TAP Air Portugal signs MoU with Rio de Janeiro State
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Background ✨
Brazil's Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho met TAP Air Portugal's director for the Americas Carlos Antunes to discuss new routes and decentralising international services beyond the main hubs, and TAP set a three times weekly Lisbon-Curitiba launch for 02-Jul-2026 with A330-200s.1 TAP also carried over two million passengers on Brazil routes in 2025, a record for the airline.1 2 Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports also planned to revoke a relaxation of operational restrictions at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, citing aviation and tourism growth in the state and linked discussions on a strategic agenda for Rio de Janeiro.3