Tag: Galeão Airport

By Patrick Eccles- Williams and George Utley, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Earlier this month, on Wednesday June 4th, saw the inaugural journey of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the Transcarioca route between Barra da Tijuca and...

By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Infraero's airport employees in Brazil went on strike early Wednesday morning, effectively reducing airport staff by 75 percent in 63 airports across the country. No agreement has been reached between...

By Jack Whibley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Odebrecht Group’s involvement in infrastructure projects across Brazil, the Americas and the Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) world is vast, and it has expanded into mainland Europe and North Africa generating...

By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government wants to expand and modernize Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International (GIG) airport, increasing its capacity from 15 million to 70 million passengers a year. Currently the...