With a touch of scepticism we had already published the announcement by Infraero (the Brazilian’s government body responsible for the country airports) that Brazilian airports were to offer free wi-fi.

Infraero, following the Brazilian government principle that every measure has to be announced with ostentation and then carried out when and if there is any time available, promised that free wi-fi access would be made available in December 2008. The date has now been postponed and wi-fi access should arrive to the 12 main Brazilian airports in June 2009. It remains to be seen the kind of service that will be provided, as the media is reporting that Infraero claims that due to date security reasons, access to secure sites (banks, email) will be restricted.

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Could it be that, for the first time in quite a number of years, Infraero is about to deliver good news? The Brazilian government’s body responsible for the running of airports in the country announced that from December it will offer its users free wi-fi access to the Internet at 12 airports.

The list of airports includes Guarulhos and Congonhas in São Paulo, Galeão and Santos Dumont in Río de Janeiro, Confins in Belo Horizonte, and the airports of Brasilia, Belém, Curitiba, Manaos, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador.

As Infraero is involved, we can only hope the promised connection is up to standards.

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Original text in Portuguese: Infraero: Internet de Graça nos Aeroportos
En español: aeropuertos brasileños pasarán a ofrecer Wi-Fi gratuita