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Old Mar 15, 2007, 8:21 am
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Hayvenhurst
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southern California LAX, BUR
Programs: AA Plat; UA.
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Originally Posted by mhpkev
I want to know what to expect.
On arrival at GRU you will first go through passport control. The lines can be rather long – most international flights arrive in the early morning hours. This is particularly true if the Brazilian police don’t have enough officers on duty.

Next you will go to the carousels to pick up your checked luggage. After doing so you can give the customs form to the agent and walk out of the baggage area – the customs officers almost never stop anyone.

There is no place to leave luggage for other flights even if the bags are checked “all the way through” to your ultimate destination. You will need to take your luggage with you and walk through the doors out of the customs area.

You will then be outside the security zone – there is no way to avoid this. Look for the escalators or stairs and take them up to the departure area on the second floor. You will then need to walk to the TAM check-in counters in Terminal I – the two terminals are really just wings of the same building so this is easy to do. All TAM passengers check in at the same counters -- they do not have different lines for each flight. Get in the line – it may be very long. When you get to a counter you can check in for your next flight and get your boarding pass (they will also take your baggage here).

You will then need to find the door that leads to the gate from which your flight will depart – you will go through security screening here. Then you can locate the gate from which your flight will leave.
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