Porto Seguro, is a city located in the far south of Bahia, Brazil. The city has an estimated population of 150,658 (2020), covers 2,287 square kilometres (883 sq mi), and has a population density of 52.7 residents per square kilometer. The area that includes Porto Seguro and neighbouring Santa Cruz Cabrália and Eunápolis holds a distinctive place in Brazilian history: in 1500 it was the first landing point of Portuguese navigators, principally Pedro Álvares Cabral.
Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre and the region of Greater Porto Alegre, Brazil. Since October 12, 1951, it is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho (1888–1950).
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862, that is responsible for operating the main Brazilian commercial airports. In 2011 Infraero's airports carried 179,482,228 passengers, 1,464,484 tons of cargo, and operated 2,893,631 take-offs and landings. Presently it manages 45 airports.
São Paulo/Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportPortuguese pronunciation:[kõˈɡõɲɐs] is one of the four commercial airports serving São Paulo, Brazil. The airport is named after the neighborhood where it is located, called Vila Congonhas, property of the descendants of Lucas Antônio Monteiro de Barros (1767–1851), Viscount of Congonhas do Campo, first president of the province of São Paulo after the independence of Brazil in 1822, during the Empire. In turn, the Viscount's domain was named after the plural of a shrub known in Brazil as congonha-do-campo. Since June 19, 2017, it is officially named after Deputy José Freitas Nobre. The name Congonhas, however, remains mostly used. It is owned by the City of São Paulo.
Salvador–Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport and known by the trade name Salvador Bahia Airport, is the airport serving Salvador, Brazil. Since 16 June 1998, by Federal Law, the airport is named after Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (1955–1998), an influential politician of the state of Bahia.
Curitiba-President Afonso Pena International Airport is the main airport serving Curitiba, located in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais, in the state of Paraná. Since July 15, 1985 it is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil.
Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais S/A was a regional airline based in Brotas, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil which operated scheduled passenger services in northeast and southeast Brazil. Its main base was Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.
Pantanal Linhas Aéreas S.A. was a regional airline based in São Paulo, Brazil and incorporated by TAM Linhas Aéreas in 2013. It served destinations mainly in the southeast region of Brazil from its bases at Congonhas and Guarulhos airports in São Paulo.
BRA Transportes Aéreos S/A was a Brazilian low-fare airline based in São Paulo, Brazil, which used to operate both domestic and international scheduled services, as well as charter flights. Its main base was São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. BRA was the third largest airline in Brazil with 4.19% of the domestic Brazilian market as of August 2006.
WebJet Linhas Aéreas Econômicas S.A. was a low-cost Brazilian airline, based in Rio de Janeiro, which operated from 2005 to 2012. After a succession of owners, it was acquired in July 2011 by Gol Transportes Aéreos, which eventually decided to close it. It operated on a low-cost, all-economy class and domestic-only airline business model.
Porto Velho–Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport, also called Belmonte Airport referring to the neighborhood where it is located, is an airport serving Porto Velho, Brazil. Since 3 July 2002, the airport has been named after Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (1922-1987), the first Governor of the State of Rondônia.
Várzea Grande–Marechal Rondon International Airport is the airport serving Cuiabá, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Várzea Grande. It is named after Marshall Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian explorer.
Empresa de Transportes Aéreos Aerovias Brasil S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1942. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional, of which Aerovias Brasil was one of the partners.
Pelotas–João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.
Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport is the airport serving Bagé, Brazil. Since February 8, 1952, it is named after Captain Gustavo Ernesto de Carvalho Kraemer (1911–1950), founder and pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1950.
Lauro Kurtz Airport is the airport serving Passo Fundo, Brazil. Since June 5, 1959 it is named after Lauro Ignacio Kurtz (1917-1949), sometimes also written Kortz, a pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1949.
Paulo Afonso Airport is the airport serving Paulo Afonso, Brazil.
Altamira Airport is the airport serving Altamira, Brazil.
Isaac Moura Rocha Airport is the airport serving Guanambi, Brazil.
Gov. João Durval Carneiro Airport formerly SNJD, is the airport serving Feira de Santana, Brazil. It is named after a former Governor of the state of Bahia, born in 1929.
