Flights to Brazil for Carnival
Flights to Brazil for Carnival are best booked well in advance. The main cities for Carnival in Brazil are Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, but you can fly to other cities in Brazil to celebrate Carnival as well.
If you’re a North American or European, your best bet is to fly a major airline on a flight to Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro for Carnival. Sao Paulo and Rio both are served by Delta, American, United, and British Airways, among others. You can use frequent flyer miles on these airlines if you book far enough in advance.
If your final destination for Carnival is Salvador, hop on a short flight to Salvador with a Brazilian low cost airline. Salvador airport (airport code: SSA) is served by low cost airlines in Brazil such as TAM, GOL, and Varig airlines.
GOL airlines is a low cost carrier like Southwest and Ryanair for domestic flights in Brazil. GOL offers roundtrip flights from Sao Paulo to Salvador for Carnaval for around US$150. The same goes for the Rio de Janeiro airports.