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Brazil, Rio, UNESCO World Heritage. Flights from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro (picture) currently advertised prices ten times higher than the normal tariff. Photo: Ap/Felipe Dana

Football fans, hoping to participate in the 2014 World Cup will have to start saving right now, amid reports of spikes in air fares next year in Brazil. In June last year, at the rehearsal of the Confederations Cup, there was a noticeable increase in the prices of tickets and hotel prices, but the increase, expected, will be even bigger next year, when fans of 32 football teams land in Brazil, pushing demand for airfares to the skies. «The flight from Sao Paulo to Rio is already worth almost the same, like in New York», was written in the daily newspaper "Folha de São Paulo" on Monday. In particular, the article stated, A what 12 June 2014 return flight from Rio to Sao Paulo, in which they are going to hold the opening match on this day, will cost 2393 реалов ($ 1155). «It's more expensive, than a flight to Curacao in the Caribbean (1900 реалов) or to Buenos Aires (900 реалов) and a little less, than the price of a return ticket to New York or Paris,» It is written in the newspaper . Besides, It is in the 10 times above the normal cost of the air ticket, which is about 250 реалов. "Foglia" added, that she found some flights worth 2923 реалов, that on 1311 percent exceeds the cost of a regular return ticket. According to representatives of the airline, many flights already booked for the upcoming period, cost less, adding, what are the last mreaiss, Naturally, will cost higher due to increased demand and reduced availability. THE AIRLINE «TAM Airlines» said, that the demand is much higher, than usual – considering, that's about 600 thousands of tourists will fly to Brazil for a month, and it means, this will add logistics costs for carriers. The airline cited as an argument, additional «the complexity of the operation» and the need to develop «specific» plans, to cope with the increasing passenger demand. Airline-competitor "Necessity" also stated, that many of their tickets for the period 14 World Cup they have already sold and, the high demand for the few remaining tickets, likely, will lead to higher prices. In Brazil, in 2001 the year the law was passed, allows operators to set prices without government regulation. However,, Foglia encourages companies to conduct the country's civil aviation policy «regular rates» Even during the World Cup. Brazil, as they say, considering the possibility of providing the redistribution of aircraft rarely used air routes during the tournament. Therefore, if you plan to go on vacation in Brazil in the summer 2014, it is better to move it to another time, however, If you are not a football fan.