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• What Is CGH Airport? Congonhas, the São Paulo Airport With a CurfewCGH is Congonhas, the airport inside São Paulo. Why it shuts from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., what flies there, and the monorail, bus and taxi into town or to GRU.Oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read
• What Is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)? Rio's Capped Downtown AirportSDU is Santos Dumont, Rio's domestic airport on downtown landfill. What flies, the 6.5 million cap restored in March 2026, and VLT and taxi prices.Oct 9, 2026 · 9 min read
• What Is BSB Airport? Brasília's Connecting Hub and Its Share AuctionBSB is Brasília's airport, 8 km southwest of the center. What flies there, the buses and taxi meter into town, and why its operator's shares go to auction.Sep 29, 2026 · 9 min read
• What Is CNF Airport? Why Belo Horizonte Flies From ConfinsCNF is Belo Horizonte's airport, though it stands in Confins and Lagoa Santa, 30 km out. Who runs it, what flies, bus fares and what became of Pampulha.Sep 29, 2026 · 8 min read
• What Is GIG Airport? Rio's Galeão, and the Cap on Santos DumontGIG is Rio's Galeão, SBGL in the aeronautical record. Who runs it, who won its 2026 auction, why Santos Dumont is capped and what a taxi into town costs.Sep 28, 2026 · 12 min read
• What Is GRU Airport? The Busiest Airport Serving São PauloGRU, SBGR and SAO are three different codes. Who runs São Paulo's busiest airport, what its three terminals handle, and how it differs from Congonhas.Sep 28, 2026 · 11 min read
• What Is VCP Airport? Viracopos, in Campinas, 95 km From São PauloVCP is Viracopos, in Campinas, 95 km from São Paulo. What flies there, the buses to São Paulo and Campinas, and a concession still being renegotiated.Sep 28, 2026 · 8 min read
• Carry-On and Checked Bags on GOL, LATAM and AzulBrazil's regulator fixes one baggage number and one only: 10 kg of free hand baggage. Size, piece count and the checked allowance belong to the airline.Sep 24, 2026 · 9 min read
• GRU Terminal 3: Airlines, Gates and How Long It Takes to WalkTerminal 3 is the long-haul side of São Paulo's airport: 21 airlines, check-in islands F, G and H, gates 301 to 332, and a walk the map prints in minutes.Sep 16, 2026 · 9 min read
• Is Uber Safe in Brazil? What Gets Checked, and What Does NotNo dataset separates ride-hailing incidents from other crime, so no rate exists. What can be checked is who verifies the driver, and how often.Sep 16, 2026 · 9 min read
• Moto Taxi in Brazil: What the Rules Say Right NowTwo services share the name, the federal requirements came back when a provisional measure lapsed on September 15, 2026, and São Paulo goes further.Sep 8, 2026 · 6 min read
• Connecting Through São Paulo: Do You Collect Your Own Bag?On an international arrival at GRU continuing on a Brazilian domestic flight, you clear immigration, take your bag off the belt and check it in again.Sep 8, 2026 · 9 min read
• Uber or 99 in Brazil: What Each One Actually PromisesWe do not rank the two Brazilian ride apps. We read both contracts and compared what each company publishes about payment, safety and coverage.Sep 8, 2026 · 8 min read
• Paying for the São Paulo Metro as a VisitorBoth local transit cards are closed to foreigners — one needs a CPF, the other proof of address. The way in is the card already in your pocket.Sep 3, 2026 · 7 min read
• Uber in Brazil: Who Writes the Rules, and Where They StoppedRide apps are legal across Brazil, but the rules are written city by city — and two of the three cities we checked repealed their own decrees.Aug 28, 2026 · 12 min read
• GRU Airport to São Paulo: Five Ways In, and What They CostThe airport is in Guarulhos, not São Paulo, and that decides the taxi fare. Five published options, with prices and hours read on August 28, 2026.Aug 28, 2026 · 9 min read