Tour ops are bullish on Brazil, despite return of visa requirement in April 2025

There are also trade missions. “Collaborative initiatives with tour operators, travel agents, and airlines are designed to showcase experiences that highlight diversity and local culture,” added EMBRATUR.

Direct flights between Canada and Brazil are available via Air Canada, operating nonstop routes to São Paulo several times weekly.

One tour operator told Travelweek that airlines changing their routes from Canada have made it more expensive and more difficult to fly to Brazil: “Good connections don’t exist like they used to.”

Brazil is underserved from Canada, they added, noting that distance and price (“our CA$ against the US$ is a killer”) make for formidable challenges. “It makes it hard to stay competitive on…