Rio de Janeiro is the iconic and capital city of Brazil and home to one of the seven wonders in the world �Christ the Redeemer�. Many travelers from the USA fly to Brazil just to see this marvelous creation of humans. From various American cities, there are direct flights to Brazil for instance; From Houston, the only airline with direct flights is United Airlines (Star Alliance). From Miami and New York City, you can fly with American Airlines (Oneworld). From Atlanta, direct flights are offered by Delta (SkyTeam).