Avianca Brasil (OccanAir) has joined Azul in becoming the second Brazilian airline to promise to cap prices for the upcoming football World Cup, which opens June 12 in Sao Paulo.

Avianca said it would match Azul and limit one-way fares to a maximum of 999 Reais (425 dollars).
Brazil's airline industry has come under pressure to control fares from the national government, which has threatened to intervene if price increases are seen as gouging customers.

The government has made similar threats against hotels, some of which have increased prices as much as five times.

Brazil's tourist agency Embratur has estimated between 500,000-600,000 foreign fans will visit Brazil with more than 3 million local tourists traveling to matches in 12 cities across the continent-size country.
A study published in October by Sao Paulo newspaper Folha de S.Paulo showed that airfares during the World Cup were up to 10 times more expensive than normal.

Air travel is only part of a list of problems surrounding the World Cup, which opens on June 12 in Sao Paulo and ends on July 13 in Rio. Only six of the 12 World Cup venues are ready, and three of the six may not be delivered until April.