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The government intends to turn the Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s most important airport. Its capacity will be expanded from 15 million to 70 million passengers per year.

To meet this huge demand, the airport will go through adjustments in its infrastructure, and may be the first airport in the country to simultaneously operate three lanes of takeoffs and landings.

With the auction that will deliver the Galeão for private initiative, it is expected that the airport to be run by a large international company that could bring sophisticated technology to the airport, offering convenience and quality services.

Operators of French airports Schiphol and Aeroports de Paris intend to make a bid for joint participation in the auction of the Galeão airport in Rio de Janeiro, and Confins airport, in Minas Gerais.

Jos Nijhuis, Schiphol’s chief executive, said a Dutch broadcaster that the company has teamed with ADP and also a Brazilian construction company, to offer a bid for 50% of the airport in Rio.

Brazil’s interest is to sell up to 51% equity in the administration of the two airports to companies that can make investments and improvements to the 2014 World Cup.

The Department of Civil Aviation (SAC) had informed it expects investments around R $ 11.4 billion for airports.
The group Schiphol state already has a partnership with ADP since 2008 in the administration of the Amsterdam airport and a terminal at JFK in New York.

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According to calculations of the WTTC (World Council of Tourism and Travel), considering the increasing number of foreign tourists in the country, the tourism sector in Brazil must have an average growth of 5.1% per year until 2023.
It is estimated that the main reason for the growth is the rise of the middle class.

Another important fact revealed by WTTC is that Brazil will be the first, among 184 countries, in increase in revenues with spending by foreign tourists. The number of foreign visitors, as forecast, is expected to reach 14.7 million in 2023, while the number is estimated at 6.7 million for 2013.

The sector is expected to bring in revenues of R$ 259.1 billion, with a share of 3.7% in GDP.

If the estimate is confirmed, the growth of tourism in Brazil will exceed the average global tourism for that period, which should be 4% per year.

However, research also emphasized the need for the country to adapt its infrastructure such as airport capacity

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Subsidiary of Grupo Ferrovial, Spanish, and shareholder’s Heathrow airport in London, the company Ferrovial Airports said on Monday (25) that wants to participate in the auction of concession of airports Confins, in Minas Gerais, and Galeao in Rio de Janeiro.

According to the company director, Jorge Gil, the intention is to create a partnership with another company to administer Brazilian airports.

Ferrovial Airports is one of the largest private companies in the business of managing airports worldwide. It’s industrial partner and first shareholder Heathrow Airports Holdings, which include Heathrow, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Southampton and Stansted.

According to Jorge Gil, Ferrovial Airports owns interests in Brazil and aims to modernize the airport system and the country offers great opportunities. The company believes that its ability to airport management can achieve more success than in the past, when they ran the first phase of the auction Cumbica.

From this Thursday (13), there is a change in the values ​​of the table of the cooperatives that operate taxis on arrival from Santos Dumont Airport, as announced by the Municipal Transportation of Rio de Janeiro.

The reduction in the price of some routes reaches up to 70%.

According to a survey, 84 within the 164 paths, received a discount of more than $ 5. Such as the trip to the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, which went from R$ 60 to R$ 15.

According to the municipality, only nine routes had increased prices by more than R$ 5.

The change is only for taxis cooperative’s Santos Dumont airport, which charge values ​​according to the table.

The changes, according justification given by the Municipal Department of Traffic, occurred due to several complaints from passengers.

After the table Santos Dumont, rates for taxis from Galeao Airport, Bus Station New River and Quayside will be the next to be changed.

It was held on Tuesday (11) a roundtable with the Committee on Roads and Transportation to discuss the complete removal of international flights from Terminal 1 of the International Airport Galeao – Antonio Carlos Jobim in Rio de Janeiro.

The airport is the largest in Rio de Janeiro and the most known and visited soon after the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, explain how MEPs Washington Reis (PMDB) and Alexandre Santos (PMDB).

Infraero, the company responsible for administering the Galleon, intends to leave Terminal 1 exclusively for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights.

According to information from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), with the change, organs that were once stranded in Terminal 1, as the Federal Police, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance, will be removed.

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It was held on Tuesday (11) a roundtable with the Committee on Roads and Transportation to discuss the complete removal of international flights from Terminal 1 of the International Airport Galeao – Antonio Carlos Jobim in Rio de Janeiro.

The airport is the largest in Rio de Janeiro and the most known and visited soon after the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, explain how MEPs Washington Reis (PMDB) and Alexandre Santos (PMDB).

Infraero, the company responsible for administering the Galleon, intends to leave Terminal 1 exclusively for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights.

According to information from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), with the change, organs that were once stranded in Terminal 1, as the Federal Police, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance, will be removed.

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In an operation on Thursday (06) at the Tom Jobim International Airport, police seized the amount of US$ 70 thousand and R$ 10 thousand.

The values ​​were found for “luggage lockers” that made ​​the illegal exchange of the dollar right in front of the terminal, in the landing area.

In the same operation, which was also attended by officers of the Battalion Policing in Tourist Areas of the Military Police and agents from the Detran and Infraero, could still be seized a large amount of taxis that had irregularities and also drivers who were illegally working in that profession .
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Gustavo Rocha da Silva Nunes, president of Invepar, said it is still in discussion with the state government the best location for the construction of a railway line between the city of São Paulo and Cumbica Airport, in Guarulhos.

Regardless of the site chosen, should have easy connection to the airport, according to Gustavo Rocha. The project also provides a vehicle on rails to serve the airport itself.

The statements of the president of Invepar were given after a lecture on the morning of Wednesday (28) in the event “Financing for Development”, Series Forums Estadão Competitive Brazil.

The company is now aware of the chances of new investments in the country, but there is no intention to enter the segment railroads. The Invepar still have the expectation that these measures leave the area even more competitive and bring good investment opportunities.

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