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Who arrives first? There is actually a recheck area for GOL in Terminal 3 after exiting Customs, but you have to be within 3 hours of your GOL departure. If you friend arrives first, they could meet you there. Otherwise, check-in at Terminal 1 would be fine and OK to meet if you didn't bump into each other.
You can easily walk between all the terminals, perhaps 20 minutes max between T3 and T1. Another possibility, there is a Starbucks right after exiting the corridor from Terminal 3 and it would also be near Terminal 2.