<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by alex_tdi:
Also, I just realized that there are no direct flights. I have to either stop in MIA or Sao Paulo. Since I am doing the RTW, does this prevent me from stopping in MIA for a few days if I plan to go back to NA later?
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You must transit MIA in <24 hours or you cannot go back to do your other NA segments later. The BA flight LHR-GIG via GRU is a through flight with only an hour layover in GRU.