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Information Sheet Last Updated: June 2004

From the US
From Australia

Within Brazil


Brazilian Airline Information

The following are airline companies that fly to as well as within Brazil with the appropriate phone and fax numbers. Flight schedules and prices are subject to change, so please contact a local travel agent or the airline for the most recent information, offers or promotions. .
International flights generally land at either Rio de Janeiro or São Palo.

From the US:
American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta, TAM, United, Varig, and Vasp serve Brazil.

American Airlines
Telephone: 1-800-433-7300 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-817-967-2000 – Customer Relations
Fax: 1-817-967-4162
Ticket Centers: United States
New York City
Address: Manhattan Air Terminal - NYCTS
125 Park Ave, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10017
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Directions: Park Avenue at E. 41st Street opposite Grand Central
Address: Columbus Circle - NYCTJ
1843 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Directions: Broadway at 60th Street. Opposite Trump hotel/condos. Near Lincoln Center.
Washington, DC
Address: Patriot Office - DCASC
1776 K. Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Closed Saturday and Sunday
Directions: The Metroline stops are Farragut west or north.
Paramus, NJ
Address: Garden State Plaza Mall – EWRTB
207 Graden State Plaza #2
Paramus, NJ 07652
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Directions: Routes 4 and 17. Entrance 2 or 3 across from Sam Goody and near the Carousel.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Address: Oakland Park - Travel Center FLLTA
2720 East Oakland Park Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday – Closed
Directions: Drive toward the ocean. Located in a strip mall four blocks east of U.S. 1 on south side of street.
Miami, FL
Address: American Airlines Arena Travel Center - MIATE
601 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday – Closed
Directions: Located at the corner of Biscayne Boulevard and North East 8th Street, on the North side of the arena between gates 3 and 4.
Coral Gables, Fl
Address: Ponce De Leon Travel Center – MIATA
901 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Suite 103
Miami, FL 33134
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday – Closed
Email American Airlines
Website: http://www.americanair.com
Flights from Chicago, Dallas, Miami.

Continental Airlines
Telephone: 1-800-231-0856 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-800-335-BAGS (1-800-335-2247) – Baggage
Ticket Offices can be found by clicking here.
Airport specific information:
Rio de Janeiro
Telephone: 0 800 702-7500
Address: Rua da Assembleia
37 th Floor Suite 3710
20119-900
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm (Continental Ticket Office)
Rio de Janerio
Address: Copacabana Palace Hotel
Av. Atlantica 1702 Suite 2
22021-001
Hours: Monday 9:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 6:00pm, Tuesday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pm (Continental Ticket Office)
São Paulo
Telephone: 0 800 702-7500 (OnePass)
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 8:00pm, Saturday and Holidays 8:00am – 2:00pm
Address: Ave. Brig. Faria Lima 1795
Lojas 4/5 JD Paulistano
CEP 01451-001
Hours: Monday 9:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00 pm – 6:00pm, Thursday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm, Saturday and Holidays 9:00am – 1:00pm (Continental Ticket Office)
São Paulo
Address: Rua da Consolacão, 247, 13 Floor
CEP 01301-903
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm (Continental Ticket Office)
Website: http://www.flycontinental.com/
Flights from New York.

Delta Airlines
Telephone: 1- 800-241-4141 – Reservations
Ticket Offices: United Status
Beverly Hills, CA
Address: Beverly Hills Ticket Office
9870 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Location: inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel along Wilshire Arcade
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6pm, Sat 8:30am-5pm Sun: Closed
Costa Mesa, CA
Address: Costa Mesa Ticket Office
650 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Location: on the corner of Anton Blvd. and Park Center Drive
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-5:30pm Sat & Sun: Closed
Deerfield Beach, FL
Address: Deerfield Beach Ticket Office
3656 G-West Hillsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Location: West of Powerline Rd. on Hillsboro Blvd across parking lot from TJMaxx behind Taco Bell
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:30pm Sat 8:30am-5pm Sun: Closed
Plantation, FL
Address: Plantation Ticket Office
1797 North University Drive
Plantation, FL 33322
Location: Plantation Square, at the corner of Sunrise & University
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:30pm Sat 8:30am-5pm Sun: Closed
Alpharetta, GA
Address: North Point Ticket Office
10595 Old Alabama Connector Suite 7
Alpharetta, Georgia 30022
Location: Old Alabama Road Connector & Mansell Road - Mansell Point Shopping Center
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30am-6:00pm Sat: 9:00am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Atlanta, GA
Address: Cumberland Ticket Office
1600 Cumberland Mall
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Location: Cumberland Mall at Firestone Service Center across from JC Penny Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6:30pm Sat: 9:00am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Atlanta, GA
Address: Greenbriar Ticket Office
2841 Greenbriar Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30331
Location: center of Greenbriar Mall near Colbert’s and Lerner’s
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10:00am-6:30pm Sat: 9:00am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Atlanta, GA
Address: Lenox Ticket Office
3393 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Location: Lenox Square Mall across from Fast Fix Jewelry Repair
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9:00am-8:00pm Sat: 9:00am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Atlanta, GA
Address: Perimeter Ticket Office
201 B Perimeter Center Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Location: Firestone Building across from Barnes and Noble
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6:30pm Sat: 9am-5:30pm Sun Closed
Duluth, GA
Address: Gwinnett Ticket Office
3525 Mall Blvd.
Duluth, Georgia 30096
Location: Esplanade Mall with Mick’s and Longhorn Restaurants
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6pm Sat: 9am-5:30pm Sun Closed
Hapeville
Address: Airport Hilton Ticket Office
1031 Virginia Avenue
Hapeville, Georgia 30354
Location: lower lobby of the Airport Hilton
Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am-5:30pm Sat & Sun: Closed
Boston, MA
Address: Federal Street Ticket Office
155 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Location: downtown Boston in the Financial District
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:00pm Sat & Sun: Closed
Address: Park Plaza Ticket Office
Park Plaza Hotel - Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
Location: the lobby of the Park Plaza Hotel near Park Square
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:30pm Sat: 9am-4pm Sun Closed
New York City, NY
Address: Midtown Eastside Ticket Office
100 East 42nd Street at 125 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Location: Midtown, Eastside of Manhattan, opposite Grand Central Station
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-7pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: Closed
New York City, NY
Address: Upper Westside City Ticket Office
1843 Broadway
New York, New York 10023
Location: Columbus Circle near Lincoln Center and AOL/Time Warner Center.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm Sat & Sun: Closed
Cincinnati, OH
Address: Bank One Towers Ticket Office
8044 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Location: I-71 and Montgomery Road, in the lobby of East Tower, Suite 156
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: Closed
Cincinnati, OH
Address: Cincinnati Downtown
53 E. 4th St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Location: downtown Cincinnati, Dixie Terminal Building at the corner of 4th and Walnut Sts.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:30pm Sat & Sun: Closed
Cincinnati, OH
Address: Tri-County Ticket Office
127 West Kemper Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Location: corner of Northland Blvd and Kemper Road
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: Closed
Fort Worth, TX
Address: Overton Park Plaza Ticket Office
4628 Southwest Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
Location: north of Loop820 and I-20 at Hulen Rd exit
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-5:30pm Sat: 9am-1pm & 2pm-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Plano, TX
Address: Plano Ticket Office
2100 Preston Road, Suite 612
Plano, Texas 75093
Location: next to Boston Market at the intersection of Park and Preston Road
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat 9am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Southlake, TX
Address: Southlake Ticket Office
2140 U East Southlake Blvd.
Southlake, Texas 76092
Location: 1 block west of Kimball, in the Kroger
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Midvale, UT
Address: Union Point Ticket Office
759 East Fort Union Blvd.
Midvale, Utah 84047
Location: Union Point strip mall, at the northeast corner of 700 East and Fort Union Blvd.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat 9am-5:30pm Sun: Closed
Salt Lake City, UT
Address: Downtown - Eagle Gate Plaza Ticket Office
60 E South Temple Suite 187
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Location: part of ZCMI Center Mall
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: Closed
Washington DC
Address: Washington K Ticket Office
1776 K Street NW
Washington D.C. 20006
Location: corner of 18th and K Streets across from the Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange and the Farragut West Metro Stop, at the 18th Street entrance
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm Sat: 10am-4pm Sun: Closed
Email Delta by clicking here.
Website: http://www.delta.com
Flights from Atlanta.

TAM

Address: R Gen Pantaleão Teles 210
São Paulo – SP 04355-900, T0800-123100
Address: Av. Jurandir, 856
Jd. Aeroporto - São Paulo - SP 04072-000
Telephone: (011) 5582-8811
Call Center: (+5511) 3123-1000 – Reservations
Web Call center: www.webcallcentertam.com.br
Make online reservations by clicking here.
Website: http://www.tam.com.br
Flights from Miami.

United Airlines
Telephone: 1-800-538-2929 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-800-221-6903 – Baggage
Telephone: 0800-16-2323 – Within Brazil
Offices: Brazil
Address: Marriott CopaCabana
22041-001 Rio de Janerio 
Avenida Atlantica, 2600
Hours: Monday – Friday 830am- 5pm
Address: Edificio Vikings, Avenida Paulista 777 - 9th Floor
Sao Paulo 
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-1pm SA  
Email: Baggage Services
Get Customer Support by clicking here.
Website: http://www.united.com

Varig
Service Centers:
Brazil
Telephone: 0XX11 5091-7000 – Sao Palo
Telephone: 0300 788 7000 – Elsewhere in Brazil
Address: Caixa Postal 18211
CEP 04626-970
Sao Palo – SP
Brazil
Hours: 24 hours a day
Email: smiles@varig.com
USA
Address: 71 South Central Avenue – 2 nd Floor
Valley Stream – New York 11580
Telephone: 1-516-612-0360 – New York
Telephone: 1-800-990-5534 – Toll Free
Fax: 1-516-612-0204
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Website: http://www.varig.com
Flights from Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.
United Kingdom
London Address: Terminal 3 Departures - Zone E - Position E27 - Heathrow Airport
Telephone: 0208 321 7170 – Airport
Hours: Mon – Fri 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Telephone: 0208 321 7170 – Reservations
Hours: Daily 8:30 AM - 9 PM

Vasp
Address: Edif. VASP
Aeroporto Congonhas
Praça Comandante Lineu Gomes, Sao Paulo, SP 04626-910, T0800-998277
Portuguese site.
http://www.vasp.com.br
From the UK: Direct flights are offered by British Airways, Transbrasil, Varig to Brazil. Transbrasil flies from London to Recife and Salvador.

British Airways
United Kingdom
Reservation / sales bookings and other general enquiries including special assistance and information on existing bookings please dial 0870 850 9850. Mon-Sun: 0600-2145.
For questions from outside of the UK, click here and choose your country from the drop down menu.
Brazil
Address: Alameda Santos, 745
Andar 7
CEP 01419-001
Sao Paulo – SP
Telephone: +55 300 7896140
Telephone: +55 (0XX11) 3145 9700 within Sao Paulo
Fax: +55 (0XX11) 3145 5072
Hours: Monday - Friday: 0900hrs - 1800hrs
Baggage
Website: http://www.ba.com

From Australia:
Qantas is the main airline out of Australia flying to South America; however, it will most likely be complicated. From Qantas, you will have to change planes in either Miami or Santiago, Chile then on to Sao Palo.

Qantas
Contact Information from anywhere in Australia
Telephone: 13 13 13 – Flight Info
Telephone (TTY): 1800 652 660
Telephone 13 12 23 – Arrivals and departures
Website: http://www.qantas.com

From within Brazil:
Airlines flying within Brazil are Vasp, Varig, TAM, Pantanal, and Penta.

Vasp
Address: Edif. VASP
Aeroporto Congonhas
Praça Comandante Lineu Gomes, Sao Paulo, SP 04626-910, T0800-998277
Note: Website is entirely in Portuguese.
http://www.vasp.com.br

Varig
Service Centers:
Brazil
Telephone: 0XX11 5091-7000 – Sao Palo
Telephone: 0300 788 7000 – Elsewhere in Brazil
Address: Caixa Postal 18211
CEP 04626-970
Sao Palo – SP
Brazil
Hours: 24 hours a day
Email: smiles@varig.com
Website: http://www.varig.com
Serves most destinations within Brazil.

TAM
Address: R Gen Pantaleão Teles 210
São Paulo – SP 04355-900, T0800-123100
Address: Av. Jurandir, 856
Jd. Aeroporto - São Paulo - SP 04072-000
Telephone: (011) 5582-8811
Call Center: (+5511) 3123-1000 – Reservations
Web Call center: www.webcallcentertam.com.br
Make online reservations by clicking here.
Website: http://www.tam.com.br
Serves most destinations within Brazil.

Pantanal
Telephone: 0800-7025888 – Reservations
Address: Av Nações Undas
Sao Paul, SP 04578-000, T 0800-125833
Hours: Monday – Friday 5:00am – 11:00pm
Saturday 5:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday 7:00am – 9:00pm
Holidays 7:00am – 9:00pm
Website: http://www.pantanal-airlines.com.br (Portuguese website)
Service between Sao Palo and Mato Grosso.

Penta
Address: Travessa 15 de Novembro 183
Santarém, PA 68005-290, T091-5221014, F5226025

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