Cheap Airfare: $476 Flights to Brazil on American Airlines!!!

[Deals like this tend to expire quickly so this article may be out of date after February 6, 2016]
Kudos to theflightdeal.com for finding this deal!

American Airlines is offering an excellent deal where you can fly for under $500 from the US to Brazil.  American Airlines offers one of my favorite elite programs with perks that include complimentary first class upgrades and reasonable award flight redemption rates.  You can credit the flights below to American Airlines’s frequent flier program.  In addition, you’ll want to use a credit card–such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Citi Prestige, or the Citi Advantage Preferred–that offers additional points for airfare purchases.

Brazil requirements: Brazil requires a visa from US citizens unless if you are traveling between June 1 and September 18, 2016.  I just received a Brazilian visa and will post in the future about the ordeal I had to go through to get it.

I used Google Flights to find exact dates and organized the screen shots by departure city.  After you find the flight that you want, I recommend booking on Orbitz so you can earn Orbitz Rewards in addition to airline miles.

Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

  • Airline: American Airlines
  • Destinations: Los Angeles (~$542), Washington DC ($542), New York ($561), Miami ($483),
  • Dates: February 2016 – June 2016
  • Special requirements: the cheapest fares are fairly limited but the average price of tickets is quite low during this time period.  You’ll also notice that folks can book long weekend trips with the fares which is particularly nice if it’s difficult to take vacation time at work.
  • Other notes: most flights are on either American’s 777-200 or 777-300 aircraft.  The -300 is the new of the two types of aircraft.

Sao Paulo (SAO)

  • Airline: American Airlines
  • Destinations: Los Angeles (~$600), Washington DC ($493), New York ($476), Miami ($482), Chicago ($614)
  • Dates: February 2016 – June 2016
  • Special requirements: the cheapest fares are fairly limited but the average price of tickets is quite low during this time period.  You’ll also notice that folks can book long weekend trips with the fares which is particularly nice if it’s difficult to take vacation time at work.
  • Other notes: most flights are on either American’s 777-200 or 777-300 aircraft.  The -300 is the new of the two types of aircraft.

 

1 Comment on "Cheap Airfare: $476 Flights to Brazil on American Airlines!!!"

  1. johnthewanderer | February 5, 2016 at 2:09 pm | Reply

    I follow FareDealAlert and TheFlightDeal every day to find these deals. It is an awesome resource.

    I would recommend the 77W (773) flights as the 772 has an inferior loop entertainment system and no power ports or wifi.

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