São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
São Paulo/Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport Portuguese 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.
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
The classic historical modern architecture passenger terminal of Congonhas airport
Congonhas in the 1950s
The classic but highly modified modern architecture in the check in hall of Congonhas Airport
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, commonly known as São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, is the primary international airport serving São Paulo. It is popularly known locally as either Cumbica Airport, after the district where it is located and the Brazilian Air Force base that exists at the airport complex, or Guarulhos Airport, after the municipality of Guarulhos, in the state of São Paulo, where it is located. Since November 28, 2001, the airport has been named after André Franco Montoro (1916–1999), former Governor of São Paulo state. The airport was rebranded as GRU Airport in 2012.
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
Part of terminal 2 in construction (1987)
Control tower
Taxiing planes at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport