São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro: €1,298 Nonstop TAP Business Class from Lisbon

TAP Business Class Kabine Airbus A330 Neo

Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal steps in to defend its prime market. Their nonstop services between Lisbon and Brazil are the backbone of their flight plan. Currently, you can purchase business class seats on rides to São Paulo for only €1,298. Flights to Rio de Janeiro are available at the same price.

While not that cheap, you can also reach Belém, Recife and Salvador nonstop for just €200 more. Availability is fairly good during the Brazilian summer (October 2022 until March 2023.)

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These tickets are not subject to any goodwill policy. Brazil currently requires you to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country.

Our availability calendar shows you all roundtrips for less than €1,300 for stays up to 28 days. It will forward you to TAP’s website, where the cheapest tickets are available.

Nonstop business class flights to other Brazilian cities are discounted as well, but aren’t as cheap. You can reach Belém, Recife or Salvador at €1,495.

TP LIS GIG C 1300
This is a common economy fare on this route.

TAP uses Airbus A330-900neo aircraft between Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. These are brand new, state of the aircraft with the oldest one being delivered as recently as November 2018. Their business class cabin feature a 1-2-1 seating pattern.

Not too long ago, TAP’s Executive Class was infamously subpar. By now, however, all planes have been equipped with new seats that can be converted into fully flat beds and offer quite a high comfort. The service is also said to be very friendly.

tap business throne seat a321

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, these tickets are on sale until May 21, 2022. You have to complete your outbound flight before March 31, 2023 – your return may happen up to a month later. A minimum stay of five days applies to get the cheapest ticket, you may not stay longer than a month. The fare shows great availability in late 2022 and early 2023.

Google Flights will guide your way to all possible flight dates at the lowest fare. We recommend buying your tickets directly on TAP’s website.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

TAP Portugal tickets these flight in booking class J. From a mileage-for-money perspective, this is quite an attractive offer for members of most Star Alliance frequent flyer programs:

  • 23,808 Miles on Hainan Fortune Wings Club
  • 19,724 Award Miles + 400 Points on Miles&More
  • 19,724 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
  • 19,724 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
  • 19,724 Award Miles + 9,862 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
  • 19,724 Points on SAS EuroBonus
  • 19,724 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
  • 19,724 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
  • 19,724 Miles on Egyptair Plus
  • 16,766 Miles on Azul TodoAzul
  • 14,794 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
  • 14,794 Award Miles on Emirates Skywards
  • 14,794 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
  • 12,820 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
  • 12,328 Award Miles + 2,000 PQP on United MileagePlus
  • 12,328 Miles on Asiana Club
  • 12,328 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
  • 12,328 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
  • 12,328 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
  • 12,328 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.
Information & Tips for Brazil

Brazil is probably the country in South America that is most frequented by tourists. Whether it’s the carnival or the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro or touring the Amazon, visitors will get their money’s worth here.

Traditionally, flights to South America and Brazil from Europe are quite expensive, but since a few years, there are increasingly cheap offers, especially with Iberia and TAP.

Best Time to Visit

Brazil is a vast country – so there is no such thing as an overall best travel time. It all depends on what you want to see. It is best to visit the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo autumn and spring while the dry season fort the rainforest is from May to September.

Climate diagram for Sao Paulo (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)
Climate diagram for Rio De Janeiro (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)
Climate diagram for Brasilia (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)

Entry & Visa

EU citizens do not require a visa for stays of up to 90 days and can enter with a passport only. Note that, similar to the USA, that after your first stop in Brazil your luggage must be collected and brought through customs. Calculate accordingly when booking a connecting flight.

Finding the Best eSIM Plan

We’ve compared various eSIM providers, such as Airalo and Maya Mobile. To see which plan is best for your travel needs, and which network offers the best coverage, feel free to read our detailed guide:

The Best eSIM Plans for Brazil 🇧🇷 Compared

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Information & Tips for Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo is an important economic and cultural center in Brazil and at the same time the most populous city in the country with 11 million inhabitants and a metropolitan region of 20 million.

The city is comparatively easy to reach from Europe, and the major hub airports are served by numerous European and Brazilian airlines. Bargains are not as common as to Rio de Janeiro, but there are still good offers.

Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit Sao Paulo is between March and May and between October and November. At this time of year, the weather is warm, and precipitation is comparatively low.

Climate diagram for Sao Paulo (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)

From the airport to the city

You can get a taxi for about 23€-28€. Note that Guarulhos International Airport, which serves most international flights, is located pretty far outside the city and it can take between 45 minutes and 3 hours to get to the city center depending on traffic conditions!

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Cover Picture: © TAP Portugal

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