today the brazilian air force uses the hangar for f-5e and a-1 fighter training - it has also been preserved as a brazilian historical heritage site since 1998. 

in general, it is closed to the public but visits can be scheduled with appointment by contacting the base aérea de santa cruz - basc on this page - the hangar do zeppelin is located at the base aérea de santa cruz, rua do império, and can be seen on this wikimapia.

published by the departamento de estradas de rodagem do rio de janeiro - der  (department of highways of rio de janeiro), this page shows all the airports in the state of rio de janeiro - bringing the mouse on top of the airplanes displays details about that particular airport.