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Uncategorized Oct 23, 2025
Reviews Jun 26, 2025
Deals Jun 18, 2025
VCP is highly inconvenient depending on where in the state of S√£o Paulo you are going (in my case, it adds the 100km and 2 very expensive tolls on the highway on the way to my family). However, it can be very convenient if your final destination is closer to VCP. I personally book UAL to avoid Aeroplan surcharges.
Fernando de Noronha is sometimes treated as Hawaii by Brazilian airlines – a premium on redemption rates. An alternative is fly to REC and from there pay out-of-pocket for a flight to Fernando de Noronha – which is COMPLETELY worth the hassle of getting there!
Thanks for the insight Ana Luiza! I accidentally booked to VCP instead of GRU or CGH on a TAM ticket back in 2014, not knowing any better. My friends who were picking me up from the airport weren’t very happy about that! 🙂
Can’t wait to check out Fernando de Noronha for myself. Thanks for the tip on Recife, I’ll be sure to keep it in mind.
I guess one return ticket from YYZ-Europe (stopover)-Brazil(destination)-YYZ is over the mileage. Is this correct? Thanks!
That would be – but something like YVR-YYZ-LIS-VCP should be within the MPM.
Fernando de Noronha!
Finally a reasonable way to get to Fernando de Noronha.