Cheap flights to Brazil
Cheap flights to Brazil usually mean picking one of several gateways, and the airport you choose shapes the trip. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the two names most travellers start with; Brasilia is the capital, Salvador and Recife sit on the northeast coast, Manaus is the Amazon stop and Iguassu Falls is the waterfall one. Beach weeks, city breaks and river trips each begin somewhere different, so compare fares into more than one airport before you book.
Cities with flights
Gateways
Pick Sao Paulo if you want plenty of onward connections and a city built around work. Rio de Janeiro suits beach time and sightseeing, while Brasilia is the capital and the natural choice for government or business trips. Salvador, Fortaleza and Recife cover the northeast coast. Manaus puts you in the Amazon, Iguassu Falls at the waterfalls, and Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Florianopolis and Porto Alegre take you into the south and the interior.
Before you go: Brazil
- Currency
- BRL (R$)
- Power sockets
- Type C, N · 127 V
- Language
- Portuguese
- Emergency number
- 188, 190, 192
- Driving side
- right
- Calling code
- +55
- Internet domain
- .br
Country facts: Wikidata
When to go
There is no single cheap month for Brazil: fares track demand, and the price calendar on this page shows what each month currently looks like for your dates. Long-haul seats into Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro fill fastest around school breaks and national holidays, so book early if your trip lands on one. If your dates are flexible, compare a few months before you commit; the gap between a quiet week and a busy one is often wider than the gap between airlines.