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Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro
On flying into Santos Dumont Airport – close to downtown Rio de Janeiro – travelers can bask in unobstructed views of Guanabara Bay and Rio’s iconic, 1,299-foot-high Sugarloaf Mountain, without having to hike or take a cable car to the top.
Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operating with a maximum of 19 operations/hour, being one of the five airports with such restrictions in Brazil.
On flying into Santos Dumont Airport – close to downtown Rio de Janeiro – travelers can bask in unobstructed views of Guanabara Bay and Rio’s iconic, 1,299-foot-high Sugarloaf Mountain, without having to hike or take a cable car to the top.
Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operating with a maximum of 19 operations/hour, being one of the five airports with such restrictions in Brazil.