![]() Flights can be long, lasting several hours for trips to the Amazon, with stops en route. ![]() Remote areas are also accessible-as long as you don't mind small planes. There's regular jet service within the country between all major and most medium-size cities. The Colombian airline Avianca flies from Washington, D.C., to São Paulo, with a brief stopover in Bogotá. GOL Linhas Aéreas Intelligentes covers several American cities, including New York, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Austin, and Chicago. TAM also offers nonstop service between Miami and Manaus. LATAM Airlines (still known as TAM within Brazil) flies nonstop from Miami to Rio and São Paulo, and from New York to São Paulo with onward service to Rio and many other cities. Air Canada has nonstop service between Toronto and São Paulo. United Airlines flies nonstop from Houston, Newark, and Chicago American Airlines has direct service from Dallas, Miami, and New York and Delta offers nonstop service from Atlanta and New York. Miami, New York, and Toronto are the major North American gateways for flights to Brazil-typically to São Paulo and Rio, and sometimes Brasília as well. This type of service is not common outside of Rio and São Paulo most other Brazilian cities have only one commercial airport. ![]() In the major hubs, airport transfers are offered between airports: in São Paulo between Guarulhos and Congonhas, and in Rio de Janeiro between Galeão and Santos Dumond. Although some airports accept credit cards to pay departure taxes, it's wise to have the appropriate amount in reais. A departure tax also applies to flights within Brazil amounts run as high as R$22 ($8). ![]() When you leave Brazil, be prepared to pay a hefty departure tax, which runs about R$82 ($30) for international flights. Reconfirm flights within Brazil, even if you have a ticket and a reservation, as flights tend to operate at full capacity. Usually the connection time in São Paulo is an hour to 90 minutes. ![]() From Miami it's just under 8 hours to Brasília (the nation’s capital), just under 9 hours to Rio de Janeiro, 8½ hours to São Paulo, and 8 hours to Salvador. The flying time from New York is 10½ hours to Rio and 10 hours to São Paulo. For flights to Brasília, Manaus, and Salvador, you can fly nonstop from Miami. Most flights from Los Angeles go through Miami as well, save a few nonstops to São Paulo, and flight times are about 13 hours, not including layover in Miami. It's still the case though that most flights to Rio stop in Miami. For more booking tips and to check prices and make online flight reservations, see individual airline sites listed at The majority of direct flights to Brazil fly to São Paulo's Guarhulhos International Airport, although with the increased demand created by the 2016 Olympics, many more direct flights run from New York to Rio than in the past. Planes tend to fill up on Friday, especially to or from popular destinations like Rio, São Paulo, Brasília, or Manaus. Book as far in advance as possible, particularly for weekend travel. Within a country as big as Brazil, it's especially important to plan your itinerary with care. ![]()
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