Many of you have asked when would be a good time for a tour?
I cringe.
Things do not flow as smoothly as they did pre-pandemic.
- weird times for some flights.
Good news is that Gol has come out of bankruptcy and is adding
flights again.
Gol and Azul(Jet Blue) are talking about merging- more changes.
LaTam does not offer direct flights from Miami to Brasilia- only Gol.
April 10th, you will need to apply for E-Visa online and pay a small
fee before coming to Brazil. One will probably need to upload a copy
of bank statement to prove you have money to come to Brasil.
pain in the ass
Sao Paulo airport is a nightmare(intimidating for a 1st timer)
With the new Wing 3 for international flights, it means
long walks and connection times- 4 hours is needed to
comfortably connect. pain in the ass
Security lines are crazy- so much time wasted.
I recently turned down a tour as I did the research for a
Minneapolis to Cuiaba via Miami on GOL. 40 hours
to get there. Insane
12 hours in Brasilia airport and arrive at midnight in Cuiaba.
Nuts
One could fly to Sao Paulo and be to Cuiaba by 11 am the
same day and not midnight. Why? lack of flights
from Brasilia to Cuiaba. More being added now.
Good news there is a flight from Sao Paulo to Sinop, MT
no stops- which is a nice option.
Evening flight Miami to Brasilia is a nice option on Gol.
7.5 hr flight, however one needs to sit in the
first 5 rows of the airplane- no matter the price.
You will die if you sit further back.
Gol Brasilia to Miami is a day flight.
leaves 10 am arrives Miami 4 pm.
Works for some.
Let us see if Gol and Azul merge. I like Azul for
regional flights, but not international as they use
Campinas/Belo Horizonte for connection airports.
another pain in the ass.
Transportation and hotels are expensive.
Back in 2012-2015 one could do a tour for
"US$ 3500" + international airfare per person and
have a nice week in MT.
Today, figure US$ 6000/person + international airfare for
a week in MT.
If you want to add in FOZ or RIO for a couple days, figure you
will spend US$ 10,000 dollars for 10-14 days in Brazil.
meals, presents, resorts, airfare, hotels, van, and misc.
A couple nights in Sao Paulo is nice and a tour of Santos
port is also cool. Hotels in Sao Paulo R$ 800-R$ 1000/night.
Rio R$ 2000/night
Dollar 6:1 helps, but damn it takes money these days.
If you cant afford that- do not come and do not ask.
I have recently priced vans at various spots (Cuiaba, Foz, Palmas)
and hotels in Cuiaba are now R$ 600/night etc. Add in a nice restaurant
and drinks, and evening meal with 4-5 people is now R$ 2000.
It is just insane.
Not sure where all this is going, but the good old days of a cheap
tour for a journalist or a few students are long gone.
FYI
Kory
Starting in April, Cuiabá International Airport will have new direct flights from Gol to Rio de Janeiro
January 18, 2025
Centro-Oeste Airports (COA), the concessionaire that manages Cuiabá International Airport – Marechal Rondon, located in Várzea Grande (MT), announced that the enterprise will gain new routes and more flight options in the first half of 2025.
According to the concessionaire, starting in early April, the main air terminal in the state of Mato Grosso will receive a new direct connection from Gol Linhas Aéreas to Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão), in Rio de Janeiro.
According to GOL's forecast, the new route will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays by Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft, with capacity to transport up to 186 passengers. With this, the expectation is that the enterprise will have 15 nonstop destinations in the North, Central-West, Southeast and South regions of the country.
In addition to this new development, Centro-Oeste Airports also highlighted two other travel expansions to strengthen the air mobility of the capital of Mato Grosso. Gol intends to resume its daily flights to Congonhas Airport in São Paulo on February 3, and plans to increase the frequency to Brasília (DF) on April 1, jumping from the current six to nine weekly flights.
In total, the additions announced by the airline represent an increase of 20 thousand seats per month available to residents and visitors of Cuiabá and the region.
The CEO of Centro-Oeste Airports, Marco Antônio Migliorini, emphasizes that the dialogue with the airlines demonstrates the concessionaire's commitment to promoting new flights and destinations. “We invested more than R$280 million in expanding the passenger terminal and in several improvements at Cuiabá - Marechal Rondon International Airport, which is ready to receive even more travelers, and we always work together with airlines to further increase flights at Mato Grosso's main airport. The new Cuiabá-Rio de Janeiro route, operated by GOL, is extremely important for the population of Mato Grosso, connecting the state capital to one of the country's main cities, and the increase in the frequency of flights to São Paulo and Brasília shows the importance of Cuiabá and Mato Grosso for Brazilian commercial aviation", he says.
CHECK THE TIMETABLES OF THE NEW FLIGHTS IN THE TABLES BELOW:
New route - Cuiabá-Rio de Janeiro (RIOgaleão)
Starting on 04/01/2025
Origin
Departure
Destination
Arrival
Frequency
Cuiabá
10:15 AM
Rio de Janeiro
1:55 PM
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Rio de Janeiro
2:40 PM
Cuiabá
4:40 PM
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
New flights - Cuiabá-Brasília
From 04/01/2025
Origin
Departure
Destination
Arrival
Frequency
Cuiabá
17:20
Brasília
20:00
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Brasília
08:40
Cuiabá
09:35
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
