TAP Air Portugal announced on 14 November that it will launch a Lisbon–Curitiba–Rio de Janeiro triangle flight on 2 July 2026, operating three times weekly with 269-seat Airbus A330-200s. The Star Alliance carrier already flies to 12 Brazilian cities—more than any other European airline—and counts on São Paulo and Lisbon’s ethnic and corporate ties.
Curitiba, capital of Paraná state, is home to multinationals such as Volvo, Electrolux and BASF, as well as a booming agri-tech cluster. Local authorities estimate the new link could inject R$ 300 million (about US$ 60 million) into the regional economy in its first year by facilitating investor visits and easing staff rotations between European headquarters and southern-Brazil plants.
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For assignees and travel managers, the schedule (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday departures) provides sub-24-hour door-to-door journeys from most Western-European hubs via TAP’s Lisbon gateway. The airline’s popular Portugal Stopover programme, which allows up to five nights in Lisbon without extra airfare, may appeal to relocating families scouting schools or housing en route.
The announcement underscores a broader Europe-to-Brazil capacity surge—OAG data show November 2025 seat counts up 8 % year-on-year—as carriers capitalise on Brazil’s liberal bilateral policy and continued visa-free access for Schengen nationals. Introductory economy fares have been filed at € 850 return, roughly 15 % below TAP’s São Paulo benchmark, offering procurement teams opportunities to trim budgets.
Curitiba, capital of Paraná state, is home to multinationals such as Volvo, Electrolux and BASF, as well as a booming agri-tech cluster. Local authorities estimate the new link could inject R$ 300 million (about US$ 60 million) into the regional economy in its first year by facilitating investor visits and easing staff rotations between European headquarters and southern-Brazil plants.
For assignees and travel managers, the schedule (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday departures) provides sub-24-hour door-to-door journeys from most Western-European hubs via TAP’s Lisbon gateway. The airline’s popular Portugal Stopover programme, which allows up to five nights in Lisbon without extra airfare, may appeal to relocating families scouting schools or housing en route.
The announcement underscores a broader Europe-to-Brazil capacity surge—OAG data show November 2025 seat counts up 8 % year-on-year—as carriers capitalise on Brazil’s liberal bilateral policy and continued visa-free access for Schengen nationals. Introductory economy fares have been filed at € 850 return, roughly 15 % below TAP’s São Paulo benchmark, offering procurement teams opportunities to trim budgets.
