Hotel software for Brazil
Brazil is huge, and a pousada in Rio, Bahia or the south sees completely different peaks, so one calendar with flexible seasonal pricing keeps every night sold sensibly.
Running a small property in Brazil
Brazil is enormous, and small accommodation looks different everywhere: pousadas along the coast of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro state, guesthouses in Florianópolis, Rio and São Paulo, and lodges inland. Guests are mostly Brazilian, with many international visitors too, and Booking.com and Airbnb are both widely used.
Demand peaks around New Year, Carnival and school holidays, while other weeks are quiet. Owners juggle high-season minimum stays, last-minute weekend trips and several sites at once. A single agenda that keeps every channel in line, with prices that follow the season, takes away much of the daily juggling.
What shapes bookings in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Carnival and the New Year beach celebrations push demand and prices sharply up in Rio. Small properties usually set longer minimum stays for those dates, while the weeks around them are far calmer.
Bahia and the northeastern coast
Beach destinations in the northeast fill during Brazilian school holidays and summer, with families and couples staying a week or more. Outside those periods bookings are shorter and local weekend trips matter more.
Florianopolis and the south
Santa Catarina beaches are busiest in the southern summer and draw many guests from Argentina and from within Brazil. Owners there see long weekends and holiday periods as the main driver of occupancy.
Foz do Iguacu and the Pantanal
Visitors to the falls stay a few nights and book around flights, while nature trips to the Pantanal follow the dry and wet seasons. Both bring international guests who plan well ahead.
Who books in Brazil
Domestic travelers make up a large share of bookings in Brazil, and during holidays they often stay a week or book long weekends at short notice. International guests come from South America, North America and Europe, and they tend to plan further ahead. You need to answer in Portuguese and English, handle holiday spikes, and keep rates flexible between peak and quiet weeks.
Set up for Brazil
Rates in BRL
Keep your prices in BRL and set separate seasons for Carnival, New Year and the quieter months.
Two-way channel sync
Bookings from Booking.com and Airbnb land in one agenda, and your changes flow back to both.
Last-minute discount
Sell weekend nights that are still empty close to arrival by turning on a last-minute discount.
Questions from Brazil hotel owners
Can I use reais in the system?
Yes. Prices in Sojodesk are set in the local currency, so your booking page and calendar can show reais. You decide the rate per season and per room.
How do I price for Carnival and school holidays?
Create seasonal prices for those dates and add a minimum stay if you want longer bookings. Occupancy rules can raise the rate as the property fills up.
Do guests book in Portuguese?
Your own booking page is available in 4 languages. For channel bookings, guests see the language of the channel they use.
Can I take direct bookings without paying commission?
Yes. The booking page on your own website carries no commission from Sojodesk. It sits next to your channel connections in the same calendar.
Does Sojodesk work for a pousada with a few rooms?
Yes. Rooms get their own place in the agenda, you set prices per room and season, and Booking.com and Airbnb stay in sync. Guests can also book directly on your own page without commission.
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