[Award Alert] U.S. Cities to Brazil for 50K Miles in Business Class

Updated: December 18, 2024, 11:00am CST

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If you’re looking to fly to Brazil in comfort, we’ve found excellent business class availability with LATAM to both Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and São Paulo (GRU).

Rio is famous for its beaches, and São Paulo is the largest city by population in the Americas, offering countless things to see and do. No matter which city you choose, you can arrive rested thanks to a lie-flat business class seat for as few as 50,000 miles one-way.

Let’s check out the deal.

Award Alert — Details

From March through October 2025, you can find saver business class award availability flying with LATAM using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles.

We’re seeing wide-open availability, 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 — especially because you can cancel with little to no penalty.

Here are the details of what you can book:

Class: Business
Route: Boston (BOS), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), and Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and São Paulo (GRU)
Cost: From 50,000 miles and $19 one-way
Travel Dates: March through October 2025
Award Seats: Up to 3 business class seats

How To Book

You can book these flights using 50,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for business class. If you want to save some miles, you can fly the same routes in economy for just 25,000 miles.

Alaska award LATAM BOS GRU April 2025 — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines has a calendar view, which can help you find dates with availability. You also can use a tool like Seats.aero to check multiple dates and routes simultaneously.

Seats.aero availability to GRU — Image Credit: Seats.aero

If you’re short on Alaska miles, you can transfer Bilt Rewards points to Alaska at a 1:1 ratio or Marriott Bonvoy points at a 3:1 ratio.

Alternatively, you could transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Hawaiian Airlines at a 1:1 ratio and then transfer from Hawaiian to Alaska.

Hot Tip:

Want to travel to the Southern Hemisphere, but these dates don’t work for you? Check out our complete guide on the best ways to fly to South America using points and miles!

Final Thoughts

Right now, you can book business class tickets from a handful of U.S. cities to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil, for just 50,000 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.