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Old 05-08-2022, 02:44 PM  
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Campo Alegre Curaçao for Sale

There is an auction of Campo Alerge, the biggest brothel in the Carribean. And when it is sold, it could be reopened as brothel. Looked worn out when i took a look there some years ago.

https://www.bva-auctions.com/nl/auct...19093682?pid=0



Campo Alegre, also known as Le Mirage, was a large open-air brothel in Curaçao. It has been operated since the 1940s. Originally an army encampment, it is located off Seru Fortunaweg near Curaçao International Airport. It was the largest legal brothel in Caribbean.[3] Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, permits the business of prostitution within its territory within strict regulation. In June 2020, Campo Alegre closed.

History
In the 1920s, oil refineries were opened on the island. Women migrated to the island to service the needs of the oil workers and sailors from the tankers. In the 1930s & 1940s, Venezuelan, Colombian and Dominican prostitutes operated in the town centre. The arrival of the Dutch and American navies to guard the island in the 1940s increased the demand for prostitutes. The government banned prostitution from the town centre, but this was unenforceable.

The governor appointed a commission that included the police, the public health department and the clergy with a view to solving the prostitution problem. They concluded that the best alternative was to concentrate prostitution in one location away from the town centre, The plan was for a complex of appeasements where prostitutes could work independently.On May 30, 1949, the complex named Campo Alegre (also called Le Mirage) was opened. It had the approval of the Colonial Governor with the support of the Queen of the Netherlands.[6] Initially sex workers were recruited from Cuba and Venezuela.

Woman are issued with a 3-month visa to work in the brothel. Between the late 1940s to the mid 1990s, half of the prostitutes returned for further 3 months' work.[3] Between 1949 and 1996, an estimated 25,000 sex workers have been employed in the establishment. Although originally run by the government, the establishment is now privately run to government regulations.

In March 2020, Campo Alegre closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, the company filed for bankruptcy. The 150 sex workers and 84 other employees are out on the street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Alegre_(brothel)
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