Originally Posted by ConradMZ

In case anyone was wondering how the connection went, there was someone with a list of names of international connecting passengers who met us at the gate and shepherded us all to the special security line for people not entering Brazil. Probably I would have found that myself faster than waiting for everyone who needed shepherding, but it was nice to know that someone knew about us. The flights were all punctual, and both we and our luggage made the connection to TAM. TAM was nicer than Iberia, we got a second breakfast, and it broke up a twelve-hour flight into a ten-hour flight and a two-plus-hour flight, so all in all, the re-route was more a blessing than a curse.