MOVIE

Os Brasileiros e a Conquista do Ar

197311m

Documentary

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Runtime: 11m
Genre: Documentary
Origin: Brazil

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The first Brazilians who engaged in aviation, from Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão with his hot air balloon to Alberto Santos Dumont, giving Brazil a prominent place in aviation. The creation of the Military Air Mail (CAM) and the Brazilian aviation industry. Commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Santos Dumont. The house where Santos Dumont was born; Bartolomeu Gusmão (Santos - SP); small hot air balloon Júlio César Ribeiro de Souza; 1881: his Victory balloon flies in Paris; Augusto Ribeiro; Santos Dumont: the balloon in the Torre Eifel, the 14 bis, the 'Demoiselle': real scenes of the time. Edu Chaves flies the Rio-Buenos Aires route in the 1920s. Current era: manufacture of the Bandeirante (assembly line). President Médici flies in the first Bandeirante; Xavante and Ipanema, Universal, rego elo and other models manufactured by Embraer in São José dos Campos.

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Director: Jurandyr Passos Noronha
Writing: Jurandyr Passos Noronha, Jurandyr Passos Noronha
Status: Released
Released: Jan 1, 1973
Studio: Ministério da Cultura/Governo Federal, Departamento do Filme Cultural