Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport better known as Galeão International Airport is Rio de Janeiro's major international airport. The official name of the airport is in honor of Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim.Built in 1952 on Governador Island, approximately twenty kilometres from the city center, by 1970 the airport was Brazil's major air-hub. In that year, its administration was assumed by Infraero, an agency recently created by the Brazilian government. In 1977, at which time it was receiving all of Brazil's major international flights, the airport underwent a major renovation. For passengers bound for São Paulo, Brazil's main domestic hub, then served only by the smaller Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport, this meant taking at least one connecting flight — two connecting flights if their destination was anywhere else in the country.
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