Means of transport Brazil

The Bonito rodoviaria connects the small town with the region's two major cities, the Mato Grosso do Sul state capital Campo Grande and Corumbà, the major city of the Southern Pantanal.

Campo Grande. Around 4 buses a day in both directions (only 2 on Sundays). From 101 R$. 4 to 5 hours travel time. Company: Cruzeiro do Sul. From Campo Grande, you can take the bus or plane to the country's major cities.

Corumbá. 1 bus a day except Sundays. Approx. R$146. Approx. 5 hours 30 mins. Company: Cruzeiro do Sul.

It would ensure regular transport of passengers, (a ship every 15 days), on the Rio Paraguay to Asunción.

Connections to Corumbá (7 hours, approx. R$ 123, about ten buses a day), Cuiabá (13 hours, from R$ 135, numerous daily connections), Ponta Pora (5 hours, approx. R$ 90, less than 10 buses a day), Goiania (16 hours, from R$ 298, approx. 6 buses a day), Bonito (6 hours, R$ 100, approx. 4 buses a day). For São Paulo, from R$ 228 and for Rio de Janeiro around R$ 400. For bus timetables, visit www.buscaonibus.com.br.

Porto Velho International Airport offers daily connections to various Brazilian cities.

Three scheduled and low-cost airlines are present: Latam, GOL and Azul.

These airlines operate flights to and from Campinas, Manaus, Cuiabà, Brasilia and São Paulo (Guarulhos airport). Flights are daily for all these cities, except Brasilia (flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays).

Airport services: car rental, restaurants, ATM, post office, stores..

The city of Boa Vista, in the state of Roraima, is located on the outskirts of Brazil and the Amazon. Air travel is a natural choice.

Daily flights to Manaus, Brasilia and other capitals, such as Benjamin Constant with Latam, Azul and GOL.

Services: Restaurants, stores, car rental, banks.

There are no bus services between Boa Vista airport and the city center. Cab services are available.

Santarèm Maestro Wilson Fonseca airport connects the Amazonian city quickly to the rest of the country, from which it is far away, and whose land travel times are often very long. The major national, scheduled and low-cost airlines GOL, Latam and Azul operate regular flights here. The airport serves virtually all the country's major cities, either directly or with connections. It can be reached by bus from Rua Rui Barbosa on the aeroporto-centro line, or by cab. Car rental companies are also available.

Ensures the Macapá-Belém crossing every Monday and Friday.

In Macapá. Departure for the small towns of Afuá, Anajás… (Archipel archipelago).

Port Santa Inês. Afuá is 4 hours of boat.

Provides the Macapá-Belém crossing every Thursday and Saturday.

The international airport of Corumbà is located 4 kilometers from the center of the city and also 4 kilometers from the bus station. There are a few flights to Bolivia with Bolivian companies, but it is cheaper to fly from Puerto Suarez, on the Bolivian side of the border. From Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, there is more air travel and it is cheaper than from Brazil. You can get there by taxi or bus by taking the popular line 409 from the city center. For the cities, go to the airport of Campo Grande.

Several daily departures from Santo Ângelo to/from Porto Alegre. Approx. 7 hours' drive and R$130. Bus to Passo Fundo (Rio Grande do Sul). Pelotas, 7h drive, one bus per day, from R$244. Florianopolis (17h, from R$165 conventional, R$330 leito), 4 buses a day. Foz do Iguaçu (16h, from R$ 200, one bus a day). São Paulo (Terminal Tietê), 20h, from 290 R$, 2 buses per day. Rio de Janeiro, 27h, from R$430, one bus per day. Curitiba, 14h, from 180 R$, 5 buses per day.

Buses for Montevideo and Punta del Este, for Porto Alegre also north.

The Bandeirantes Taxi group serves the city of Goiania and the surrounding area. As in all Brazilian cities, and even if Goiania is not a particularly dangerous city, it is necessary to respect the simple safety instructions. You must call the taxi from the pousada or restaurant or take it from the station. During the ride, the driver must activate the meter (day or night rates) unless you negotiate a flat rate before the ride. VTC Uber are also present in all cities of the country.

There are a few international flights, including Lisbon (with TAP) and the Mercosur capitals, and numerous domestic flights with Tam, Gol, Azul and Avianca.

To/from the airport. The metro serves the airport, which has two terminals (ticket: R$4.40), itself serving the rodoviaria and the city center. A cab ride to the city center costs around R$40.

On-site: bank branches, car rentals, luggage storage, stores, catering services...

The buses that take turns at the rodoviaria allow connections within the state and with the country's metropolises. Among the destinations:

Poconé/Northern Pantanal. Company: TUT. Duration: about 3 hours. Less than 10 buses/day.

Campo Grande. Several companies, including Andorinha, Eucatur, Motta, Nova Integração and Viação São Luiz. Duration: 12/13 hours. Many daily departures.

Chapada dos Guimarães. Company : Viação Rubi. Duration: about 1h30. About ten buses/day.

Brasília. Companies: Expresso São Luiz, Andorinha or Eucatur. Duration: about 20 hours. Less than 10 buses/day.

In front of the entrance to the pousada do Rio Quente Resorts.

At the airport: ATMs, luggage storage, lanchonetes, car rental, post office and exchange office (MVI Agência de Viagens e Turismo) open daily.

Bus access to/from downtown Varzea Grande and Cuiaba:

Line 024. Airport-Port-Port and Cuiaba-Pantanal Shopping center

Bus route 55. Airport-Port-Port and Cuiaba-Shopping 3 Americas.

Cab access : R$45 to R$55 per trip to/from downtown Cuiaba.

Gol, LATAM, Azul and Avianca are the airlines serving Cuiabá.

You can download the Taxi Bandeirantes app to order them. This company has been present in Cuiabà for a long time. We remind you of the instructions to follow when using a taxi. You must call them from the pousada or the restaurant or take them at the head of the station. Do not hail them on the street. The taxi driver must start his meter at the beginning of the journey (day, night and possibly holiday rates) unless you negotiate a fixed price directly with him. The rates are generally correct.

There are several car rental agencies, bank terminals, two currency exchange houses and a large office of the Tourist Office.

National companies: TAM, GOL, Avianca, Azul Linhas Aéreas.

International companies: Condor, Copa, TAP, American Airlines.

Access: You can get there by taking a bus marked Aeroporto from Avenida Dantas Barreto (R$ 3.50). By taxi, it costs about R$ 60 from the city centre and R$ 50 from Boa Viagem.

Direct lines and connections with the whole country.

Companies TAM, GOL, TRIP and Avianca have flights to São.

Airline company.

There is no train station in Rio de Contas, but in Livramento, about 10 km away. You have to take a taxi to get to Rio de Contas.From Salvador: with the company Novo Horizonte. Approximately 11 hours of travel.During the holiday period, it is better to buy the tickets in advance, because the demand is great. The solution in case there is no more room is to buy a ticket to Brumado, vitoria da Conquista or Ituacu, and then take another bus to Livramento.

The island of Fernando de Noronha is located 369 kilometers from Natal and 533 from Recife. It is sometimes possible to go there by boat (catamaran) but the travel time is long because there is no NGV between Recife or Natal and the archipelago. The most convenient way to get to Fernando de Noronha is by plane. Daily flights are provided by the companies Azul and GOL from the cities of Recife and Natal. It is necessary to book in advance and the prices can be high.

Several direct flights and connections to Brazil and abroad.

This company is present since a long time in Natal. We will recall the instructions to be followed when using a taxi. It is necessary to call them by the pousada or the restaurant or to take them at the head of the station. Do not hail them in the street. Natal is unfortunately not a safe city anymore, especially at night. The taxi driver must engage his meter as of the beginning of the race (tariff day, night and possibly public holidays) except if you negotiate with him directly a fixed price. The prices of the races are correct in general.

Airlines: TAM, GOL, Azul, Avianca and TAP. Numerous national and international destinations.

Several services and shops inside.

Bus: To reach the center by bus, take the Parangaba or Siqueira-Papicu line. To go to the urban beaches, take the same line to the terminus. Be careful, the bus lines are often crowded. If you arrive after sunset or with several pieces of luggage, take a taxi.

Taxi: The taxi cooperative is located in the lobby just outside the gate.

Inaugurated in May 2014, the new Natal airport is administered by Inframerica. Many connections with Brazilian cities.

Services: modern and comfortable, the airport has some shops, travel agencies, a bookstore and a currency exchange agent, among others.

Airlines: Avianca, Azul, TAM, GOL, TAP.

Transportation: With public transportation: R line to Midway Mall in Natal, R$ 4.20; S line to Rio Branco, R$ 3.60.

Located 1 km outside the city. Buses available to downtown. Direct buses from BH with Viação Sandra (www.viacaosandra.com.br - 1h15 ride, R$ 29). From Ouro Preto, no direct bus, change in Ouro Branco. This information is important, because often tourists make the round trip in the day. The city of Ouro Branco, unlike Ouro Preto, offers few sites to visit and is therefore often a stopover in the day.

This port, which also serves as a tourist office, is the busiest departure point to Abraão. Tickets can be paid for online or by telephone at Objectiva Tour ("O" in the timetable) and AcquaFlex ("A" in the timetable), which offer speedboats or the schooner. The daily ferry boat from CCR Barcas has plenty of places.
Once a day, fishermen offer transfers to other beaches on the island, where there are a few pousadas (Araçatiba, Japariz), and you can book a private boat to Bananal and Aventureiro.)

Numerous domestic flights and a few international flights to Portugal, Spain and the USA. To get from the airport to the city center :

Metro. Metro line 2 connects the airport to downtown Salvador in 30 minutes for R$3.90. Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday until 2 p.m.

Bus and cab. Cooperative" cab fares are quite excessive. Negotiate with shared cabs for R$130. The bus is less convenient. Daytime. Departures every 20 minutes.

Information is available at Franave (shipping company) Tel (38) 3741 1444.

Pirapora, at the start of the boats, it is a busy average city, but it comes in mass for its waters fish fish. Belo Horizonte is 5 hours by bus; Curvelo, at 2 p. m.

Waiting for the boat, you can sleep at the Pirapora Palace, Praça Melo Viana Tel (30) 3741 1330. 30 R $.

Companhia das Docas do Parà is a shipping company. From Santarèm, you can sail up or down the Amazon River.

Manaus, via Parintins, is 3 days away by boat, hammock class and cabins.

Belém is about 3 days away, hammock or cabin class.

In both cases, boats leave from Cais do Porto, 4 km from the center, accessible by Circular bus. Other destinations include Macapá (40 hours) and Itaituba (18 hours).

Only domestic flights land at this airport. It is located in the bay, on land reclaimed from the sea.

Bus: Real buses serve Rio. An executive bus costs R$15 and serves Copacabana and Ipanema (the beachfront hotels) in one direction, and the Rio Novo bus station and international airport in the other.

Cab: R$20 to R$50 for the southern zone.

Tramway + metro: the tramway from Santos Dumont serves all of downtown Rio as far as Rio Novo, the bus station. At Cinelândia or Carioca, you can take the metro.

30% reduction at the end of the stroke. App available. Remember that the taxi is a fairly safe means of transport in Brazil as long as you respect certain safety conditions. Call the taxi at the central office or pick it up at a taxi rank. Do not hail it on the street. The driver must set his meter (day and night rates) unless you negotiate a flat rate with him. In general, rides remain affordable in terms of price. Today, Uber is very present in Brazil, in competition with taxis, it's up to you.

For intra-city transport (not to be confused with rodoferroviária, for inter-city transport). In a city made for cars, there are not always enough buses and the vehicles are often in bad condition, even if the set of cars was changed in 2014! The city is cross-shaped, so most of the lines pass through the rodoviária. The main lines running within the Plano Piloto pass through L2 Norte/Sul and W3 Norte/Sul.

Access: airport-rodoviária connection every 30 minutes or so

This taxi company can be reached via a smartphone application. In Curitiba as in other cities, we will remind the instructions to follow when using taxis. You should have them called by the pousada or the restaurant or take them at the head of the station. Do not hail them on the street. The taxi driver must start his meter at the beginning of the trip (day, night and possibly holiday rates) unless you negotiate a fixed price directly with him. The rates are generally correct.

It serves the major cities (1 hour to São Paulo, 2 hours to Rio de Janeiro) and some foreign capitals, located in Latin America Buenos Aires, Montevideo. There are no direct flights to Europe. Many low cost airlines such as Gol as well as regular Brazilian airlines serve Florianopolis airport.

To get there, take an Aeroporto bus from the rodoviária, R$ 3-6, or an executivo bus, R$ 50. A taxi from the airport to rodoviária costs about R$35, R$50 to Lagoa da Conceição.

The taxi in Florianopolis allows you to go to remote beaches. This company has been present in Floripa for a long time. We would like to remind you of the instructions to follow when using a taxi. You should have them called by the pousada or the restaurant or take them at the head of the station. Do not hail them on the street. The taxi driver must start his meter at the beginning of the trip (day, night and possibly holiday rates) unless you negotiate a fixed price directly with him. The rates are generally correct.

Flights to São Paulo from 4am (1h10 direct), to Rio from 6am (1h20 direct). To Salvador, 1 stopover, from 4h10.

On site: post office, catering services, stores, car rental, bank branches.

To get to the city: an Executiva shuttle leaves every 30 minutes or so from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., R$15 per person. Local buses also serve the airport. 55 R$ for a cab

Airlines: GOL, TAM and Azul operate daily flights.

Bank branches and ATMs:

Car rental companies:

From the airport to the city center: a bus in theory every half hour, R$3.30 and about 30 minutes to Deodoro Square, located in the center and near the Praia Grande district. To get to the airport by bus, use the same bus (direction São Cristovão). The bus stop is in Deodoro Square, in the continuation of Rua da Paz.

The state of Piaui has the smallest coastline of any Brazilian state. The towns in the north of the state are close to those in neighboring states.

From São Luis: two buses a day, 9-hour journey. Departure from São Luis at 8:30 a.m., from Parnaíba at 5:30 a.m.

From Teresina: 6 hours travel time. Several departures a day from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., same for the return trip.

From Fortaleza: 8 hours 40 of travel time. 6 departures a day between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Prices range from R$85 to R$195. From Parnaiba, 6 departures also between 7 a.m. and 10:30 p.m

São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, offers visitors a unique experience. The city is full of contrasts, with its modern skyscrapers and historic districts. Art lovers can visit the Museu d'Arte de Sao Paulo to admire works by renowned artists such as Portinari and Anita Malfatti. Fans of street art will not be outdone, with numerous graffiti and colorful frescoes to be discovered in the city's streets, particularly in the Beco de Batman district. São Paulo is also renowned for its lively nightlife, with numerous music clubs and bars where you can enjoy Brazilian music. For nature lovers, the city also offers plenty of opportunities to explore the surrounding waterfalls and rainforests. São Paulo is a destination not to be missed on a trip to Brazil.

São Paulo is a dynamic, cosmopolitan city in Brazil. It offers a multitude of activities and sights to discover. For history and culture buffs, we recommend a visit to the São Paulo Art Museum, home to an impressive collection of European and Brazilian art. Nature lovers can take a stroll in Ibirapuera Park, one of the largest urban parks in Latin America. Shopping enthusiasts will be delighted to discover the city's many shopping malls, such as Shopping Morumbi and Shopping Eldorado. For food lovers, São Paulo offers a wide variety of restaurants serving Brazilian and international cuisine. And don't forget to visit the São Paulo Municipal Market, where you can sample local specialties and buy fresh produce. São Paulo is a city with no shortage of activities to satisfy every type of traveler.

International airport. Here are the different ways to get to the airport:

To the city centre: with Airport Bus Service: Terminal Rodoviario Tietê and Barra Funda (served by the metro), Avenida Paulista, Praça da Republica. R$ 50 - 30-40 min.

By taxi, count about R$ 120 from Monday to Saturday during the day.

To Congonhas airport: an Airport Bus Service also serves the airport in 1h10, for R$ 50, every 90 min (30 min in peak periods).

Buses to just about any destination in Brazil and five Latin American countries. The station operates 24 hours a day. lanchonetes, restaurants, luggage lockers, cash dispensers, wifi, stores.

Long-distance destinations: Rio (6-hour journey, from R$93, departures every 15/30 minutes); Foz do Iguaçu (15-hour journey, from R$215); Belo Horizonte (between 8 and 10 hours, from R$120); Florianópolis (12 hours, R$140).

Numerous destinations in the interior of the country: São Luís (12 hours with Transbrasiliana), Fortaleza (25 hours with Guanabara), Santarém via Maraba (the last two thirds of the journey, after Marabá, are on an impassable track during the rainy season. Sometimes longer than the boat, variable frequency). Due to the geographical position, the journeys to the Brazilian metropolises are necessarily long and rarely direct.

To get there from the center, 20 or Arsenal, from Avenida President Vargas, 15 minutes.

International and domesticflights .

To get there: take the Marex-Pres. Vargas (line 638) from Avenida Vargas or Marex-Felipe Patroni from Praça Felipe Patroni. Every 10 minutes or so. Allow 1 hour for travel.

Air travel from Belém to Cayenne: book and arrive early. Even if your seat has been checked in, if you're last in line at police control, you'll have the surreal sight of the plane taking off with your luggage.

Since May 2016, Goiânia Airport operates in a new terminal, right next to the old one. Several daily connections to many Brazilian cities are possible with Latam, GOL, Azul, Avianca and Passaredo. Shops, car rentals and restaurants are available on site. This airport has the merit to exist, even if the relative proximity of Goiânia compared to Brasilia (206,8 km and 2h45 of bus or cars) will make prefer the bus.

To get there: take line 913 from the centre (departure from Praça Civica).

To Curitiba, the Viação Graciosa company departs almost every hour for a 1-hour 40-minute journey (if direct), costing R$40. There are also numerous regional connections to Morretes, Joinville, Garuva, Guaratuva, Ponta grossa, Ponta do Paranà and Matinhos. For Joinville, 3 departures a day, from R$54. For Ponta Grossa, 1 departure per day, 68 R$. For Antonina, to Ilha do mel, Praia de Leste and Matinhos, departures from 6.30 a.m. on weekdays, every 2 hours or so. Journey costs from R$ 6.65.

The small metro in Porto Alegre is the equivalent of the Parisian RER, running rather in the outskirts of the city. However, the airport, the Rodoviária and the mercado publico do have a station. The single line runs from Porto Alegre to São Leopoldo, via Canoas, Esteio and Sapucaia do Sul. It is 44 kilometres long, with a total of 22 stations 2.1 kilometres apart. It is therefore necessary to calculate well where to get off, at the risk of covering a long distance on foot! From the central market you can reach the bus station or the airport by metro.