Travel

There are two airports in Rio de Janeiro:

The international airport of Galeao/Tom Jobim (GIG), located in the North zone of the city (island of Governador).

The domestic airport of Santos Dumont (SDU), located near the city centre.

For buses connecting these airports with the rest of the city, see here. The bus connecting these airports specifically with the South zone of the city (which includes Copacabana, Ipanema, Botafogo and Urca - where CBPF is located) is the "Premium 2018", which is a comfortable (blue) bus. The fare from the airport of Galeao is R$16 one-way. Bear in mind, though, that this bus might take a bit of a detour into the centre and to the airport of Santos Dumont, and so it may end up taking twice as long as taking a taxi/uber.

There are official (yellow) taxis at both airports. From the airport of Galeao to the district of Botafogo, an offical taxi taken from one of the stands at the arrivals hall costs about R$73 for one person, and to the district of Copacabana about R$86 (if you take an official taxi, not from a stand, but from the street outside the airport building, it might be a little cheaper). In Rio de Janeiro, however, it is very common to use Uber instead of a taxi, since it it usually significantly cheaper. You can take an Uber from either airport (Santos Dumont airport even has a special "lounge" area reserved for people taking Uber).

Santos Dumont airport is serviced by a modern and efficient (white) tram/light rail system called VLT Carioca, but, although it does go into the city centre (i.e., Northwards from Santos Dumont airport) unfortunately it does not go towards the South Zone.

The (blue & white) metro in Rio de Janeiro is generally quite efficient, clean and safe, but unfortunately does not cover many parts of the city and, in particular, it does not cover the airports nor CBPF.