Low airfares are like airplanes: they’re constantly coming and going. But FCF’s ever-diligent fare-spotters report that low fares are back on some routes with LATAM starting at $1,917 on Boston-São Paulo.
That’s a route that often has a price tag of $3,828 with other airlines, such as Delta and United, making this a savings of $2,111 (55%). Fantástico! Fares start even lower than we first reported back in June 2018—with Boston-Sao Paulo now starting at $1,762.
Furthermore, if you’re an Opportunity Traveler like super-smart FCF-ers, and have a broad bucket list of destinations, then you go with the ones that afford the best comfort / value opportunities. So why not go to Brazil? The Amazon, Carnival, and “football” is on many people’s bucket list.
São Paulo vs. Rio: a High Scoring Draw
Don’t ask someone from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro what the best city to visit is, you’ll get two stories.
FCF’s considered verdict: both are awesome in different ways.
São Paulo is a huge city that hides many treasures in its cavernous avenues. First of all, it’s amazingly culturally diverse, with large communities from all over the world. Where is the world’s second largest Japanese population outside of Japan? That would be São Paulo.
It’s also the arts and culture capital of Brazil (along with being its political capital, of course). There are great galleries and museums, a vibrant music scene, and nightlife that starts kicking off after midnight.
São Paulo is home to Brazilian fashion, great restaurants, and as you’ll be reminded, the home of Brazilian football (don’t call it soccer). It’s the home of the fearsome São Paulo Football Club, “The Tricolor.” São Paulo is also generally less expensive than its more famous city to the south.
Speaking of which, Rio de Janeiro isn’t to be easily outdone.
You’ll know “Christ The Redeemer” from the photos. One of the world’s most iconic monuments, it rises 2,300 feet above the city, keeping a watchful eye with welcoming arms.
Rio’s spectacular geography sees mountains and hills seemingly bubble up from the ground. Sugarloaf Mountain soars to 1,300 feet and is accessible via cable car, offering breathtaking views of the city and surroundings.
Remember that song “The Girl from Ipanema”? Rio de Janeiro is where she’s from. Ipanema and Copacabana beaches are just around the point from each other, sparkling famously in the sun.
And there’s so much more, like the lush rainforest of Tijuca National Park, the spectacular Maracanã Stadium, and of course, in early March, Rio’s world famous Carnival, of which the Brazilians built a stadium to watch it.
So, Rio or São Paulo? There’s no comparison. Go to both.
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