Tag: Sao Paulo

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Minor accident disrupts operations at a Sao Paulo airport for a day

  

  São Paulo's Congonhas Airport saw thousands of travelers cramming through the halls as operations were delayed for an average of 9 hours Sunday after a small-size aircraft suffered an accident that prevented the main runway from being used.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula warns Bolsonarism will continue to exist

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has warned that even if he beats the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next Sunday's elections or in the Oct. 30 runoff, the far-right movement sparked by the retired Army captain (Bolsonarismo) “will continue to exist.”

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Sole bidders granted management of São Paulo's Congonhas airport

  

  The Spanish company Aena has been granted the management of São Paulo's old airport of Congonhas for the next 30 years after being the only company to submit a bid, it was reported Thursday.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2022 - 19:00 UTC

  Facial biometric boarding operational at Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo air shuttle

  

  Brazil Tuesday started using the facial biometric passenger boarding system for air shuttle (Ponte Aereo) passengers between Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo and the Santos Dumont terminal in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 20:56 UTC

  Brazil's decommissioned carrier leaves Rio to be scrapped

  

  Brazil's Navy Thursday bid farewell to the Sao Paulo aircraft carrier, which has been decommissioned and sold for scrap. Türkiye is the structure's final destination.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 20:54 UTC

  5G technology starts operating in São Paulo

  

  The largest city in South America started bringing 5g mobile telephone services Thursday, one week after the government passed new legislation allowing for speedier installation of antennas suitable for the new technology.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Air-link Falklands/Sao Paulo “discontinued” or exchanged for a direct flight from Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine media is reporting that Buenos Aires informed the UK is not willing to renew the 2019 political agreement which enabled the establishment of a second air link between the Falkland Islands and the continent (Brazil), but is prepared to discuss a new air link under different conditions.

• Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Brazil records first case of COVID-19 due to XE variant

  

  A 39-year-old patient in the Brazilian city of São Paulo has been determined to arguably be the first in the region with the Omicron XE variant of coronavirus.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina complains over Falklands tourism stand at WTM in Sao Paulo

  

  Argentina expressed concern and requested specific measures from Brazilian authorities because of the presence in Sao Paulo at the World Trade Market, Latin America fair, of a Falkland Islands' stand.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:41 UTC

  Alitalia's successor to start serving Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires in June

  

  Italy's new airline ITA, which was founded to replace the extinct Alitalia, has announced it would start flying to Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires from Rome and back in the coming month of June.