22 - Car rental

Avis have offices in nearly all the towns in Brazil.
The telephone number of the central reservation office is :
0800 55 8066 (toll free) for national reservations
and from San Paulo : 253 2088.
For international reservations :
0800 19 8456 (toll free) and from San Paulo : 4225 8456
A few towns :
Belo Horizonte : 55 31 491 1422
Brasilia : airport 55 61 365 2344
Curitiba : 55 41 278 8808, airport 55 41 381 1383
Florianopolis : 55 48 225 7777, airport 55 48 236 1426
Fortaleza : 55 85 261 6785, airport 55 85 477 1303
Londrina : 55 43 330 4030, airport 55 43 325 1051
Manaus : 55 92 234 4440, airport 55 92 652 1579
Maringa : airport 55 44 226 7755
Natal : 55 84 215 5644, airport 55 84 215 5696
Navegantes : airport 55 47 3421777
Porto Alegre : 55 51 342 0400, airport 55 51 372 4344
Recife : 55 81 462 5069, airport 55 81 464 4016
Rio de Janeiro : 55 21 542 5299, airport 55 21 398 5060
Salvador : 55 71 245 2000, airport 55 21 377 2276
Sao Luis : 55 98 244 2350, airport 55 98 217 6180
Sao Paulo : 55 11 6721 9466/55 11 3865 5000, airport 55 11 6445 4294
Vitoria : 55 27 200 3999, airport 55 27 327 2348

All Avis cars are completely equipped, have done less than 15,000 kms and have an average age of 3 months.
The vehicles are carefully prepared and checked between each rental using a procedure containing 7 obligatory control points.
The cars are rented with a full tank.
Renting from Avis automatically means that the car passengers, renter and/or driver are covered by a third party insurance as well as an insurance covering repatriation and the immobilization of the vehicule in case of an accident.

You can reserve a car :
- from your travel agent
- from the international reservation centre at 0 820 05 05 05
- or from any Avis agency
Avis has an interactive network worldwide, a client can reserve a car instantly from anywhere in the world.

We recommend that you pay your rental using your accredited Avis card or with another credit card accepted by Avis : American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Diners.
Through a simple free membership system, Avis gives identity and/or payment cards, which are a real help for a rapid and efficient service.

REASSURING : No on-line payment, you can pay Avis directly at the agency when you return the car
RAPID : Avis has the quickest car rental reservation service on the web
ECONOMICAL : The cheapest rates on the market are available on the Avis microsite
COMPLETE : You can rent a car anywhere in the world.
The Avis network : 5000 agencies in 172 countries, is now on-line!
EFFICIENT : Find your town (you don't have to fill in the country), enter the date and click on estimate
PRACTICAL : You only have to fill in 4 boxes and you will receive an e-mail confirming the reservation.
You can even rent a vehicle at the last minute just round the corner or ... on the other side of the world.