Recife

By plane

Recife's modern Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport (http://www.infraero.gov.b...) REC is efficient, user-friendly and close to the city. There are direct scheduled flights to São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Campinas, Caruaru, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fernando de Noronha, Fortaleza, Maceió, Natal, João Pessoa, Aracaju, Petrolina, Campina Grande, Juazeiro do Norte, as well as to Buenos Aires, Frankfurt Condor (http://www.condor.com), Madrid Iberia (http://www.iberia.com), Miami American Airlines (http://www.aa.com), Lisbon TAP (http://www.flytap.com), Madrid, Oporto and Paris. There are also regular charter flights from other European cities, such as Milan, Helsinki and Amsterdam.

Domestic airlines operating regular scheduled flights to Recife: Azul (http://www.voeazul.com.br/), Avianca Brasil (http://www.oceanair.com.br/), GOL (http://www.voegol.com.br/), Noar (http://www.voenoar.com.br/), Pantanal (http://www.voepantanal.com.br/), TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/), TRIP (http://www.voetrip.com.br/), VARIG (http://portal.varig.com.br/) and WebJet (http://www.webjet.com.br/).

By Sea

You can arrive in cruise ships at the Port of Recife (http://www.portodorecife....). Cruises may come from other Brazilian states, from other countries in South America and the Caribbean, or from Europe. Transatlantic cruise liners include Holland America Line ms Rotterdam (http://www.hollandamerica...), Holland America Line ms Prisendam (http://www.hollandamerica...), Oceania Cruises Insignia (http://www.oceaniacruises.com/), SeaDream Yacht Club (http://www.seadreamyachtc...), Royal Caribbean International Splendour of the Sea (http://www.royalcaribbean...), P&O Cruises Artemis (http://www.pocruises.com/...), Cunard Line Queen Elizabeth II, among others. Cruises from Recife to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago are also available.