Vilhena is a town of 102,000 people (2020) in Rondônia, Brazil. It has little to offer tourists, but is a nice enough stopover if you are doing the overland route between Porto Velho and Cuiabá.

Understand

Climate

The climate is hot and humid, with some short periods of cool weather from May to September, when the minimum temperature can reach 7 °C in the coolest days, but normally it stays around 12-16 °C. The rainy season runs from October to April. On the hottest days, the temperature may reach 36 °C. The high altitude in comparison with the region average (Vilhena is situated 615 above sea level, while other cities of the state are, as a general rule, around 100-200m above it) provides constant refreshing winds, mainly during the night, keeping the temperature pleasant.

Get in

By plane

Vilhena is served by 1 Brigadeiro Camarão Airport BVH  ^IATA . It is 8 km (5 mi) from downtown Vilhena. Azul Airlines offers daily one direct flight to Cuiabá (the capital of Mato Grosso State), where passengers can change flights to all the most important cities of the country.

By car

Vilhena is linked by paved road (BR-364) from Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia (approximately 700 km), in the northwestern of the State, and, on the southeast direction, from Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso (near 730 km), from where is possible drive through the other regions of the country.

The Transoceanic Road is entirely paved, linking the State of Acre, in Brazil, to the city of Cusco, in Peru, transport by road, from Vilhena to other neighbor countries, such as Peru, Chile, Colombia and Bolívia.

Sleep

• Shallon Palace Hotel, Av. Major Amarante 4032, ☏ +55 69 3321 5569. Single R$ 25-35.