Brazil

With just a year to go until the 2016 Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, sports enthusiasts are starting to get excited about the event. Rio has plenty to offer tourists, whether you’re visiting for the Olympics or just looking to book one of the great vacation rentals available in the city.

Explore the Tijuca National Park

This is the world’s largest urban forest, and it has miles of trails just waiting for you to explore. You can see an amazing collection of fauna and flora and enjoy amazing views of Rio.

Visit the Botanical Garden

This was created in 1808 by a future Portuguese king and is now a UNESCO biosphere reserve. It contains rare varieties of plants and flowers and is a fantastic attraction for all the family. You’ll even have a chance to see the parakeets and monkeys up in the trees.

Watch soccer at the Maracana Stadium

This is a must for soccer fans, and it provides a unique experience for everyone. This is one of the world’s most famous sporting stadiums and it lets you see the true passion of the Brazilian supporters, including the banners, fireworks, and drums.

Check out the city’s museums

Rio has many museums and other cultural attractions to explore while you’re visiting the city. This includes a fantastic array of art galleries, such as the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Museum of Rio, and the Museum of Modern Art.

The news that LAN will start operating a service between Santiago de Chile and Milan, Italy, will increase the number of connections available between the continents of South America and Europe. This will provide passengers with more choice and greater availability when travelling to and from both destinations for business or to stay at one of the many vacation rentals in Milan.

The new route will begin on November 4, and it will stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on both legs of the journey. The airline will run seven flights each week from Santiago International Airport to Milan-Malpensa Airport. Passengers will travel on the airline’s fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft, as opposed to the Airbus A330s that are currently used on the service from Sao Paulo to Milan.

The 787s will provide a 13 percent increase in seating capacity and reduced fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, and environmental impact. The aircraft has enhanced executive class facilities and a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment service for all passengers. In order to improve the connection times for flights operating into and out of Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo, terminal 3 will undergo renovations.

Currently, LATAM Airlines Group operates on five routes that connect South America and Europe, with flights into Madrid, London, Frankfurt, Milan, and Paris. They will add a Sao Paulo-to-Barcelona service from October 1 and increase services into Madrid from September.

All of these additional services and routes will offer an improved experience for passengers while increasing capacity on key routes into Europe.

The Rio Olympics are just a year away!

Increase in connections from South America to Europe