Gate-side caffeine fix in T1
Café do Ponto sits airside in Terminal 1 at Brasília’s Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek Airport, right after security for domestic departures. It runs typical daytime hours synced with flight banks, so you usually find it open from early morning check-in waves through the late-evening shuttle runs. This is a grab-and-go coffee stop, not a long sit-down meal, but it’s one of the more recognizable Brazilian coffee brands in the terminal.
Expect standard espresso drinks built on the Café do Ponto roast: espresso, macchiato, cappuccino and latte, plus filtered coffee for a lower price than the milk-heavy drinks. Prices sit in the mid-airport range for Brazil; think one-digit US dollars for a basic espresso and into low double digits for a pastry-and-coffee combo. If you land from a red-eye into BSB and connect in T1, this is an easy first stop before heading to your gate.
Food is simple: a few sandwiches, pão de queijo, and sweets like brigadeiro-style treats and cakes, all in a refrigerated display. Turnover is tied to the main rushes around flights to São Paulo and Rio, so the earlier in that wave you arrive, the fresher the cheese bread usually tastes. Don’t come here expecting a full meal or hot dishes; think snack-level portions that tide you over on a 90-minute hop.
Service runs at typical airport speed, with one or two baristas on during softer banks and extra staff during the 06:00–09:00 morning push. Lines can back up to 10–15 people during those peaks, and drinks are still made to order, so add a 5–10 minute buffer before boarding if you want anything more complex than a plain coffee. Cards are accepted, including international credit cards, which is useful if you just landed and haven’t grabbed reais yet.
Tip: if your flight boards from a remote stand, grab your coffee at Café do Ponto in T1 before heading down to the bus gates; options at the lower level skew toward vending machines or basic kiosks.