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Flights to Brazil for Carnaval

amazingview — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:00:27 +0000

Flights to Brazil for Carnaval are best booked well in advance.

The main cities for Carnaval in Brazil are Rio de Janeiro and Salvador.

If you’re a North American or European, your best bet is to fly a regular airline on flight to Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Carnaval.

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 Carnaval is Salvador, hop a short flight to Salvador on a low cost airline in Brazil.

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 airlines offers roundtrip flights from Sao Paulo to Salvador for Carnaval for around US$150. The same goes for Rio de Janeiro GIG airport.

Best Hotels in Rio de Janeiro

amazingview — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:09:12 +0000

Copacabana Palace

The best hotels in Rio de Janeiro are located in many neighborhoods throughout the city.

The most famous of the best hotels in Rio are those along the beaches, but other hotels deserve their accolades as well.

Below is my list of the best hotels in Rio de Janeiro.

Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio
Address: Av. Atlantica 1702, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The monumental and sparkling white Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio is a landmark hotel. The Copacabana Palace hotel was designed by Joseph Gire, and its interiors and rooms are well decorated and well maintained. Don’t miss the poolside feijoada that the hotel offers on Saturdays.

Caesar Park Hotel in Rio
Address: Av. Vieira Souto 460, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Caesar Park hotel is another of the best hotels in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel is located right on the coast in Ipanema and is a perennial favorite with visitors to Rio.

Hotel Fasano in Rio
Address: Av. Vieira Souto 80, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ipanema’s newest hotel, Hotel Fasano was designed by Philippe Starck. The Hotel Fasano in Rio has well appointed rooms and suites with beach and ocean views. There is a large pool for swimming and sunbathing as well as a great restaurant and bar.

Low Cost Airlines in Brazil

amazingview — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:36:00 +0000

Voegol 737 at Sao Paulo

If you’re ambitious and trying to save money in Brazil, the best Brazil flight deals are on the low cost airlines in Brazil.

Besides GOL, which lets you book in English, there is also BRA and Webjet.

These latter two low cost airlines in Brazil have websites in Portuguese only.

However, you can at least get prices and then book flights through a Brazil travel agent that speaks English.

BRA airline flies to many places in Brazil, including Salvador (SSA) and Porto Seguro.

Webjet flies far fewer places but is good for Brazil Carnival flights from Rio to Salvador (GIG-SSA).

Where to Stay in Sao Paulo

amazingview — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:23:00 +0000

Edificio Acal, Sao Paulo

It is sometimes difficult to decide where to stay in Sao Paulo, as the city is large and there are many options for hotels.

In a metropolis like as Sao Paulo you need to decide where to stay based on the location of the hotel.

It’s terribly painful to travel long distances, so you want a hotel that is central to all the places you will be going.

If you want bars, clubs and nightlife in Sao Paulo, you should look to stay around Paulista Avenue. This is in central Sao Paulo and where the finance companies are located. The Renaissance and Intercontinental hotel in Sao Paulo are here.

The Morumbi Hilton and Grand Hyatt are way outside of the Sao Paulo city center in the Nacoes Unidas district.

That is where most of the multinational companies are and where you would be doing business if you visit Sao Paulo on a business trip.

The Morumbi Blue Tree hotel is located in this area. It is convenient to the Mall and many big buildings in Sao Paulo.

Apart from the international chain hotels in Sao Paulo, there are some smaller boutique hotels in downtown Sao Paulo. The Hotel Unique and the Faisano hotel in Sao Paulo are two good examples of places to stay.