Smoking Areas at Brazil Airports

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Smoke outdoors at the terminal curbs at every Brazilian airport, and at São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) also at two paid open-air venues past passport control in Terminal 3 — the country’s only smoking spots after security. Select an airport below for terminal-specific locations, regulations, and tips.

Brazil Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

Airport	After security	Indoor room	Outdoor area
Belém Val de Cans International Airport (BEL)	–	–	Yes
Belo Horizonte Confins Airport (CNF)	–	–	Yes
Viracopos International Airport (VCP)	–	–	Yes
Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB)	–	–	Yes
Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)	–	–	Yes
Fortaleza–Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR)	–	–	Yes
Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU)	–	–	Yes
Maceió–Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)	–	–	Yes
Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)	–	–	Yes
Natal–São Gonçalo do Amarante International Airport (NAT)	–	–	Yes
Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)	–	–	Yes
Porto Seguro Airport (BPS)	–	–	Yes
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB)	–	–	Yes
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)	–	–	Yes
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (GIG)	–	–	Yes
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)	–	–	Yes
Salvador Bahia Airport (SSA)	–	–	Yes
São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH)	–	–	Yes
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (Governador André Franco Montoro) (GRU)	Yes	–	Yes
Vitória–Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport (VIX)	–	–	Yes

Brazil Airport Smoking Regulations

Brazil’s Federal Law 12,546/2011 (Lei Antifumo) banned smoking in all enclosed public spaces, including airports, workplaces, and restaurants, with no exceptions for dedicated smoking rooms. This makes Brazil one of the strictest countries in the Americas for tobacco control. All smoking areas at Brazilian airports must be open-air and outdoors — at most airports that means the landside curbs, and at São Paulo Guarulhos it also covers the two paid open-air venues airside in Terminal 3. Fines for tolerating smoking start at R$2,000 (approximately $400 USD) for the establishment and increase for repeat offences; individual smokers are asked to stop rather than fined. ANVISA (Brazil’s health regulatory agency) actively monitors compliance at airports. E-cigarettes and vaping devices are banned for sale, importation, and advertising in Brazil under ANVISA Resolution RDC 855/2024, which replaced RDC 46/2009 in May 2024; personal possession is not criminalized. Brazil’s extensive anti-smoking policies include graphic health warnings covering 30% of cigarette pack fronts and 100% of backs.

Brazil Airports Covered

Last updated: September 4, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Brazilian airports?

Yes — in the designated outdoor areas. Brazil’s Federal Law 12,546/2011 (Lei Antifumo) banned smoking in every enclosed public space including airports, workplaces, and restaurants, with no exceptions for dedicated indoor smoking rooms. This makes Brazil one of the strictest countries in the Americas for tobacco control. All smoking at Brazilian airports takes place in open-air outdoor areas, usually at the curbs near the terminal entrances; the one place to smoke after security is São Paulo Guarulhos Terminal 3, where two paid open-air venues sit past passport control.

Which Brazilian airport has the best smoking facilities?

São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) — Terminal 3 keeps the only airside smoking spots in Brazil: the open-air garden at the TRYP by Wyndham transit hotel, past passport control, with day-use access around USD 37, and the Bleriot Bar terrace in the T3 boarding pier at around USD 20. Terminals 1 and 2 at Guarulhos keep their smoking areas at the outdoor curbs, as does every other Brazilian airport: Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) has open-air areas at the Terminal 2 curbs on both the departures and arrivals levels, and Brasília (BSB) has the same pair of kerbside areas outside its single main terminal.

Are e-cigarettes and vaping allowed at Brazilian airports?

Yes — vaping follows the same outdoor-only rule as cigarettes, and personal possession is legal. E-cigarettes and vaping devices are banned for sale, importation, and advertising in Brazil under ANVISA Resolution RDC 855/2024, which replaced RDC 46/2009 in May 2024 and also bans using them in enclosed collective spaces; personal possession is not criminalized. ANVISA (Brazil’s health regulatory agency) actively monitors compliance at airports, so do not vape inside terminals.

What are the fines for smoking inside Brazilian airports?

Under the Lei Antifumo the fines — from R$2,000 (approximately USD $400), rising for repeat offences — fall on the establishment that tolerates smoking, not on the individual smoker, which is why airport staff move fast to stop anyone lighting up indoors. Brazil’s anti-smoking enforcement is rigorous: ANVISA inspectors visit airports regularly, and airport security will ask you to extinguish any cigarette indoors. Cigarette packs in Brazil carry graphic health warnings covering 30% of the front and 100% of the back — among the most aggressive warning labels in the world.