Sao Paulo Guarulhos International · GRU · three terminals, one approach · June 2026

Advertising at South America's busiest gateway

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International handled 47.2 million passengers in 2025 across three terminals. Gol Linhas Aereas and LATAM Brasil hub here. Santiago de Chile is its busiest route. In 2024, the airport was named one of the best airports in the world by AirHelp. Blindspot books its screens by the hour, priced per play.

Updated July 28, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

43.6M

annual passengers through GRU (2024)

3

terminals, from compact domestic to long-haul T3

1

rail link feeding the whole approach

$0.50

can put your brand airside via Blindspot

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, large-format DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Sao Paulo Guarulhos · T3 departures hall · JCDecaux AirportBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International advertising spans from a few cents per play on concourse and gate screens to premium arrivals-hall LED and spectacular digital walls. On Blindspot, Sao Paulo Guarulhos International screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.50, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Sao Paulo Guarulhos International play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the departures bank in the morning, the security and concourse dwell through the day, the arrivals halls when the long-haul flights land.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International's billboard spots, ranked

Directional 1–10 scores based on zone type and passenger flow, not audited measurements. Every zone is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Departures halls

Best for: Launches · Luxury · Tech

Check-in concourses across T2 and T3 funnel every departing passenger past premium large-format digital.

Visibility9
Dwell time7
Footfall8
02

Security & checkpoint

Best for: Finance · Telco · Auto

Screening queues hold attention through the choke point between landside and the gates.

Visibility7
Dwell time8
Footfall8
03

Gate concourses & holdrooms

Best for: Travel · FMCG · Apps

Seated long-dwell travelers wait at the boarding piers across all three terminals before departure.

Visibility7
Dwell time9
Footfall7
04

Arrivals & baggage reclaim

Best for: Hospitality · Banking · Local

Reclaim belts and the arrivals corridor catch a captive, recently landed audience at the meeters point.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
05

Inter-terminal link & approach

Best for: Commerce · Mobility · Retail

The shuttle between terminals and the GRU Airport rail link repeat your brand on the move.

Visibility6
Dwell time6
Footfall6
06

Lounges & duty-free

Best for: Premium · Spirits · Beauty

Duty-free runs and lounge dwell in T3 reach a higher-spend international traveler before the flight.

Visibility5
Dwell time9
Footfall5

The media estate · operator partners

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International's media owners, JCDecaux Brasil, Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU) advertising concession, Eletromidia (Brazil OOH network) among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Departures hall · digital pillar network, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Departures hall · digital pillar networkJCDecaux Airport
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Security checkpoint · suspended LED, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Security checkpoint · suspended LEDJCDecaux Airport
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Gate concourse · holdroom screens, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Gate concourse · holdroom screensJCDecaux Airport
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Arrivals corridor · animation lightbox, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Arrivals corridor · animation lightboxJCDecaux Airport
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Terminal link · transit LED, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Terminal link · transit LEDJCDecaux Airport
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International, Duty-free · premium lightbox, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Duty-free · premium lightboxJCDecaux Airport

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Sao Paulo Guarulhos International format, one map

From a single gate screen to a full arrivals-hall takeover, Blindspot puts Sao Paulo Guarulhos International's digital out-of-home on one map, each screen priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter airside and landside:

Departures & check-in LED

Large-format digital across check-in islands and departures, where every traveler dwells before security.

Security & checkpoint queues

Captive screens along the security and passport queues, minutes of guaranteed attention per passenger.

Concourses & gate holdrooms

Concourse and gate-lounge screens reaching seated, relaxed travelers with long airside dwell.

Arrivals halls & baggage reclaim

High-dwell arrivals and baggage-claim placements as passengers wait, the airport's longest captive window.

Jet bridges & boarding

Boarding-bridge and gate-side panels in the final moment before the flight.

Spectaculars & landmark LED

Iconic hall and atrium spectaculars for brand-statement reach across the whole terminal.

Location insights

Where Sao Paulo Guarulhos International moves

GRU is three terminals with different rhythms: T1 runs Azul and compact domestic banks, T2 carries the bulk of domestic and Latin American flying, T3 handles the long-haul intercontinental departures to Europe, North America and beyond. Mornings push domestic departures, late afternoon and evening fill the international gates in T3, and arrivals stay busy almost round the clock. The approach highway and the GRU Airport rail link feed everyone through the same curbside. Buy the banks that match your audience, skip the dead hours.

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Departures
Security
Gates
Arrivals
Transit
Retail
T3 departures
T2 departures
Security lanes
T3 international gates
T2 domestic gates
T1 gates
Arrivals corridor
Baggage reclaim
Rail link platform
Duty-free hall
QuietPeak flow
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Per-play price pins across prime Sao Paulo Guarulhos International advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. Ibirapuera obelisk ◊ T3 departures 60+ $0.70$0.62$0.55$0.52$0.50 $0.82 SecurityGatesArrivalsTransitRetailDepartures
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM
Departures peak in the morning

Departures and check-in fill in the early-morning and late-afternoon banks. Book those hours and your frequency against business travelers climbs for the same budget.

Layover dwell, all day

Gates and the gate holdrooms hold seated, relaxed travelers for 60–90 minutes, long windows where dwell, not rush, does the work.

Arrivals land in waves

Arrivals fills as long-haul flights land in banks, high-value international passengers with time to read. Swap creative to match who just arrived.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International doesn't have a rush hour; it has flight banks. Departures peak in the morning, long-haul arrivals land in waves, and between them travelers dwell for 60–90 minutes with phones often stowed. The buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the banks when your audience is captive, skip the dead hours.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launch / premiumDepartures + TransitAll day · long-haul banks
Business travelersDepartures, GatesWeekday 6–10 AM · 4–8 PM
Long-dwell layoversGates, Arrivals10 AM–8 PM
International arrivalsArrivals, RetailAligned to long-haul landing banks
Duty-free & retailDepartures, GatesDepartures peaks
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Sao Paulo Guarulhos International’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Security-line passengers read in seconds; gate-side travelers dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

The zones above already draw a specific buyer: corporate travelers, since Guarulhos is the main hub for LATAM Airlines and Latin America's busiest airport, moving business flyers through Departures and Gates on weekday mornings, and international trade and logistics buyers, as GRU's cargo terminal handles roughly 700,000 to 800,000 tons of freight a year and accounts for over half of Brazil's air imports and exports, drawing import and export travelers through Arrivals and Retail.

Book Sao Paulo Guarulhos International by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) handled about 43.6 million passengers in 2024, the busiest airport in South America.
  • GRU runs three terminals: T1 for compact domestic flying, T2 for the bulk of domestic and Latin American flights, and the modern T3 for long-haul intercontinental departures.
  • JCDecaux Brasil holds the exclusive advertising concession at GRU, running a network of roughly 450 placements that is more than half digital, from the approach highway to the gate.
  • The GRU Airport rail link on CPTM connects the airport to the Sao Paulo network, and the approach highway feeds curbside traffic into all three terminals.
  • GRU is a primary hub for LATAM, Azul and GOL, with international service to Europe, North America, the Middle East and across the Americas.
  • On Blindspot, GRU screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.50, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Departures hall LED & pillarsfrom ~$0.50 per play$100 buys hourly departures-hall slotsevery departing passenger through T2 and T3 check-in
Gate concourse & holdroom screensfrom ~$0.50 per play$100 buys hourly holdroom slotsseated, long-dwell travelers before boarding
Inter-terminal link & railfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys repeat exposure on the linkpassengers moving between terminals and to the city
Arrivals & baggage reclaimfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys belt-side reclaim timea captive, recently landed audience
Departures-hall spectacularcustomflagship T3 takeoverdominant share of voice over the international hall

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

Four things move the price on any Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU) screen: the format (pricing runs higher on departures-hall spectacular than on departures hall LED & pillars), the zone (Departures halls carries the highest footfall premium), the daypart (peak commute and evening hours price above the overnight lull), and how far in advance you book, since the busiest zones and formats sell out first.

What a campaign costs

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International budgets, three ways

Because you pay per play and schedule by the hour, your budget buys the exposure you actually need, not filler plays, so it works as hard on a big campaign as on a small one, with no minimum. Here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Concourse test

$500–$1,500

One terminal's gate holdrooms across a morning departure bank

Multi-zone airport push

$8,000–$28,000

Departures halls, security lanes, T2 and T3 gates and the arrivals corridor together

GRU flagship takeover

$50,000+

Dominant share of voice across the T3 departures hall and the international piers

FAQ

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International billboard FAQs

Do I need a permit to advertise at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU)?

No. Blindspot books time on screens that are already installed and permitted by their media-owner operators, JCDecaux Brasil, Eletromidia (Brazil OOH network) among them, so you're leasing airtime on an existing structure, not erecting a new one.

Why advertise at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International?

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International handled 47.2 million passengers in 2025. The audience is the reason to buy it: air passengers are captive, comparatively affluent, and hard to reach through most channels, and they spend meaningful time in the terminal with attention to spare between check-in and boarding. Dwell is the asset. Unlike a roadside screen read in two seconds, a gate or arrivals placement gets minutes rather than moments, which is why airport placements hold up for brand and considered-purchase messages rather than short reminders. Guarulhos is the largest airport in Brazil and Latin America, among the 50 busiest in the world, handling 47,188,085 passengers in 2025 (up 8% year over year). Gol Linhas Aereas and LATAM Brasil both hub here, which concentrates connecting traffic through the same core. It is served by Airport Express, so the same audience continues landside.

What are the best placements at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International?

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International zones are scored separately for visibility, dwell time and footfall, because the best placement depends on which of those you actually need. Departures halls guarantees exposure to essentially every departing passenger. Security & checkpoint holds attention through a queue, where dwell is involuntary and long. Gate concourses & holdrooms gives the longest relaxed attention, with passengers seated and waiting. Each zone shows its own per-play price and live availability, so you can pair a high-reach zone with a high-dwell one rather than guessing at a single best spot. Arrivals & baggage reclaim catches a recently landed audience with phones back out. Lounges & duty-free reaches a higher-spend traveler before the flight.

Can I book Sao Paulo Guarulhos International screens by the hour?

Yes. On Blindspot every Sao Paulo Guarulhos International screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum, so you can buy only the morning departures bank or the long-haul arrivals windows that match your audience.

Who operates advertising at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International?

The airport's media is run by operators such as JCDecaux Brasil, Eletromidia (Brazil OOH network); Blindspot aggregates the bookable digital screens onto one map, priced per play.

How fast can my ad go live at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International for $500?

More than the usual airport rate card suggests, because you are buying plays rather than a fixed package. In Sao Paulo Guarulhos International a $500 budget typically funds a multi-day hourly presence across a high-dwell zone such as Gate concourses & holdrooms, or a concentrated burst on Departures halls and Security & checkpoint through the busiest departure banks only. At entry plays around $0.50, the arithmetic is visible before you commit. It will not buy a month of an arrivals-hall spectacular, and that is the trade: hourly, per-play buying lets a small budget own the specific windows when the passengers you want are actually in the terminal, instead of thinning the same money across empty overnight hours.

How to book

Live on a Sao Paulo Guarulhos International screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Sao Paulo Guarulhos International by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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