Jan 18, 2026: Santiago, Chile to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Today we only had to go from Santiago, Chile to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

We had a nice breakfast at the hotel and took the 8:30am shuttle to the airport where we checked-in, went thru security and found a very nice Latam lounge where we waited for our 12:20pm flight to Rio de Janeiro.

After about a 4 and a half hour flight that went over the Andes mountains we arrived in Rio. Very straightforward immigration and customs. We didn’t have too much trouble finding the shuttle pick up spot other than a little confusion about whether or not we had to call or not. Turns out the shuttle comes every 20 minutes or so.

It was a regular nice hotel close to the airport. Jennifer had drinks and dinner at the hotel bar, Tibor walked to a BBQ place on the beach and I had a granola bar & water. We were all happy with our choices.

Tibor and I watched Match of the Day and then it was time for bed.

Fresh squeezed Orange Juice and a mimosa at the LATAM lounge in Santiago
Flying over the Andes Mountains
As we arrived Rio we could just barely see the Christ the Redeemer Statue
Watching Match of the Day in Rio