Cheap Airline Tickets to Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is tantamount with its Sugarloaf Mountain, flashy Carnival, and Corcovado's the Christ statue as well as the beautiful beach at Ipanema. The dynamic cultural capital of Brazil lies in the midst of the mountains and the sea and is home to the world's largest urban forest, the Tijuca Forest. Rio de Janeiro covers most of the major tourist attractions of Brazil. Travelers booking Rio de Janeiro flights are recommended to take their open mind and thoughts with them as they visit this place. Temptation quickly runs in Rio de Janeiro, if the samba was ineffective to lure you, the people surely will be. This metropolis moves to the tune of bossa nova, the choro and samba, all of these forms the major source of the national culture of Brazil. The legendary yearly carnival is a colorful, hedonistic and wild event that brings together both the rich and the poor, who deluge the streets for the biggest Sambodromo samba parde in the world.

Rio de Janeiro/Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (airport code: GIG) also famous for its previous name Galeao International Airport is the major international airport in Rio de Janeiro and the biggest air facility in Brazil. The airport is situated on Governador Island, around 20 kilometers from the city center of Rio de Janeiro. It is presently managed by Infaero. A number of its amenities are shared with the Brazilian Air Force's Galeao Air Force Base. Air France, British Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, TAM Paraguay, United Airlines and US Airways are some of the airlines serving the airport.

Santos Dumont Regional Airport (airport code: SDU) mainly serves Rio de Janeiro. The airport is the second major air transportation hub in the city after the Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport. It is situated next to the city center of Rio de Janeiro and it handles portion of short to medium haul domestic traffic of Rio de Janeiro and also portion of military and general aviation operations. Although previously international, no international flights land at this airport any longer. Azul, Gol, OceanAir, Passaredo, and TAM are some of the air carriers serving Santos Dumont.