Hi,

Will be bringing a bicycle (in a box) as checked luggage to Brazil, and will land in Sao Paulo with that, and two other checked bags. If it were only my luggage, I'm sure I could manage on my own with a single luggage cart, but with the bike-box, I fear I'll need some help to get all my stuff out the door and on to the drop-off for domestic flights.

I've often seen some porters milling around in white uniforms - but haven't ever thought to use their services. This might be a solutoin, but I have no idea:

a) if they must be arranged in advance
b) how much a fair price is for help with a bicycle box
c) whether using their services will doom me to an automatic passage through the customs x-ray machines. [it's a tight connection, I'd prefer not to lose time there if I can help it]

Does anyone here have any idea how this works in practice? Alternatively - is it even possible to imagine getting a bike box + two suitcases onto a single luggage cart at GRU?

Thanks for any insights you can share,

-Checkerboard