For travel agencies and groups
Ground handling and group trips in Rio and across Brazil
Vela Brasil arranges ground services in Rio de Janeiro and across Brazil for travel agencies, tour operators and group organizers. You deal with one contact, in English or Portuguese, from the first request to departure, and you get a proposal within 24 hours.
Upcoming dates
What we handle
How it works
- You send a request. Dates, the number of people, the cities and the services you need are enough to start. Write to us on WhatsApp, Telegram or by email.
- We send a proposal within 24 hours. It lists the program, what each service includes, the price, our deposit and the payment terms.
- You confirm, and only then do we book the providers and send you their details. You pay nothing before this step.
- We stay in touch during the trip. The same contact on our team follows the group from arrival to departure and sorts out any change with the providers.
What we arrange
Our base is Rio de Janeiro. In other Brazilian destinations we arrange programs through local providers there.
- Receptive services for travel agencies: transfers, guides, coaches and day programs for your clients. See For travel agencies.
- Group programs for companies, friends and families, weddings and proposals, and cruise groups. See Group trips.
- New Year’s Eve on Copacabana (December 31, 2026) and Carnival (Special Group nights at the Sambadrome on February 7, 8 and 9, 2027) for groups. See New Year’s Eve in Rio and Rio Carnival.
- Transfers between Galeão and Santos Dumont airports, the cruise terminal, hotels and other cities. See Group transfers.
- Guides for city tours and day trips.
- Accommodation for the whole group.
- Events: private dinners, venues, boat trips, and the logistics around weddings and proposals.
We do not run tours ourselves. Local guides, drivers, coach companies, boat operators and venues that we have checked deliver the services, and for groups of 50 people and more we work together with a large local receptive partner.
Why work with us
- You have one contact from the first request to departure.
- You get a proposal within 24 hours.
- We work with providers we have vetted: a registry check, reviews and a test service before they work with our clients. How we vet providers.
- If a provider fails to deliver, we find a replacement. If there is no replacement, we refund our deposit in full.
- You pay nothing before you confirm.
Our fee is already included in the price you see in the proposal.
For travel agencies
If you sell Brazil to groups, we can handle the ground side in Rio and other cities. We work on net rates or on commission, whichever you ask for, and each proposal sets out the terms and payment. Details for agencies are on the page For travel agencies.
Frequently asked questions
Do you run the tours yourselves?
No. We coordinate vetted local providers such as guides, drivers, coach companies, boat operators and venues, and you deal only with us.
How fast do we get a proposal?
Within 24 hours of your request. A person from our team replies the same working day; we work from 8:00 to 20:00 Rio de Janeiro time, and you can write at any hour.
Do we pay anything before we confirm?
No. Terms and payment are set out in the proposal, and you pay nothing before you confirm.
What languages do you work in?
English and Portuguese. You can also write to us in Spanish.
How large can a group be?
We arrange trips for groups from about 10 people. For groups of 50 and more we work with a large local receptive partner, and you still deal only with us.
See also
- Ground handling in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil for travel agenciesWe act as the receptive side for travel agencies and tour operators that send groups to Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian destinations. You get one contact, a proposal within 24 hours, and net rates or commission on request. You pay nothing before you confirm.
- Group trips to Rio de Janeiro and BrazilWe arrange trips in Rio de Janeiro and across Brazil for groups of about 10 to 200 people: coaches, guides, transfers, hotels, dinners and event nights. Send us the dates and the size of the group, and you get a full proposal within 24 hours.
- How we workYou write to us, a person from our team replies the same working day, and you get a proposal with the price within 24 hours. When you book, you pay our deposit, which is stated in the proposal, and the rest goes to the provider as the proposal describes. For groups and travel agencies, terms and payment are set out in the proposal, and you pay nothing before you confirm.
Sources
- ABIH-RJ: Réveillon 2027 no Rio de Janeiro, o que já se sabe, 21.08.2026
- LIESA: Horário dos desfiles, Carnaval 2027, checked 09.10.2026
- Visit Rio: Ingressos Sapucaí, Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro 2027, 09.03.2026