Gate-side pharmacy stop before security at POA
Inside Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho Airport, Panvel sits landside near check-in in Terminal 1, so you can stock up before heading through security. It runs long hours that roughly match the first and last departures, which helps on early GOL or LATAM flights. This is a full pharmacy, not just travel toiletries, so you’ll see prescription counters alongside racks of sunscreen, shampoo, and cosmetics.
Prices run close to street-level Panvel branches in Porto Alegre, so you’re not paying the usual airport premium on basics like paracetamol, bandages, or toothpaste. You can grab 30‑count painkiller packs, travel‑size mouthwash, and SPF 50 sunscreen without hunting around the terminal. Staff usually speak Portuguese, with enough English or Spanish to get through simple over-the-counter requests.
Panvel also stocks baby items, including diapers in small packs of 10–20, wipes, and formula, plus simple first-aid supplies like gauze, adhesive tape, and disinfectant. That’s useful if you’re connecting through Terminal 1 after a bus ride into POA and forgot something in your checked bag. Payment is standard Brazilian mix: credit cards widely accepted, contactless works, and you can use Pix if you already have a local account set up.
There’s no branch in Terminal 2, so factor in the short landside walk in Terminal 1 if your boarding pass says T2. One last stop here for painkillers, motion-sickness pills, and SPF before security saves a scramble at your destination pharmacy.