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WEB FARES: American Airlines | Continental Airlines | Delta Airlines | United Airlines A passport is required for all foreign visitors to enter Brazil as is a travel visa for tourists coming from certain countries (including US, Canada, and Australia). Also, an International Certificate of Vaccination against yellow fever is required for visitors who are coming from or who have visited certain countries. Additionally, it is recommended that a yellow fever vaccination is obtained by visitors who plan on visiting certain areas of Brazil (Major cities OK - See Yellow Fever Information). Check with your local Brazilian embassy or consulate for additional information or possible changes to entry requirements. |
USA & CANADA FLIGHTS Most flights to Brazil connect through Houston, Chicago, New York, Newark, Washington IAD, Atlanta, or Miami as well as Sao Paulo GRU. Some direct flights to Rio de Janeiro are available. Some northern destinations have a direct connection in Manaus. Flights direct to Rio take about eight hours from Miami, nine from Atlanta, and ten from New York with flights to Sao Paulo taking roughly the same amount of time. Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio take one hour (excluding layover time). Many flights are overnight with an early- to mid-morning arrival. There is a three-hour time difference from New York during Brazil's summer and a one-hour difference during winter. EUROPE FLIGHTS Many flights to Brazil connect through Paris or Lisbon and many of these flights do not involve a Sao Paulo connection if traveling to Rio. Flights direct to Rio take about ten hours from Lisbon and about twelve from Paris. Some northern destinations have direct connections in Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, or Salvador. There is a two-hour time difference from London and Lisbon during Brazil's summer and a four-hour difference during winter. AUSTRALIA & NZ FLIGHTS Australia flights connect through either (1) Auckland (three hours flight time from Sydney), Santiago (eleven hours), and Sao Paulo (four hours) or (2) Los Angeles (13 hours) and Miami (five hours) plus Rio (eight hours). Some South American connections include Buenos Aires instead of Santiago and/or Sao Paulo. Emirates Airlines includes a connection in Dubai. There is a 13-hour time difference from Sydney and a 15-hour difference from Auckland. INDIA FLIGHTS Many flights to Brazil connect through Paris (nine hours flight time from Mumbai) with some flights including another prior European connection. Some flights have a direct Johannesburg connection (nine hours flight time from Mumbai, 10:30 flight time to Sao Paulo). There is a 7:30 time difference from Mumbai during Brazil's summer and a 8:30 difference otherwise. |
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SELECT BRAZIL AIRPORT CODES: Rio de Janeiro Galeao Int'l - GIG Sao Paulo Guarulhos Int'l - GRU Foz do Iguacu - IGU Curitiba - CWB Florianopolis - FLN Porto Alegre - POA Vitoria - VIX Salvador - SSA Maceio - MCZ Recife - REC Natal - NAT Fortaleza - FOR Belo Horizonte Int'l - CNF Brasilia - BSB Manaus - MAO Belem - BEL |
APPROXIMATE DIRECT FLIGHT TIMES TO OTHER BRAZILIAN DESTINATIONS FROM: GIG - Rio de Janeiro Galeao Int'l GRU - Sao Paulo Guarulhos Int'l Foz do Iguacu - 2:00 GIG, 1:30 GRU Curitiba - 1:30 GIG, 1:00 GRU Florianopolis - 1:30 GIG, 1:15 GRU Porto Alegre - 2:00 GIG, 1:30 GRU Vitoria - 1:00 GIG, 1:45 GRU Salvador - 2:00 GIG, 2:30 GRU Maceio - 1:00 SSA*, 2:45 GRU Recife - 3:00 GIG, 3:00 GRU Natal - 3:00 GIG, 3:15 GRU Fortaleza - 3:15 GIG, 3:15 GRU Belo Horizonte Int'l - 1:00 GIG, 1:15 GRU Brasilia - 1:45 GIG, 1:45 GRU Manaus - 4:00 GIG, 4:00 GRU Belem - 3:30 GIG, 3:30 GRU * Flight time from Salvador (Add GIG-SSA Flight Time + SSA Layover Time) |
BRAZIL & WORLD TIME ZONES (*ADD +1 DST): Eastern - GMT-3* Includes Rio, SP, & Most Major Cities "Amazonas" - GMT-4 Includes Manaus, Belem, & 5 Northern States In All Fernando de Noronha - GMT-2 Acre State - GMT-5 Buenos Aires, Montevideo - GMT-3* Santiago, Asuncion - GMT-4* Auckland - GMT+12* Sydney, Melbourne - GMT+10* Mumbai, Bangalore - GMT+5.5 Cape Town, Johannesburg - GMT+2 Most of Western Europe - GMT+1* London, Dublin - GMT-0* New York, Toronto - GMT-5* Chicago, Winnipeg - GMT-6* Los Angeles, Vancouver - GMT-8* *Rio DST approx. Oct. to Feb. GMT is Greenwich Mean Time |
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For 24-hour phone assistance with new hotel reservations: International: 00-800-84469370 or 1-210-507-5997 | USA: 1-888-254-0637 | Give code 10895 when calling Existing hotel reservations: 866-270-2849 | Mobile Website: goriodejaneiro.mobi |
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