Worldwide, always ready. We are open to couriers who can fly the Brazil lane. This is not a salaried post and it is not a delivery round: it is assignment work. When a client in the Emirates has something that has to be in Brazil by hand, the desk books a named courier onto the next usable seat, and that courier travels with the consignment in the cabin from door to signature.
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On Board Courier, Brazil
Fly with time-critical consignments from the Emirates to Brazil. Freelance, self-employed, per assignment, briefed and coordinated by a 24/7 desk.
OnBoard Courier is a United Arab Emirates company, contracted by ICSL FZE and run from Dubai. A country named on this site is a country we cover and route through, not a separate company in that country. Assignments are contracted under UAE law, and the terms are published in full under legal and policies.
GatewayBEL · Belem
Distance from Dubai≈11,450 km
Air time14h 06m
Usual departureDOH
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600
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Applying is free. Freelance · self-employed ·
posted 28 August 2026 · open until 24 February 2027
What the work pays
The fee for an assignment is agreed with you in writing before you accept it. These are the figures the site publishes, and what the desk covers on top of them.
Top published feeAED 2,000The highest fee the site shows for a single assignment: sealed medical samples in a cooled case, Dubai to Singapore.
Published band, per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600A document pouch to London is AED 1,200, an aircraft part to Frankfurt AED 1,500, an escorted watch on the Berlin lane AED 1,800.
What the flight costs youAED 0The desk books and pays the ticket, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never fronts the fare.
The one payment you makeAED 199, returnedThe Academy, paid once. It comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. Applying itself is free.
Fees vary with the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so the desk quotes each assignment individually rather than pretending one number fits every trip. You are self-employed and there is no minimum: accept or decline whatever you like, and declining costs you nothing. Earnings are paid per delivery by bank transfer, they appear in your courier portal, and you can request a payout once the balance reaches AED 200. Apply and see the flight board.
You fly as a passengerOne consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature. No warehouse, no van, no round.
The desk books and pays the ticketFlight, transfers and, where the routing needs it, a hotel are booked before you leave for the airport.
Paid per assignmentA fee agreed in writing before you accept, paid to your bank account after the signature. Applying is free.
How to start, in four steps
1
Apply once
One application covers every country desk. Tell us which passports you hold and where you can travel.
2
Verification and the Academy
Identity and background check, then a short course on customs, handovers and chain of custody.
3
Your first offer
The desk sends the routing, the dates and the fee in writing. You accept or decline, nothing is automatic.
4
Fly, hand over, get paid
Collect, board, clear customs in person, hand over against signature, and the fee is paid to your account.
The assignment
On this desk that means roughly 14h 06m in the air from the Gulf to Belem, plus the ground legs at both ends. Most assignments are out-and-back within a short window; some ask the courier to wait for a return consignment. The desk tells you which before you accept.
Airports you would fly into
| IATA | City | Airport | From Dubai |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Belem | Val de Cans Julio Cezar | ≈11,450 km |
| GRU | Sao Paulo | Guarulhos International | ≈12,200 km |
| CGH | Sao Paulo | Congonhas Airport | ≈12,250 km |
| GIG | Rio de Janeiro | Tom Jobim International | ≈11,900 km |
| SDU | Rio de Janeiro | Santos Dumont | ≈11,900 km |
| BSB | Brasilia | Brasilia International | ≈12,050 km |
| SSA | Salvador | Deputado Luis Eduardo | ≈11,000 km |
| FOR | Fortaleza | Pinto Martins International | ≈10,600 km |
Cities on this desk
These are the Brazil cities with their own desk page. A courier on this lane could be sent to any of them, read the city page to see what moves there and how the last mile behaves.
Lanes already priced on this desk
Doha → Sao Paulo · Dubai → Sao Paulo · Houston → Sao Paulo · Lisbon → Sao Paulo · Madrid → Sao Paulo · Miami → Sao Paulo
The engagement, and who we are looking for
The engagement
- Type: freelance, self-employed. You are an independent courier accepting individual assignments, not an employee, and you decide which ones you take.
- Where it starts: the assignment begins in the United Arab Emirates and ends in Brazil, with the return leg agreed per mission.
- Hours: variable. An assignment is a single trip, not a shift or a roster.
- How you are paid: a fee per completed assignment, agreed in writing before you accept it. There is no fixed salary and no roster, the fee reflects the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so it is quoted per mission rather than as one number that would fit none of them.
- Applying is free. No payment is required to apply, to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. As a self-employed courier you may choose to take up training or carry tracking equipment; the desk explains any such arrangement in writing, separately, before you commit to it.
- Applications: open. Apply once and the desk matches you to the lanes your passport and availability actually allow.
What we look for
- A passport with comfortable remaining validity and free pages, and the right to enter Brazil, the desk checks the visa position for your specific passport before any assignment is offered.
- A clean background check and a willingness to be verified. Couriers carry other people’s property.
- Availability at short notice. Most missions are confirmed hours, not days, before departure.
- Presentable, calm and articulate at a customs counter. The consignment is only as smooth as the person carrying it.
- A working phone, reachable on the number you gave us, for the whole assignment.
- Comfort with a same-day turn: land, hand over against signature, and often fly back.
What we provide
- The ticket. Always. A courier never pays for the flight and never fronts the fare.
- The paperwork, prepared before you reach the airport, and a named contact at the desk on both ends.
- A briefing on the consignment, the consignee and what the customs position at Brazil looks like.
- A fee per completed assignment, agreed with you in advance. It varies with lane length, notice, waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so we quote it per mission rather than pretending a single number fits every trip.
Cities on the Brazil list
A country is where a consignment clears customs; a courier lives in a city. The 97 Brazil cities below each have their own posting, with the airport that city can actually reach by road, the measured drive, what that airport flies to without a change, and the industry inside its catchment. The country desk above stays the general application.
Show the 97 Brazil cities
Sao PauloCGH, 15 minutes by roadRio de JaneiroSDU, 6 minutes by roadSalvadorSSA, 27 minutes by roadFortalezaFOR, 16 minutes by roadManausMAO, 14 minutes by roadBrasiliaBSB, 18 minutes by roadCuritibaCWB, 26 minutes by roadRecifeREC, 14 minutes by roadBelemBEL, 12 minutes by roadPorto AlegrePOA, 18 minutes by roadCampinasCGH, 1 hour 22 minutes by roadNova IguaçuGIG, 32 minutes by roadJoão PessoaREC, 1 hour 55 minutes by roadSorocabaCGH, 1 hour 20 minutes by roadSão José dos CamposGRU, 1 hour 2 minutes by roadJoinvilleCWB, 1 hour 46 minutes by roadGoiâniaBSB, 2 hours 50 minutes by roadMaceióREC, 3 hours 30 minutes by roadNatalREC, 4 hours 10 minutes by roadRibeirão PretoCGH, 3 hours 54 minutes by roadAracajuSSA, 4 hours 15 minutes by roadFeira de SantanaSSA, 1 hour 40 minutes by roadJuiz de ForaGIG, 2 hours 32 minutes by roadFlorianópolisCWB, 3 hours 54 minutes by roadCampos dos GoytacazesSDU, 4 hours 4 minutes by roadCaxias do SulPOA, 2 hours 4 minutes by roadCampina GrandeREC, 3 hours 3 minutes by roadJundiaíCGH, 54 minutes by roadPiracicabaCGH, 1 hour 57 minutes by roadSantosCGH, 1 hour 5 minutes by roadMauáCGH, 40 minutes by roadCaruaruREC, 1 hour 44 minutes by roadBauruCGH, 3 hours 56 minutes by roadCarapicuíbaCGH, 31 minutes by roadBlumenauCWB, 3 hours 15 minutes by roadPelotasPOA, 3 hours 58 minutes by roadMogi das CruzesGRU, 41 minutes by roadTaubatéGRU, 1 hour 26 minutes by roadCamaçariSSA, 40 minutes by roadAnápolisBSB, 2 hours 6 minutes by roadItajaíCWB, 2 hours 50 minutes by roadPonta GrossaCWB, 1 hour 57 minutes by roadLimeiraCGH, 1 hour 54 minutes by roadVolta RedondaGIG, 1 hour 54 minutes by roadSumaréCGH, 1 hour 32 minutes by roadSanta MariaPOA, 4 hours 24 minutes by roadSão CarlosCGH, 2 hours 58 minutes by roadGravataíPOA, 26 minutes by roadMossoróFOR, 3 hours 38 minutes by roadMacaéSDU, 2 hours 47 minutes by roadIndaiatubaCGH, 1 hour 23 minutes by roadNovo HamburgoPOA, 46 minutes by roadMaracanaúFOR, 28 minutes by roadÁguas Lindas de GoiásBSB, 59 minutes by roadCabo FrioSDU, 2 hours 24 minutes by roadCriciúmaPOA, 3 hours 30 minutes by roadLuziâniaBSB, 54 minutes by roadValparaíso de GoiásBSB, 31 minutes by roadCabo de Santo AgostinhoREC, 25 minutes by roadSobralFOR, 3 hours 37 minutes by roadMaricáSDU, 1 hour 19 minutes by roadLauro de FreitasSSA, 16 minutes by roadRio ClaroCGH, 2 hours 16 minutes by roadJaraguá do SulCWB, 2 hours 20 minutes by roadCastanhalBEL, 1 hour 14 minutes by roadNova FriburgoGIG, 2 hours 33 minutes by roadGuarapuavaCWB, 3 hours 40 minutes by roadAngra dos ReisGIG, 2 hours 35 minutes by roadBragança PaulistaGRU, 1 hour 20 minutes by roadTeresópolisGIG, 1 hour 27 minutes by roadItuCGH, 1 hour 21 minutes by roadRio das OstrasSDU, 2 hours 29 minutes by roadAraucáriaCWB, 32 minutes by roadPouso AlegreGRU, 2 hours 47 minutes by roadAlagoinhasSSA, 1 hour 50 minutes by roadAtibaiaGRU, 1 hour 3 minutes by roadAbaetetubaBEL, 1 hour 49 minutes by roadBrusqueCWB, 3 hours 13 minutes by roadGaranhunsREC, 3 hours 12 minutes by roadParanaguáCWB, 1 hour 5 minutes by roadCampo LargoCWB, 49 minutes by roadTrindadeBSB, 3 hours 16 minutes by roadItapipocaFOR, 2 hours 14 minutes by roadSanta Cruz do SulPOA, 2 hours 22 minutes by roadAraruamaSDU, 1 hour 48 minutes by roadResendeGIG, 2 hours 19 minutes by roadVitória de Santo AntãoREC, 43 minutes by roadBraganca, ParaBEL, 3 hours 38 minutes by roadBento GonçalvesPOA, 2 hours by roadBarbacenaGIG, 3 hours 46 minutes by roadItaguaíGIG, 1 hour 1 minutes by roadCaraguatatubaGRU, 2 hours 22 minutes by roadIgarassuREC, 41 minutes by roadMaritubaBEL, 27 minutes by roadPiraquaraCWB, 23 minutes by roadGuaratinguetáGRU, 1 hour 57 minutes by roadFormosaBSB, 1 hour 30 minutes by road
Questions about courier work to and from Brazil
01Do I need to live in the UAE to fly this desk?
Not necessarily. Most assignments start in the Emirates, so couriers based here are booked most often, but the desk also positions couriers where a lane makes that the faster option. Tell us where you are based when you apply.
02How much notice do I get?
Usually hours. An urgent hand-carry exists because something already went wrong, so the desk calls the couriers who can realistically reach the airport in time. You are free to decline any assignment.
03Does it cost anything to apply?
No. Applying is free and no payment is required to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. Because couriers are self-employed, some choose to take up training or to carry tracking equipment; the desk sets out any such arrangement in writing and separately from the application.
04How is my fee agreed?
The desk sends the routing, the timing and the fee for that specific assignment in writing. You accept or decline it. Nothing is deducted or charged without your written agreement.
05What happens at Brazil customs?
You present the documents prepared for you and declare exactly what you are carrying. You are never asked to carry something undeclared, unsealed or unknown, and you never sign for goods you have not seen.
Apply to fly the Brazil lane
One form, a short screening call, and you are on the list the desk calls when something has to be in Brazil by hand.
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