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How to get to Brazil?

There are several ways to get to Brazil. Here we offer you the most popular ways to reach this interesting country.

How to arrive by air to Brazil?

Of Guarulhos International Airport

Brazil has a very extensive air network. Flights are constant to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Belo Horizonte. Brazil has three national airlines: VARIG, VASP and TAM. On the other hand, regular international flights to Brazil include Iberia, Air France, Aerolineas Argentinas, America Airlines, Air Europa, KLM, TAP, Air Portugal, Lan Chile and British Airways.

Due to the deregulation of the market, domestic flights in Brazil are lowering their prices and it is advisable to compare the options of the different companies before buying the plane tickets, always taking into account that night rates are lower. The rate for domestic flights costs between $ 2.5 and $ 6. The airport fee for international flights amounts to $ 36.

Flight times from
 Madrid to Rio de Janeiro: 9.50 hours.
 Buenos Aires to São Paulo: 2.45 hours.
 Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro: 3.15 hours.
 Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro: 11.15 hours.
 Mexico DF. To São Paulo: 9.30 am
 New York to Rio de Janeiro: 11.35 minutes.



Special rates
In Brazil you can access special rates through different types of passes. One of them is the Mercosur Airpass that has validity in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The participating airlines are Austral, Aerolíneas Argentinas (only for flights of the same company and not combined), LAPA, Lan Chile, Transbrasil Airlines, Pluna and Varig.

The pass can only be acquired by those who reside outside of South America and have a return ticket. Only 8 coupons are allowed and may not exceed 4 per country. Its validity is from 7 to 30 days and it is necessary to make the visit to at least two countries with a maximum of five. The flight route can not be modified and in each country only two stopovers can be made.

Another type of pass is the Visit South America Pass that is also acquired outside of South America. It allows access to 36 cities from different countries: Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela and Uruguay. The airlines are Aer Lingus (EI), Cathay Pacific, American Airlines (AA), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Iberia (IB), LAN-Chile (LA) and Qantas (QF). There are no maximum limits but a minimum of three flights is required.

The rates vary according to the area of ​​flight and its duration is 60 days. There is a discount of 33% for children under 12 years, while babies up to 2 years, only pay 10% of the rate for adults. Any information can be requested from any of the participating airlines.

How to get there by road to Brazil

Road trip to Brazil

There are buses that offer the service from the metropolitan centers of Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia. The other border countries do not communicate directly with Brazil, except in the case of Venezuela, which is connected by the Boa Vista highway and Manaus and Guyana to the north of Brazil.

It is also possible to reach Brazil through the Peru-Bolivia-Brazil triple border, in the state of Acre.

How to get to Brazil by sea

Port of Rio de Janeiro

The main port of Brazil is in Rio de Janeiro, and is the place of arrival of large number of international cruises. Other important ports with which they are in the cities of Fortaleza, Manaus, Recife, Vitória and Salvador. The most important international cruise companies arrive in this country, such as Orient Lines, Swan Hellenic, Celebrity, Cunard, Crystal, Princess, Holland America, Seabourn, P & O and Mediterranean
Shipping.



How to get to Brazil by train?

Brazil connects with the countries of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia through some railroad connections. The most important international routes are:

Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro - Santiago
Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo - Montevideo
São Paulo - Bauru - Corumba - Santa Cruz - La Paz
São Paulo - Antofagasta
The railway service tends to suffer more and more cuts, although there are some beautiful rail routes within Brazil, such as the one that links Curitiba and Paranaguá. From Bolivia you can reach Brazil through the train known as the train da morte (death train).

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