm (8.7
inch) length of his member. According to investigative reporting by Isto É,
Tigrão, which means Big Tiger, the former butcher has hurt some female companions during
filming and some of them had to resort to lubricants—or even the anesthetic
Novocain—to be able to get through the action.
The respected magazine has also interviewed several celebrities to learn of their
impressions on sizes and shapes of penises. TV celebrity and transsexual Roberta Close
declared: "It's obvious that the size of the penis is not the only thing that matters
in a couple's life. You need to know how to live together." Ludmila Rosa, another TV
personality, stressed the factor of compatibility: "Size is not important. It's the
fitting that matters. For sex to be good you need the psychological fitting and the kiss
fitting besides the sexual one. What is important is to be appetizing."
"Size? I'd rather have a playful little penis that a foolish big one,"
revealed model and actress Suzana Alves. Promoter Alicinha Cavalcanti went straight to the
point: "A big dick is only good to contemplate. It's troublesome when it is time to
play. Too small won't do it either. A crooked one doesn't even think. It's ugly and
bothersome. What you need is basic penis. I don't know what the measurements are because I
don't waste my time with this. Basic is basic." Nonagenarian actress Dercy Gonçalves
wasn't bashful either: "A dick is good only to make kids and to pee. I never thought
I could have any pleasure with that thing. If the man is no good what's the use having a
big one? A woman does not even need that to come. I prefer an honest man with a small
dick."
Only in rare cases do Brazilian doctors recommend medical lengthening of the penis.
This is the case, for example, when the man's organ is less than 7 cm (2.7 inches). But
the procedure is complicated and the CFM (Conselho Federal de Medicina—Medicine
Federal Board) only allows the operation on an experimental basis. The penile lengthening
can only be done in a university hospital with the approval of an ethics commission and
signed consent of the patient. The procedure will add a maximum of 2 cm (0.8 inch) to the
penis and may cause impotency. Last October, the Health Ministry approved the use of the
dynamometer or extensor to stretch the penis a few centimeters. Even in this case a
medical procedure must be followed.
There is a story circulating on the Internet. In it, Argentinean President Fernando De
La Rua places an urgent call to Brazil's President, Fernando Henrique Cardoso. "Our
condoms are running out," says De La Rua. "We urgently need your help."
"No problem," replies Cardoso, "we have plenty of them." Before ending
his call the Argentinean leader adds: "Don't forget though that we will need condom
for 20 cm (7.9 inch) penises." And hangs up. Cardoso then calls some of the
government's providers without forgetting the detail stressed by his Argentinean
colleague, always adding at the end of each call: "And don't forget to write in the
box: Small Size."
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