Brazil

The union of the Bay of Angels and the Bay of Guanabara, a link between Rio and the Côte d'Azur. Currently under renovation, the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema will inject a touch of Riviera elegance into the energy of Rio de Janeiro. Like other Sofitels around the world, starting with the New York Sofitel, whose new...

TAP Air Portugal continues to strengthen its presence in Brazil, one of its strategic markets, with the announcement of a new international route between Lisbon and São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão, as well as an increase in frequencies to Porto Alegre and Florianópolis from the European summer. From 26 October 2026, TAP Air...

Brazil is TAP Air Portugal's flagship long-haul destination. And 2025 is no exception. The airline has just announced that it has broken a traffic record of over two million passengers. This figure, released by the company on 17 December, suggests that TAP should have carried...

According to the ALTA association, which represents Latin American airlines, air traffic in the first half of 2025 will continue to grow at a sustained rate. In its traffic zone (Latin America and the Caribbean), ALTA is reporting growth in passenger numbers of almost 4%, or 237 million passengers. This growth is in fact...

The new TAP FORBIZ corporate offer provides tailor-made travel solutions to meet the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies, event organisers and business travellers. Thanks to this new TAP FORBIZ offer, companies benefit from:- guaranteed savings and exclusive discounts;-...

Business travellers who frequently fly from France to Brazil's major cities will be able to take advantage of a closer partnership between the Accor group and Azul, the country's largest airline with 200 aircraft and 900 daily connections to more than 150 domestic destinations. While their frequent flyer programmes have been linked since 2019...

Brazil continues to play a special role in TAP Air Portugal's intercontinental strategy. The airline has just announced the resumption of flights between Lisbon and Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonia. The route had previously been operated from 2014 to 2016. TAP Air Portugal will operate three weekly flights with a stopover in Lisbon...

From 3 September, Florianopolis will be TAP Air Portugal's 12th destination in Brazil. Florianopolis, the capital of the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, will benefit from three weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) from Lisbon. The airline will operate these three frequencies with an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft will have...

Air France will continue to expand its network this winter. For the IATA winter 2024-2025 season (November 2024 to March 2025), the airline will be offering 5 additional destinations from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. Three of these are new destinations, while the other two are extensions of flights launched this summer. More leisure destinations...

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Casa Lucia (open)At 80 metres high, this was one of the tallest skyscrapers in South America when it was inaugurated in the 1930s. This real estate project, promoted at the time by shipping magnate Nicolas Mihanovich, has remained one of the most emblematic buildings in the Argentine capital. Located on the...

ITA Airways' international ambitions are taking shape. The Italian carrier is taking advantage of the year 2023 to accelerate the construction of its long-haul network. After setting the tone with the inauguration of flights to Washington and San Francisco this summer, ITA Airways is now taking things a step further with the inauguration of the Rome-Rio flight. The flight was inaugurated...

(Article updated on 28/02) Azul is Brazil's third largest airline on domestic routes, accounting for 25% of all airlines in the country. It is now turning its attention to the international market. From its base at Sao Paulo Viracopos International (Campinas), the carrier flies to Florida, Uruguay and...

ITA Airways is continuing its intercontinental expansion. After setting out at the end of the year to conquer New Delhi, and with new routes opening up in the United States, in Washington and San Francisco, the Italian carrier is now setting its sights on Latin America. Already present in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, ITA Airways will link Rome Fiumicino to Rio de Janeiro...

It is thanks to the joint venture set up with Delta - and validated last September - that LATAM will be able to increase its power in the US market. An offensive symbolised by the announcement at the end of November of a Sao Paulo-Los Angeles flight, even though the two business centres are not currently connected by a direct link. LATAM...

While the advent of flying taxis has been heralded for some years now, airports are getting organised to be ready for take-off. The Urban Blue project was unveiled a year ago by several hubs, including Nice airport. And it is with the same objective in mind that Sao Paulo airport is...

Soon to celebrate its fifth anniversary, Jo&Joe has announced that it is expanding its offering. From four establishments opened at the end of last year, Accor's youthful lifestyle brand is set to quickly surpass 1,000 establishments. And that's in China alone, thanks to the signing of a master franchise agreement between the Ennismore joint venture, which is intended to...

Marriott has announced that it expects to open a JW Marriott in Sao Paulo in the second quarter of 2022. Located along the Avenida Nações Unidas, within the LEED-certified Parque da Cidade complex, this future luxury hotel will replace another, as it will take up residence within the walls of the former Four Seasons, which opened in 2018...

On the one hand, LATAM, South America's leading carrier, formed from the merger of the former Lan Chile and its subsidiaries (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) with Brazil's TAM. On the other, Azul, now Brazil's second-largest airline and South America's fourth-largest carrier. In 2019, LATAM carried 74 million passengers, Azul...

Updated on 14 April Growing fears about the spread of the Brazilian variant, considered to be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines, have led France to suspend flights from Brazil. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced this "until further notice" to the French National Assembly on 13 April. A...

TAP Portugal has drastically reduced the number of its flights to the rest of the world, but is still operating a few flights between 23 March and 19 April according to its latest timetable. The carrier operates 26 international routes a week, as well as six daily flights - three between Lisbon and Porto,...