GOL Receives IRGR Awards for Best Corporate Governance Practices and IR Website

SAO PAULO, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL; BM&FBovespa: GOLL4), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, received yesterday two awards in the 12th Annual IR Global Rankings 2010 (IRGR), which ranks and recognizes best practices in investor relations. This year, 503 companies from 35 countries and 10 industries participated.

In the global rankings, GOL was placed third in its industry in the "Best Corporate Governance Practices" category and in the Top 5 in Latin America. This category awards organizations with best practices in management transparency and disclosure to investors.

GOL was also placed second worldwide in its industry in the "Best IR Website" category and third in Latin America. This category awards those organizations with the best IR websites in terms of content, navigation and interactivity.

About IR Global Rankings:

IR Global Rankings ("IRGR") was created in 1999 by MZ Consult, the leading IR firm in Latin America, and is the most complete ranking system that analyzes IR websites, online annual report, financial disclosure procedures and corporate governance practices. The methodology is based on an extensive and detailed technical evaluation of over one hundred items and is conducted by a team of Investor Relations specialists and verified by an independent committee.

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and BMF&BOVESPA: GOLL4), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers more than 860 daily flights to 50 destinations that connect all the important cities in Brazil and 11 major destinations in South America and Caribbean. The Company operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, the safest and most comfortable of its class, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency levels. Fully committed to seeking innovative solutions through the use of cutting-edge technology, the Company - via its GOL, VARIG, GOLLOG, SMILES and VOE FACIL brands - offers its clients easy payment facilities, a wide range of complementary services and the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of GOL. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of GOL's management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company's business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOL's filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.

Contact Investor Relations Leonardo Pereira - Vice President / CFO Rodrigo Alves - Head of IR Raquel Kim - Investor Relations Mario Liao - Investor Relations Phone.: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/\GOLinvest Corporate Communications Phone.: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GOLcomunicacao Media Relations Edelman (USA and Europe): M. Smith and N. Dean Phone.: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

CONTACT: Investor Relations, Leonardo Pereira - Vice President / CFO, or
Rodrigo Alves - Head of IR, or Raquel Kim - Investor Relations, or Mario Liao
- Investor Relations, [phone], [e-mail]; or Corporate
Communications, [phone], [e-mail], all of GOL; or
Media Relations, Edelman (USA and Europe): M. Smith, [phone],
[e-mail], or N. Dean, [phone],
[e-mail], for GOL

Web Site: http://www.voegol.com.br/ir