| day 1 | Thursday 18 July | American Airlines 999 | Los Angeles to Miami, FL | 1:30 pm - 9:35 pm |
| days 1&2 | Thurs/Friday 18-19 July | American Airlines 905 | Miami to Belo Horizonte | 11:20 pm - 12:01 pm |
| day 2 | Friday 19 July | by land | Belo Horizonte to Ouro Preto | |
| day 3 | Saturday 20 July | by land | iron mines near | |
| day 4 | Sunday 21 July | by land | iron mines near Agua Clares | |
| day 5 | Monday 22 July | by land | topaz mines near | |
| day 6 | Tuesday 23 July | by land | Ouro Preto to Belo Horizonte | |
| day 6 | Tuesday 23 July | Nordeste Linhas Aerea 5846 | Belo Horizonte to Brasilia | 8:34 am to 9:44 am |
| day 6 | Tuesday 23 July | Varig 2204 | Brasilia to Manaus | 11:16 am - 1:00 pm |
| day 7 | Wed 24 July | by boat | Amazon River | |
| day 8 | Thursday 25 July | by boat | Rio Negro | |
| day 9 | Friday 26 July | Varig 2207 | Manaus to Brasilia | 3:09 am - 7:01 am |
| day 9 | Friday 26 July | Rio Sul 5052 | Brasilia to Carajás | 11:52 am - 2:29 pm |
| day 10 | Saturday 27 July | by land | iron mine | |
| day 11 | Sunday 28 July | by land | gold mine | |
| day 12 | Monday 29 July | by foot | jungle | |
| day 12 | Monday 29 July | by land | Carajás to Parauapebas | |
| day 13 | Tuesday 30 July | by land | Parauapebas to Maraba | |
| day 13 | Tuesday 30 July | Rio Sul 5052 | Maraba to Brasilia | 2:50 pm - 4:35 pm |
| days 13-14 | Tuesday 30-31 July | Varig 2376 | Brasilia to Fortaleza | 10:14 pm - 12:50 am |
| day 14 | Wednesday 31 July | by land | Fortaleza to Icapuí | |
| day 15 | Thursday 1 August | by land | beaches | |
| day 16 | Friday 2 August | by land | Icapuí to Martins | |
| day 17 | Saturday 3 August | by land | Martins to Natal | |
| day 18 | Sunday 4 August | Varig 9037 | Natal to Rio de Janeiro | 1:40 pm to 4:40 pm |
| days 20-21 | Tuesday 6-7 August | American Airlines 980 | Rio de Janeiro to Miami, FL | 10:25 pm - 5:56 am |
| day 21 | Wednesday 07 August | American Airlines 906 | Miami to Los Angeles | 8:00 am - 10:02 am |