It's never too early to book a flight deal for peak travel periods. This unadvertised sale is a great example with flights to Brazil for Carnival 2020 starting from $424 roundtrip.
Air Canada is starting new nonstop service from Montreal to Sao Paulo in December and there is an all-out fare war going on between multiple airlines. There are even a few routes on Copa from Canada to Brazil in the $350 USD/$470 CAD range for roundtrip flights in September.
A more widespread sale is available from cities across the U.S. and Canada and includes travel dates surrounding Carnival 2020, which is officially from February 21 - 26, 2020, but there are festivities going on for weeks before these dates.
Travel Availability
Rules and restrictions vary by route. Travel dates range from August through March. Most of December and January are blacked out, but there are some available dates in late February for Carnival.
Most routes are on Air Canada, while some from major hubs in Canada and Florida are on other carriers like American, Delta, United, Avianca, and GOL.
Sale Period
This sale is unadvertised and fares may jump at any moment.
Sample Fares
Montreal to Rio de Janeiro $424 USD/$570 CAD roundtrip
Miami to Fortaleza $430 roundtrip, nonstop
Montreal to Sao Paulo $449 USD/$604 CAD roundtrip, nonstop
Toronto to Sao Paulo $449 USD/$604 CAD roundtrip
Ottawa to Sao Paulo $458 USD/$615 CAD roundtrip
Orlando to Fortaleza $470 roundtrip, nonstop
Toronto to Rio de Janeiro $483 USD/$649 CAD roundtrip
Ottawa to Rio de Janeiro $483 USD/$649 CAD roundtrip
Vancouver to Sao Paulo $547 USD/$735 CAD roundtrip
Calgary to Sao Paulo $554 USD/$745 CAD roundtrip
Baltimore to Sao Paulo $554 roundtrip
Detroit to Sao Paulo $554 roundtrip
Boston to Sao Paulo $554 roundtrip
Chicago to Sao Paulo $563 roundtrip
Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro $589 USD/$792 CAD roundtrip
Winnipeg to Sao Paulo $595 USD/$800 CAD roundtrip
Miami to Sao Paulo $610 roundtrip
Miami to Rio de Janeiro $675 roundtrip
Charlotte to Sao Paulo $682 roundtrip
Pittsburgh to Sao Paulo $684 roundtrip
Cincinnati to Sao Paulo $684 roundtrip
Philadelphia to Sao Paulo $684 roundtrip
Columbus to Sao Paulo $684 roundtrip
Nashville to Sao Paulo $684 roundtrip
Washington D.C. to Sao Paulo $703 roundtrip
Seattle to Sao Paulo $704 roundtrip
St. Louis to Sao Paulo $704 roundtrip
San Francisco to Sao Paulo $740 roundtrip
New York to Sao Paulo $743 roundtrip
Denver to Sao Paulo $758 roundtrip
Portland, OR to Sao Paulo $768 roundtrip
This is a widespread sale so have a look at all of our fares to Sao Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG). Use the flights to Sao Paulo as a jumping off point if you intend to visit Rio or Salvador for the Carnival. Domestic flights within Brazil are cheap.
Related: 6 Destinations Where Flights Will Be Cheaper in 2019
Baggage
All fares include a carry-on bag plus a personal item and all airlines except GOL include two free checked bags. Routes from Florida on GOL have a small $15 fee for the first checked bag and $35 for the second.
Seat Assignments
All airlines except GOL include advanced seat assignments. You can pay a fee to choose a specific seat on GOL.
Example Booking
As an example, I found a flight departing Montreal YUK on Wednesday, February 19, returning from Sao Paulo GRU on Thursday, February 27, for $449 USD/$604 CAD roundtrip.
