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| Founded | 1929 as NYRBA do Brasil 1930 as Panair do Brasil | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1930 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1965 | ||||||
| Hubs | Rio de Janeiro – Galeão Airport Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 24 (at the time of the shutdown) | ||||||
| Destinations | 60 locations in Brazil (41 of them in the Amazon region) and 16 abroad, as of May 1964 | ||||||
| Parent company | NYRBA (1929–1930) Pan American World Airways (1930–1961) Planejamento e Administração Guanabara (1960–1965) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Key people | Ralph O'Neill (founder) Paulo de Oliveira Sampaio (CEO 1943–1955; 1961–1965) Mário Wallace Simonsen (owner 1961–1965) Celso da Rocha Miranda (owner 1961–86) Rodolfo da Rocha Miranda (owner and CEO 1986-present) | ||||||
Panair do Brasil was an airline of Brazil. it ceased operations in 1965. Between 1945 and 1965, it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America.