Leg 281, Curitiba, State of Paraná to Fazenda Ribeiro Manso, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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A great leg today, the coast of southern Brazil is amazing. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are well deserved to be the best known cities in Brazil. A lot to see this leg, a lot of stops as well, long post.
05-29 Afonso Pena Intl SBCT 5:53 AM
05-29 Banaer de Jacupiranga SIVW 6:19 AM Trees at end of runway
05-29 Registro SBWS 6:27 AM 40 knot tailwind, lot of turbulence
05-29 Ica SSMW 6:44 AM
05-29 Fazenda Caicara SDCR 6:54 AM
05-29 Interlagos 23°42’05.6"S 46°41’52.6"W 7:10 AM Sao Paolo
05-29 Congonhas Intl SBSP 7:14 AM
05-29 Marte SBMT 7:21 AM
05-29 Guarulhos Intl SBGR 7:28 AM
05-29 Sao Jose Dos Campos SBSJ 7:43 AM
05-29 Base De Aviacao De Taubate SBTA 7:51 AM
05-29 Pindamonhangaba SDPD 7:55 AM
05-29 Guaratingueta SBGW 8:02 AM
05-29 Ilha Dos Porcos Grandes SILI 8:21 AM Trees at end of runway
05-29 Angra Dos Reis SDAG 8:26 AM
05-29 Fazenda Bom Jardim SDCZ 8:31 AM
05-29 Fazenda Portobello SDPA 8:33 AM
05-29 Santa Cruz AB SBSC 8:44 AM
05-29 Clube CEU SBIX 8:47 AM
05-29 Jacarepagua SBJR 8:55 AM Christ the Redeemer
Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro 22°54’37"S 43°10’51"W
05-29 Santos Dumont SBRJ 9:16 AM
05-29 Galeao-Antonio C Jobim Intl SBGL 9:27 AM
05-29 Itaborai SBNY 9:41 AM
05-29 Marica SDMC 9:50 AM
05-29 Saquarema SDSK 9:59 AM
05-29 Cabo Frio SBCB 10:10 AM
05-29 Ponta Da Costa SDPC 10:13 AM
05-29 Sao Pedro De Aldeia SBES 10:16 AM
05-29 Umberto Modiano SBBZ 10:20 AM
05-29 Rio das Ostras SSTY 10:26 AM
05-29 Trimonte SNAO 10:29 AM
05-29 Macae SBME 10:36 AM
05-29 Vila de Tocos SIBC 10:51 AM
05-29 Bartolomeu Lisandro SBCP 10:58 AM
05-29 Itaperuna SDUN 11:14 AM
05-29 Ponte Nova SNCZ 11:46 AM
05-29 Alvinopolis SBNQ 11:55 AM
05-29 Lagoa Santa SBLS 12:18 PM
05-29 Tancredo Neves Intl SBCF 12:22 PM
05-29 Fazenda do Brejo SWZT 12:38 PM
05-29 Tranquilo Testolin SNTT 12:56 PM
05-29 Silvio Goncalves de Mello SWWT 1:02 PM
05-29 Morada Nova De Mina SNMM 1:06 PM
05-29 Tres Maria SNAS 1:20 PM
05-29 Fazenda Marreco SIPJ 1:26 PM
Flight time 7:33 44 stops
Alfonso Pena International Airport, ready for departure
Curitiba at dawn
Piraquara
Parque Linear do Rio Itaqui
Represa Piraquara
Quatro Barras
Guaraqueçaba
Barra do Turvo
Cajati municipality in the state of São Paulo
Torre Do Guaraú (hiking area)
Mountain biking as well
Jacupiranga
Ribeira de Iguape River
Col. de Férias
Juréia-Itatins Mosaic (nature preserve)
On the ground at Aeroporto de Ultraleves
Located in Peruíbe
Fazenda Caicara
Parelheiros, one of 96 districts of the city of São Paulo
Vila Natal, São Paulo
Repressa Billings on the south side of the city
Represa de Guarapiranga with Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Better known as Interlagos
I landed on the straight, not completely flat but very landable
Highlights from the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
An excellent track guide by TheKie25
Landing at Congonhas-São Paulo Airport
Heading downtown over Esporte Clube Sírio
Ibirapuera Park on the left
Praça Carlos Gomes - Liberdade
Vila Dom Pedro II
Jos Mauro De Vasconcelos in the center (library)
Landing at Guarulhos International Airport
The greater metropolitan area of São Paulo is home to 22.3 million people
Municipal Theatre of São Paulo in the middle, built 1911
A peek in the Museum of Art of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
On to Santa Isabel, State of São Paulo
São José dos Campos ahead
That green space is for power lines, goes all the way through the city and beyond
Paraíba Do Sul river valley
Lorena
Cunha
Parque Mambucaba ahead on the coast
Praia do Laboratório along the shore
Ilha da Jibóia
Ilha Dos Porcos Grande
Angra dos Reis in the State of Rio de Janeiro
Fazenda Portobello Airport
Fazenda Muriqui
Ilha da Madeira
Jacarepaguá and Jacarepaguá lagoon with the smaller Marependi lagoon on the right
https://i.imgur.com/mlbFUpP.png
Rio de Janeiro, population 13.5 million
https://i.imgur.com/ULUTZ6x.png
Home to the iconic 38 meter tall Christ the Redeemer statue
https://i.imgur.com/3t8S2ZR.png
Located on top of Mount Corcovado
https://i.imgur.com/a3HwFhi.png
Accessible by train and escalators
https://i.imgur.com/Lmt7eUK.png
Jockey Club Brasileiro behind Mount Corcovado on Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
https://i.imgur.com/gD5Iu9h.png
Largo do Boticário below. Cobblestone plaza with overgrown remains of historic houses
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Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
https://i.imgur.com/ReMh6sA.png
Taking a closer look while aiming to fit in between the two skyscrapers in front of me
https://i.imgur.com/6HHbhti.png
Landing at Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont
https://i.imgur.com/UhF5jxt.png
Rio-Niterói Bridge crossing Guanabara Bay
https://i.imgur.com/0hIEw2Y.png
8.26-mile concrete bridge between Rio & Niterói, one of the longest in the world
https://i.imgur.com/K1GJ4A6.png
Galeo-Antonio C Jobim Intl
https://i.imgur.com/dR2nvSd.png
Officially RIOgaleão - Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim
https://i.imgur.com/fCv5qUB.png
The beaches around Rio including the famous Praia de Copacabana
https://i.imgur.com/2NU2kXL.png
Escadaria Selarón, public stairway adorned by artist Jorge Selarón (1947-2013)
https://i.imgur.com/BPBQaKI.png
The stairs feature tile from at least 60 different countries, as people began sending or bringing him tile from all over the world when his work on the stairs became known
A peek in the National Museum of Brazil before 2019
https://i.imgur.com/kro16wM.png
In a great tragedy, millions of objects, including most of the building were lost in September 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT8dNfsaBsA
The salvage operation is ongoing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48023691
Rio de Janeiro is also home to the biggest carnival in the world, the 2020 Samba Schools competition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIF2eyUNpBc
For the first time since the 1918 Spanish flu, this year carnival was cancelled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UONmYh751F8
Next year will be one to look out for
Taking a closer look at Galeão International Airport on departure
https://i.imgur.com/a9jrszR.png
Good thing I don’t have a license, can’t lose what you don’t have
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Flying over Praia da Bandeira on the way out of Rio de Janeiro
https://i.imgur.com/sQSpCsa.png
Itaboraí
https://i.imgur.com/rajDhK9.png
Aeroporto Municipal de Maricá on Lagoa de Maricá
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Maricá
https://i.imgur.com/I9LgJzT.png
Saquarema
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Flying out of Saquarema Airport, doesn’t look like the airstrip is still in use on Google maps
https://i.imgur.com/nVIIcjj.png
There is a horse grazing on the overgrown field
Ponta do Capim
https://i.imgur.com/6LFbkbZ.png
Araruama Lagoon
https://i.imgur.com/rtwb2rL.png
Cabo Frio Airport
https://i.imgur.com/gbqTv1Z.png
Rio das Ostras
https://i.imgur.com/asO4O4h.png
Carrapato
https://i.imgur.com/HwlU8x0.png
Campos on the Paraíba do Sul river
https://i.imgur.com/haKIlnq.png
Antônio Prado de Minas
https://i.imgur.com/4hqfwri.png
Canaã, this landscape goes on for miles
https://i.imgur.com/kyma7pO.png
Ponte Nova on the Rio Piranga
https://i.imgur.com/suWbfZk.png
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Alvinópolis
https://i.imgur.com/KsKIWSw.png
Caeté
https://i.imgur.com/4dII2wt.png
Sete Lagoas in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
https://i.imgur.com/wowwDuh.png
Home to Monument State Natural Cave Rei do Mato
https://i.imgur.com/6Ht9Qyf.png
Paraopeba, pretty dry here
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Represa Três Marias
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The water level must have been a lot higher at some point
https://i.imgur.com/HJMseQk.png
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Três Marias municipality
https://i.imgur.com/cAJACMH.png
Barragem de Três Marias - MG
https://i.imgur.com/IPzrwUX.png
Bridge to nowhere on the right, no idea what it is for
https://i.imgur.com/L8GBbgL.png
Also here Cachoeira Das Virgens, listed as museum, Uncharted vibes are strong
https://i.imgur.com/mz56nsq.jpg
Final stop today at Fazenda Marreco Airport on the San Francisco River
https://i.imgur.com/evIfa5J.png
More Brazil tomorrow, heading to the capital Brasilia.