Brazil airfare has to be hitting near rock bottom with Aeromexico dropping San Francisco and Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro GIG airport down to $599 round trip. American and US Airways dropped their fares again with SFO and LAX to Sao Paulo GRU as low as $605 for travel tomorrow with no advance purchase required to pick up lowest fares.
San Francisco has more dates with low fares in the $599 to $640 range from May to October.
Lowest LAX departures are for May and June, then rates rise about $100.
US Airways $605.00 June 10-17
San Francisco SFO – GRU Sao Paulo, Brazil
12,987 flight miles SFO-LAX-GRU-LAX-SFO
American Airlines $644.33 June 2-11
San Francisco SFO – GRU Sao Paulo, Brazil
14,975 flight miles
This is the kind of itinerary to avoid with an airport change from JFK to EWR on the return, even if it does earn 100% redeemable miles.
Aeromexico has a very low fare of $599 round trip San Francisco to Rio de Janeiro via Mexico City.
Aeromexico $599 June 3-11