Car hire · Brazil
Car hire at Rio de Janeiro Airport (GIG)
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In our sample from 29 Oct 2026, DiscoverCars had 109 offers from 6 rental companies at Rio de Janeiro Airport. The cheapest car cost €127 for 7 days — €18 a day. Search live for your dates here:
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- €127
- cheapest car, 7 days
- €248
- median price of all offers
- 109
- offers from 6 rental companies
- 56%
- available right at the airport
Price sample
What car hire costs at Rio de Janeiro Airport
Pick-up on 26 November, drop-off on 3 December, both at 10:00 at the airport. The cheapest was a Fiat Mobi (Small car) from Foco. Half of all offers were under €248.
| Class | 7 days | per day | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical pricemiddle of all offers | €248 | €35 | |
| Small car | from€127 | from€18 | 29 |
| Compact | from€128 | from€18 | 5 |
| Mid-size | from€141 | from€20 | 28 |
| SUV | from€144 | from€21 | 24 |
| Van | from€239 | from€34 | 10 |
| Premium | from€260 | from€37 | 13 |
Source and time
Rental companies
Rental companies at Rio de Janeiro Airport
The 6 rental companies with the most offers in the sample, each with its cheapest price for the week. The ratings come from the portals, based on their bookings; we don't check them.
- Localiza22 offers · rating 9.3from€147
- Foco20 offers · rating 6.5from€127
- Movida17 offers · rating 6.9from€206
- Unidas15 offers · rating 6.9from€202
- Alamo7 offers · rating 8.3from€344
- Enterprise6 offers · rating 8.2from€344
- 56% of cars are right at the airport
- 44% with a shuttle to the rental desk
- 100% with free cancellation
- 59% with unlimited mileage
- 55% automatic
When to travel
When most people fly to Rio de Janeiro
In 2025, 93,000 passengers flew from Germany to Rio de Janeiro Airport — number 206 of 2,120 destination airports abroad. The busiest months were February and December, with 22% of the year's passengers. In the busiest month there were 1.9 times as many as in May, the quietest. From January to July 2026 there were 26.5% more than in the previous year.
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| January | 8,803 |
| February | 10,118 |
| March | 8,302 |
| April | 6,762 |
| May | 5,376 |
| June | 6,039 |
| July | 6,808 |
| August | 7,630 |
| September | 6,698 |
| October | 7,491 |
| November | 8,805 |
| December | 10,146 |
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