Gate area in T1 is small, and Farmácia Drogasil quietly covers the emergencies: painkillers, bandages, vitamins, basic toiletries. It sits landside in the terminal, so you can stop in before check-in or after baggage claim. Think last-minute pharmacy run rather than full supermarket; shelves lean heavily toward health items and travel-size products.
Hours at AJU shift a bit, but Drogasil typically tracks the first to last departures of the day, roughly 05:00 to 22:00. Prices run close to city branches of Drogasil across Brazil, not crazy airport markups, though imported cosmetics and sunscreen climb fast. You’ll find standard Brazilian brands for headache tablets, cold medicine, and hydration salts behind the counter and on the main aisle.
T1 doesn’t have a big supermarket, so this is where you grab sunscreen for Aracaju’s beaches, insect repellent, or extra face masks before a GOL or LATAM flight. Basic grooming gear is here too: toothbrushes, razor packs, travel deodorant, and contact lens solution in 60–120 ml bottles. Staff usually asks for a CPF on prescription-style items; as a foreigner you can say you don’t have one and they still ring you up.
If you land late and need something more serious than a snack, go here before hunting food in the terminal. Stock is better earlier in the day, roughly before 18:00, when common items like 500 mg paracetamol blister packs and SPF 50 sunscreen tend to run low. Practical tip: take a photo of any prescription or box you’re replacing and show it at the counter; it speeds the interaction and avoids language mix‑ups.