In these places, radio taxis (cabs) are a good and cheaper alternative. Fares can be shown by the meter, but more often are listed on a chart taped to the rear side window of the vehicle.Ībundant at the airports and the urban areas, taxis are difficult to obtain at certain hours and zones in cities as Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. Regular, metered taxis - identified by roof lights - can be easily found on the airports.īrazilian taxi fares are affordable and the service is normally efficient and professional. You can simply take a taxi at the airport, a bus or other means of transportation. In most cases the absence of a shuttle isn't really important. Most Brazilian hotels don't run shuttles. Reservationsįor Brazilian Airpass information and reservations through TAM: Two Brazilian Air Passes are valid for flights between the brazilian airports served by the carrier to whom you buy the pass. One Brazilian Air Pass are valid for stays between 3 days (minimum) and 21 days (including the day of departure) and are only available to foreigners and Brazilians residing abroad. They offer different "Brazils".Īnd that's where the Brazilian Air Pass enters: it allows huge savings in the internal Brazilian air-flights. Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Iguassu Falls, Florianopolis and Salvador da Bahia are all very different destinations.
LAN Chile has a direct flight via Auckland to Santiago, with direct connections to Rio and Sao Paulo.īrazil has a multitude of options. TAM is the best bet for a direct flight Manaus or Belem in the Amazon (though it's unlikely to be cheaper than a flight to Rio or Sao Paulo with a connection to Manaus).īut there are many other airliners offering flights to Rio and Sao Paulo: British Airways, Air France (via Paris), Iberia (via Madrid), Lufthansa (via Frankfurt), Alitalia (via Milan), KLM (via Amsterdam) and Swiss Airlines (via Zurich).ĭo not forget, anyway: flying with TAP (or TAM) broadens your options, namely to Bahia, Fortaleza and the Northeast in general.Ĭonsider the Aerolineas Argentinas and the LAN Chile.įrom Australia, flights to Brazil leave from Sydney with scale via Auckland to Buenos Aires and from there to Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Rio and Sao Paulo. TAM (Brazilian carrier) and TAP (Portuguese carrier) are the best carriers for flights involving destinations like Salvador, Fortaleza, Recife, Natal, Belo Horizonte or Brasilia. There are many direct flights from several European cities. Most flights go to either Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo, but TAM offers options from Miami to Manaus, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Recife and Salvador (Bahia).Īmerican also offer flights from Miami to Belo Horizonte, while Delta offers flights from Atlanta to Fortaleza, Manaus and Recife. North American carriers: American, Air Canada, Continental, Delta and United Use the internet to that effect it's easy to get competitive fares during the low season, as long as your stay involves at least seven days.ĭirect flights leave from Toronto, New York, Orlando, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark. Getting a seat during the Carnival (Feb-March) can be difficult.Īpart from discounted fares, it's worth checking directly with the airlines. Air fares vary a lot throughout the year: prices are higher in July, August and mid-December to Christmas Day.
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