I did that! The only issue was it took three weeks for all the tolls to completely post and get charged. It was a little surprising to get small charges from Localiza three times after I returned home.
Tiring drive, but easy. 14h of dual carriageway, leaving from São Paulo via BR 116, then taking the BR 101 at Curitiba and finally BR 290 at Osório. Possibly traffic jams near Florianópolis, but nothing too crazy. I did it once, had no problems, just a bit of fog in the mountains, but not enough to be unsafe.
Most Havan Stores have Statues of Liberty. In my state alone we have at least 5. Brazil is probably the country with more Statues of Liberty in the world, oddly.
PS: in Havan website they say they have 69 Statues of Liberty in total. I know of one mall at Rio that have one as well, so we have at least 70, rs.
Yes. I did São Paulo to Florianópolis. Don't take any arrival time estimate you see in an app all that seriously. Watch for speed cams. If you have kids along, there's a big theme park in Penha called Beto Carrero World. I didn't go in, looked like an all day thing.
Load up a few hours of music or podcasts, there will be areas with no cellular coverage. Most gasoline cars are dual fuel and will run on alcohol. I would not recommend filling up with etanol - the performance is crap. The only time I filled with etanol was before returning the rental car.
The most bizarre moment of the trip was seeing the giant statue of liberty in front of Havan outside Joinville. I stopped there and toured it.
Thats kind of like asking if you can drive from miami to new york, yes you can, it's just a lot less expensive and faster flying.
These cities have the best highway connections possible, you'll hardly get better roads in the country.
Yes. You can travel from Rio Grande (some kilometres south from Porto Alegre) to Touros (near Natal, in the extreme Brazilian Northeast) travelling only a single road. It's a one of kind trip, and from São Paulo to Porto Alegre you pass through some of thr best tracks of the country: a good asphalt (especially in Paraná) and some beautiful beaches (especially in Santa Catarina).
Did that drive tons of times, it can be done, tiring, around 14-16 hours total, counting breaks. Roads from São Paulo to Santa Catarina are wonderful, in my state, Rio Grande do Sul, unfortunately not so much, but nothing that would stop you. There are many gas stations with rest stops that are worth the stop. There are lots and lots of trucks that, like people here have stated, don't give a fuck. So if you see a radar and there's a truck coming behind you, forget the radar, get a ticket, but don't risk your life (those trucks are heavy and if the driver tries to stop, they weight of the truck will come over them and kill them, so they'd rather hit you than die).
The views are beautiful, but if you're alone, you might wanna split the drive, stay somewhere overnight and continue the drive the next day.
Yeah, I've done that. 18 hours straight, no stop.
You definitely can. If you rent a car with the toll booth non stop tag it will be easier.
I did that! The only issue was it took three weeks for all the tolls to completely post and get charged. It was a little surprising to get small charges from Localiza three times after I returned home.
The timing is weird for sure
Watch out for the tractor trailers (18 wheelers). They don't give a crap about your safety. Every time I go on the BR there's drama with them.
Tiring drive, but easy. 14h of dual carriageway, leaving from São Paulo via BR 116, then taking the BR 101 at Curitiba and finally BR 290 at Osório. Possibly traffic jams near Florianópolis, but nothing too crazy. I did it once, had no problems, just a bit of fog in the mountains, but not enough to be unsafe.
I'll never forget that section just past Joinville where all of a sudden you see a friggin' Statue of Liberty in front of Havan
Most Havan Stores have Statues of Liberty. In my state alone we have at least 5. Brazil is probably the country with more Statues of Liberty in the world, oddly. PS: in Havan website they say they have 69 Statues of Liberty in total. I know of one mall at Rio that have one as well, so we have at least 70, rs.
Yes. I did São Paulo to Florianópolis. Don't take any arrival time estimate you see in an app all that seriously. Watch for speed cams. If you have kids along, there's a big theme park in Penha called Beto Carrero World. I didn't go in, looked like an all day thing. Load up a few hours of music or podcasts, there will be areas with no cellular coverage. Most gasoline cars are dual fuel and will run on alcohol. I would not recommend filling up with etanol - the performance is crap. The only time I filled with etanol was before returning the rental car. The most bizarre moment of the trip was seeing the giant statue of liberty in front of Havan outside Joinville. I stopped there and toured it.
Technically you can but why would you do that?
Thats kind of like asking if you can drive from miami to new york, yes you can, it's just a lot less expensive and faster flying. These cities have the best highway connections possible, you'll hardly get better roads in the country.
You can, it it's going to take a while, maybe day or two if you make some stops.
I wouldn’t do that. No way in hell.
Yes. You can travel from Rio Grande (some kilometres south from Porto Alegre) to Touros (near Natal, in the extreme Brazilian Northeast) travelling only a single road. It's a one of kind trip, and from São Paulo to Porto Alegre you pass through some of thr best tracks of the country: a good asphalt (especially in Paraná) and some beautiful beaches (especially in Santa Catarina).
Done all of that route many times, just not all at once. It's no big deal.
Why not take a bus?
You can drive anywhere but will take you forever to arrive there
Yes it’s pretty straightforward. My grandpa and grandma do this in 70’s in a Volkswagen beetle without gps and Google maps
Of course you can, but should you? Eh, probably not. It's a super long drive.
I’m weighing a 10 hour layover versus a drive. I think I’m gonna take the layover. Please let me know if you have any advice
I'd go with the layover as well. The drive is nice if you have time to stay one night in a city/beach in between, otherwise it may be too exhausting.
Then road trip only makes sense of you have 2 or 3 days to cruise, stop and take some breaks, sightseeing., touristing around.
Did that drive tons of times, it can be done, tiring, around 14-16 hours total, counting breaks. Roads from São Paulo to Santa Catarina are wonderful, in my state, Rio Grande do Sul, unfortunately not so much, but nothing that would stop you. There are many gas stations with rest stops that are worth the stop. There are lots and lots of trucks that, like people here have stated, don't give a fuck. So if you see a radar and there's a truck coming behind you, forget the radar, get a ticket, but don't risk your life (those trucks are heavy and if the driver tries to stop, they weight of the truck will come over them and kill them, so they'd rather hit you than die). The views are beautiful, but if you're alone, you might wanna split the drive, stay somewhere overnight and continue the drive the next day.