The best route to travel is through Salvador (in the State of Bahia), with a connecting 40-minute flight to Ilheus. There are direct flights to Salvador from Miami, US and from London, Madrid, Lisbon and Frankfurt from Europe.

For flights from Frankfurt to Salvador check this website: www.condor.com

From other cities you may need to travel through Sao Paulo with a connecting flight to Ilheus. Because of customs we suggest at least three hours
between flights.

The main Brazilian airlines that have connecting flights from Salvador and Sao Paulo to Ilheus are... 
GOL: www.Voegol.com
and
TAM: http://www.Tam.com.br/b2c/jsp/default.jhtml

There is an airport tax upon entering and leaving Brazil. The entry tax is about U$5 and the departure tax about U$35. Check with your travel agent to determine if this/these taxes are included in your ticket price.

Documents needed to enter into Brazil…

• American or Canadian citizens need a tourist visa to enter Brazil. Other countries may not require this; check with your local branch to be sure. To request a tourist visa contact your local Brazilian Consulate. If you require a tourist visa, you must have a valid passport with at least 6 months before it expires. The process for obtaining the tourist visa may takes up to 10 days or more. For rush service do a web search (such as in lycos.com) for agencies specializing in 48/72 hr. Brazilian visa services.

• Vaccines to enter Brazil are not required unless you are coming from some South Americans countries like Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia or Colombia. In that case, only yellow fever vaccination is required.

• Travel health insurance is required – not for the intake of the brew, but rather because you will be abroad, and for example, treating a sprained ankle (we go on jungle excursions) can be very costly overseas.