Business-class award flights from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 8 programs for MIA→GIG. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 303 dates. Nonstop business-class space was seen via American Airlines AAdvantage.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 pts + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 8 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 321
- United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 97,000 pts + taxes not reported
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MIA→GIG, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 97,000 pts · Mixed cabin | American Airlines (AA), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) | — | 303 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 50,000 pts + $29.00 | 1 stop | Avianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM) | 1 | 257 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 50,000 pts + $75.61 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Avianca (AV), Emirates (EK), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) +1 more | 1 | 240 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD), Avianca (AV), JetBlue (B6) +2 more | 2 | 321 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 105,100 pts + $47.03 | 1 stopMixed cabin | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), LATAM Airlines Group (LA) | 1 | 23 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 162,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stopMixed cabin | American Airlines (AA), Avianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) | 1 | 309 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 227,000 pts + $38.00 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3), KLM (KL) | 3 | 12 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 382,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 8 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 50,000 pts + $75.61 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 50,000 pts + $29.00 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 82,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 122,600 pts + $52.73 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 214,900 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 382,500 pts + $5.60 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 451,500 pts + $706.30 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them at the time shown. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
Nonstop business-class award space
- American Airlines AAdvantage: nonstop from 97,000 miles; nonstop space on 301 dates.
Best months for business class from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 16 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 28 | |
| 66,960 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 21 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 12 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 19 | |
| 57,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 25 | |
| 66,960 pts + taxes not reported | Avianca LifeMiles | 30 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Avianca (AV): Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- COPA Airlines (CM): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan
- GOL Linhas Aereas (G3): American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- LATAM Airlines Group (LA): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. No bank transfers to GOL Smiles.
Questions about business-class award flights from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)
What's the lowest business-class award from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?
40,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 303 departure dates (newest observation Oct 16, 2026, 04:54 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (303 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (257 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (240 dates), United MileagePlus (321 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (23 dates), GOL Smiles (309 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (12 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (8 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via American Airlines AAdvantage. The lowest nonstop award was 97,000 miles with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed nonstop business-class space on 301 dates.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 50,000 points with Aeroplan (28 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.