Unlocking Brazil’s aviation potential

International Airport Review
Fábio Rogério Carvalho
25 June 2025

Holly Miles spoke with Fábio Rogério Carvalho, Presidente da Aeroportos do Brasil – ABR about the potential that the Brazilian aviation market holds and the work he is doing to help the country realise its dream.

Brazil is Latin America’s largest aviation market. Aeroportos do Brasil (ABR) stands as a pivotal body in the nation’s aviation landscape, managing a significant 59 airports across Brazil and accounting for 93% of passengers and 99% of air cargo in Brazil.

Leading ABR is Fábio Rogério Carvalho, who brings a unique perspective to the role, having spent 20 years in the public sector as a regulator, working on over 100 PPP projects across various infrastructure sectors, including initial airport concessions. This past public sector experience informs his approach at ABR, where he aims to “translate our initiatives… to the private sector” and “build a solution” by bridging the gap between public expectations and private actions. The overarching priority for ABR now is clearly articulated: leveraging past investments to tackle the primary challenge – to “bring more people to aviation.”

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