Hello, sorry if this has been covered before. We are researching a trip to Brazil in 2014 and only have 15 days for vacation. Our primary goal to to visit the Pantanal and we will be spending 9 or 10 days with a local guide. We will have a couple of extra days at the beginning of our trip. Should we fly to Rio from the US, spend a couple of days sightseeing (and to recover from the 20 hour trip!) before flying to Cuiaba to meet our guide? On the way back from Cuiaba, should we fly back to Rio or Sao Paulo? I am wondering if there are more international flights available from Sao Paulo to fly back to the US?
Thanks!
Virginia
Need help with Brazil Itinerary
Recent Activity
View all South America activity »
- 1
Buenos Aires and Beyond for a Beginner
- 2 Machu Pichu accomodation
- 3 Vaya Adventures
- 4 Help needed - how to get from Iguazu border to Foz do Iguazu hotel?
- 5 Estancia near Mendoza?
- 6 11-day trip to Easter Island and Santiago.
- 7 Galapagos -- Anahi or Millenium
- 8 Taxi fares for my options at the Falls (Argentina).
- 9 Recommendations for Amazon tours
- 10 19 day Peru Itinerary, your thoughts?
- 11
Back to South America
- 12 Should we go to Iguazu Falls?
- 13 First South American 2 month trip: Help review please !
- 14 We will be in Rio during carnival. Advice needed please.
- 15 Had to cancel our trip to Peru
- 16 Van rental in Punta Arena, Chile
- 17 Route planning- 28 weeks and counting. 1 year South America
- 18 Crees organisation and foundation and Manu Learning Centre
- 19 Recommendations for Galapagos islands tours
- 20 Backpacking South America 2014, Gringo + Backpack = Mochilero
- 21 A spare day at Machu Pichu
- 22 2 weeks in Peru or 1 week in Peru and 1 in Chile
- 23 Need Driver for Iguazu Falls & Foz da Iguacu
- 24 Travel agency review: Untamed Path for Ecuador/Galapagos
- 25 La Cabrera -- really good or tourist trap?
I think both TAM and American Airlines fly out of Rio. I've taken a TAM flight non-stop to New York.
I love São Paulo, but it is an acquired taste you might say. It's a huge city with great bars, restaurants, galleries, museums and so forth. I go there every time I go to Brazil because I'm a huge fan of contemporary Brazilian art and the art galleries are amazing.
Rio is unbelievably beautiful. You won't regret going there. All those classic tourist attractions are amazing: Corcovado [Christ the Redeemer] and Pão de Açúcar [Sugar Loaf].
Hi Susan7,
Thanks so much for your reply. Looks like Rio it is, given our short time frame