Travel tips: Brazil's São Paulo, Rio and more

The best way to make such a trip is to fly into São Paulo and out of Salvador. From LAX, American, LATAM, United, Copa, Delta and TAM offer connecting service (stop, change of planes) to São Paulo. From Salvador, connecting service to LAX is offered on TAM, LATAM and American. The total airfare for both one-way trips begins about $1,120, including taxes and fees.

January 13, 2013