Vinci Airports has taken over the operation of Manaus airport on January 12, 2022, under a 30-year concession contract awarded by Brazilian civil aviation in April 2021. Six other airports in the region such as Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Boa Vista, Cruzeiro do Sul, Tabatinga and Tefé, will join Vinci Airports’ portfolio in February 2022. In total, these seven airports welcomed 4.7 million passengers in 2019.
Manaus airport is the third cargo airport in Brazil and it acts as a pillar of the economic and social development of the Brazilian state Amazon. The airport operations will have the objective to reduce the CO2 emissions of airports through the construction of a solar farm and to improve their water and waste management.
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January 20, 2022
Government of Bahia plans to develop Costa do Descobrimento International Airport in Bahia
The Government of Bahia, through the Secretariat of Infrastructure (Seinfra), plans to develop a new Costa do Descobrimento International Airport in Santa Cruz Cabrália, Brazil. The authority h...
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January 18, 2022
Brazil completes privatization of Sulgas
The state government of Rio Grande do Sul has completed transfer of 51% stake in Sulgas to Compass Gas and Energy. The transaction is valued at BRL927.80 million (US$163.28 million). Remaining 49% sta...
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January 18, 2022
Brazil to hold auction for privatization of CEEE-G
Secretariat of the Environment and Infrastructure in Brazil has launched process to hold an auction for state Electric Energy-Generation company (CEEE-G). The deadline to submit the proposals is Febru...
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January 14, 2022
Changes in Metro Line 20 Rosa in Sao Paulo
The Metrô of Sao Paulo has published in its Development Report the information related to change of plans in the future Metro Line 20 Rosa project in Brazil. Line 20 will connect the Lapa neigh...
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January 14, 2022
Campinas to receive project studies for people mover system PPP
The Municipality of Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil will receive studies related to the people mover system, that will connect the city center to Viracopos airport. The system will be developed utilizin...
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