[Expired] [Award Alert] U.S. Cities to Brazil From 45k Miles in Business Class

If you’re looking to fly to Brazil in comfort, we’ve found some great deals in business class with American Airlines to São Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG).

São Paulo is the largest city by population in the Americas, offering countless things to see and do. Rio de Janeiro, by contrast, is famous for its beaches. Both have numerous tourist attractions and massive stadiums if you want to check out a Brazilian soccer match. If you’re interested in visiting either city, you can arrive rested thanks to a lie-flat business class seat for as few as 45,000 miles one-way.

Let’s check out the deal.

Award Alert — Details

From January through December 2025, you can find saver business class award availability flying with American Airlines using either American Airlines AAdvantage or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles.

We’re seeing multiple available dates every month, which isn’t common for business class to South America. So, if you’ve been thinking about booking a trip to Brazil, now is a great time to lock in the prices.

Here are the details of what you can book:

• Class: Business
• Route: Newark (EWR), New York-Kennedy (JFK), and Miami (MIA) to São Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
• Cost: From 45,000 miles plus $5.60 one-way
• Travel Dates: January through December 2025
• Award Seats: Up to 2 business class seats

How To Book

You can book these flights on a limited number of dates for just 45,000 AAdvantage miles between New York City and Rio de Janeiro. If you want to save some points, you can fly the same routes in economy for just 20,000 miles per person. You’ll pay just $5.60 in taxes for either award.

Along with the handful of dates available for 45,000 miles, you’ll find other AAdvantage awards available for 50k per person.

You’ll find awards using Alaska Airlines miles for 50,000 miles per person plus $19, and you’ll find far more of these awards than the 45k pricing with American.

Both American and Alaska Airlines let you search with flexible dates, but you can’t use the calendar to compare multiple routes at once. If you want to check a range of dates and routes at once, use a tool like Seats.aero.

Let’s talk about how to get the miles you need for these awards.

There are numerous options for earning AAdvantage miles. Options include spending on an American Airlines credit card, using the AAdvantage eShopping portal, AAdvantage Dining, SimplyMiles, buying gas, flying, and more. You also can transfer points from Bilt Rewards (1:1) or Marriott Bonvoy (3:1) to your AAdvantage account.

You also have multiple ways to earn Alaska Mileage Plan miles. You can use an Alaska Airlines credit card, shop through the Mileage Plan Shopping portal, eat at restaurants that participate in Mileage Plan Dining, fly with Alaska’s Oneworld partners, and more. You also can transfer points from Bilt (1:1) and Marriott Bonvoy (3:1) to Alaska Airlines.

Final Thoughts

Right now, you can book flights business class from a handful of U.S. cities to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from just 45,000 miles one-way. It’s rare to see award availability like this to cities deep in South America. If you’ve been considering a trip, you’ll want to jump on this deal sooner rather than later to avoid missing out.