About Aragarcas
Aragarças is located in the Goiás state of Brazil and is the largest city in the region of the same name, the Aragarças Microregion, which is made up of 7 municipalities. The city of Aragarças is located in the center of the region, situation at the junction of the Garças River and the Araguaia River, which is one of Brazil’s longest rivers at 2,627 km. Aragarças is a city surrounded by natural beauty and in recent years these natural resources have helped increase tourism.
The city has experienced rapid development in this area, with a number of investments in hotels and restaurants. It has succeeded to grow in terms of tourism without disturbing the natural resources. The Araguaia River has a beautiful coastline and the Quarto Crescente Beach is particularly popular among tourists. The river also provides a great environment for sport fishing. Among the city’s other economic activities are cattle breeding and agriculture. Important agricultural products are corn and rice. The city also has rich coal mine reserves. Aragarças has a tropical climate, with lots of rainfall during the summer. The Aragarças Airport is 1 km southeast of the city center.
Transportation to Aragarcas City Center from Airport
Aragarcas Airport
Aragarcas Airport, a few kilometres outside of Aragarcas in Brazil, is a small airport without a terminal used only for private jet flights. In order to reach this region you need to instead use the Barra do Garcas Airport, which is 16 kilometres away, or the Brasilia International Airport, which is 542 kilometres away. You can reach the centre of Aragarcas from both airports via taxi or shuttle services, you can also rent a car from Brasilia International Airport as you prefer.
Taxi
Barro do Garcas Airport is 16 kilometres from Aragarcas. From this airport you can take a taxi from outside the terminal and get to Aragarcas centre for a somewhat reasonable price.
Since Brasilia International Airport is more than 500 kilometres away from Aragarcas, to take a taxi from here would be a much more expensive alternative. Passengers wanting to get Aragarcas can get a bus going towards the Aragarcas region and then take local taxis or services once they are closer. From Barra do Garcas Airport the journey to Aragarcas should take 20-30 minutes, and 6-7 hour from Brasilia International Airport.
Airport Shuttle Services
You can use the airport shuttle services to Aragarcas from both airports. You will need to reserve a place beforehand. The comfortable service will take you directly to where you want in Aragarcas and the fees are calculated based on the distance from the point you take the shuttle to your end location. Those wanting to in hotels in and around Aragarcas can research to see if there are free or paid hotel shuttle services to and from both of the airports.
Car Rental
Renting a car is probably the best option for passengers landing at Brasilia International Airport, which is quite far from Aragarcas. It’s both an economic and comfortable option as it would cost a lot to take a taxi for the 500-kilometre distance and it’s sometimes hard to find a shuttle service. Those landing at Barra do Garcas Airport can take use local car rental agencies. However, if you just want to get to Aragarcas centre from Barra do Garcas Airport, and aren’t interested in exploring other local regions then it makes the most sense to pick a practical option such as taking a taxi.
