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

Updated: May 9, 2025, 11:36am CDT

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Award Alert — Details
How To Book
Final Thoughts

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If you’re looking to fly to Brazil in comfort, we’ve found some great deals in business class with LATAM Airlines to São Paulo (GRU).

São Paulo is the largest city by population in the Americas, offering countless things to see and do. There are numerous tourist attractions and massive stadiums if you want to check out a Brazilian soccer match. If you’re interested in visiting, 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

Right now, you can find saver business class award availability flying with LATAM, the South American giant, using Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles. Dates are available from the middle of this year to the beginning of next year

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: Boston (BOS), Miami (MIA), New York-Kennedy (JFK), and Orlando (MCO) to São Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Cost: From 50,000 miles plus $18.10 one-way
Travel Dates: August 2025 through January 2026
Award Seats: Up to 2 business class seats

How To Book

Alaska Airlines offers a useful award calendar, and Miami (MIA) offers the greatest availability:

Alaska calendar MIA GRU business — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

While Alaska Airlines lets you search with flexible dates, 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.

Seats.aero May 2025 availability USA GRU — Image Credit: Seats.aero

You’ll find awards using Alaska Airlines miles for 50,000 miles per person plus $18.10, whether you’re taking the shorter flight from Miami or this longer option from Boston (BOS):

Alaska Mileage Plan LATAM award BOS GRU — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

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

You 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 Rewards (1:1) and Marriott Bonvoy (3:1) to Alaska Airlines.

It’s also possible to transfer miles from Hawaiian Airlines to Alaska Airlines. This provides an option for transferring Amex Membership Rewards points to Hawaiian and then to Alaska — for free, with transfers happening almost instantly.

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 flights in business class from a handful of U.S. cities to São Paulo, Brazil, from 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.