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# Smoking at Porto Seguro Airport – BPS

Yes, you can smoke at Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) — outside the terminal building, landside. Brazilian federal law (Lei 12.546/2011) bans smoking in enclosed public spaces, so BPS’s terminal interior is smoke-free.

BPS is the single-runway airport serving Porto Seguro, Bahia. Socicam has administered it since February 2025 under a temporary contract, after two decades under Sinart, and it handled about 2.56 million passengers in 2025\.

## Where to Smoke

Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area; no smoking facility after security is confirmed. The airport’s BRT Lounge is listed in the external area rather than past security, and it too publishes no smoking facility. A connecting or transiting passenger who wants to smoke has to leave the secure zone and clear screening again to get back to the gate — see our guide to [smoking during layovers](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/) for how to plan that trip.

## Vaping

At BPS, vaping follows the same outdoor-only pattern as smoking, landside, never inside the terminal; the airport publishes no separate e-cigarette rule. Brazil’s ANVISA Resolution RDC 855/2024 restricts e-cigarette use in enclosed collective spaces nationwide.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor terminal | No | Covered by Brazil’s federal indoor-smoking ban |
| After security / airside (incl. BRT Lounge) | Unconfirmed | No airside smoking facility confirmed |
| Landside, outside the terminal | Yes | Permitted in the open air; no marked or designated spot |
| Vaping | Yes, outdoors | Same landside area as cigarettes; ANVISA RDC 855/2024 covers enclosed spaces |

The same landside-only pattern applies further along Bahia’s coast, at [the outdoor, landside smoking areas at Salvador Bahia Airport (SSA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/brazil/ssa-smoking-at-salvador-airport/).

For Brazil’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Brazil airport smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/brazil/).

## Useful Links

[Porto Seguro Airport – Official Site](https://www.portoseguro-aero.com.br/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Porto Seguro Airport?

Yes — landside, in the open air outside BPS’s terminal. Under Brazil’s Federal Law 12,546/2011, enclosed public spaces are smoke-free by mandate, and BPS’s terminal is no exception.

### Is there a smoking area after security at BPS?

The boarding area beyond security falls under Brazil’s federal indoor ban and stays smoke-free, with no smoking facility after security confirmed at BPS. The airport’s BRT Lounge sits in the external area rather than airside, and it publishes no smoking facility of its own either. Smoke landside before you clear security, or step out and re-clear screening if you have already gone through.

### Where can I smoke at Porto Seguro Airport?

Landside, outside the terminal; BPS publishes no designated smoking area, so no location is marked.

### Can I vape at Porto Seguro Airport?

Yes — the outdoor landside area doubles as the vaping spot at BPS; the terminal stays off-limits. Brazil’s ANVISA Resolution RDC 855/2024 restricts e-cigarette use in enclosed collective spaces nationwide, and BPS has not published a separate rule.

### Can I smoke during a connection at BPS?

Yes — leaving the secure zone is the only route: exit landside outside the terminal, smoke, then re-clear security for your next gate. BPS has no airside smoking option, including in the BRT Lounge, so budget extra time for the second screening.

### Does Porto Seguro Airport have an indoor smoking room?

Enclosed smoking rooms are unlawful nationwide under Brazil’s indoor-smoking ban; BPS has none, and the open air outside the terminal, landside, is the only lawful option.