Leg 282, Fazenda Ribeiro Manso, State of Minas Gerais to Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil
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A trip to, mostly farm country. Visiting the capital, Brasilia, Sobradinho Reservoir and then back to the coast to Salvador.
05-30 Fazenda Marreco SIPJ 7:05 AM
05-30 Fazenda Buritiz SDYI 7:12 AM
05-30 Fazenda Vargem Bonita de Cima SBJZ 7:29 AM
05-30 Fazenda Cana Brava SNNB 7:39 AM
05-30 Fazenda HJ SNYI 8:03 AM
05-30 Fazenda Pamplona SWFA 8:14 AM
05-30 Pres Juscelino Kubitschek Intl SBBR 8:28 AM Brasilia capital
05-30 Brasilia 15°45’58.16"S 47°54’18.35"W 8:36 AM Not sure if it still exists
05-30 Fazenda Santa Izabel SSLJ 9:20 AM
05-30 Fazenda Parana SJUU 9:27 AM
05-30 Fazenda Barriguda SJGY 9:35 AM
05-30 Divinopolis de Goias SBSS 9:48 AM
05-30 Fazenda Sao Sebastiao SWXH 9:56 AM
05-30 Fazenda Horita SJEW 9:58 AM Building on end of runway
05-30 Sete Povos SDCM 10:06 AM
05-30 Fazenda Santo Angelo SJFX 10:10 AM
05-30 Fazenda Querubim SJAZ 10:13 AM
05-30 Warpol SJWP 10:17 AM
05-30 Fazenda Nossa Senhora do Carmo Airstrip SDEX 10:21 AM
05-30 Fazenda Buriti SSNW 10:31 AM
05-30 Aba SNDH 10:42 AM
05-30 Barreiras SNBR 10:45 AM
05-30 Cotegipe Airstrip SBRC 11:02 AM
05-30 Fazenda Santo Antonio da Serra do Boqueirao Airstrip SBIG 11:15 AM
05-30 Barra SNBX 11:36 AM
05-30 Xique-Xique SNXQ 11:48 AM
05-30 Remanso SB2J 12:21 PM Short runway with traffic
05-30 Sobradinho SNBD 12:54 PM
05-30 JMF SB26 1:19 PM
05-30 Jacobina SNJB 1:36 PM
05-30 Itaberaba SNIB 2:07 PM Bad texture area
05-30 Castro Alves SSRF 2:26 PM
05-30 Bahia Aeroclube SNVR 2:50 PM
05-30 Dep L E Magalheas Intl SBSV 3:06 PM
Flight time 8:01 33 stops
The sun is alreeady up, ready to depart from Fazenda Marreco Airport
Taking off along the São Francisco River
Santo Antônio
Fazenda Vargem Bonita Area rural
It’s classified as an agricultural association, but the reviews mention it as a waterfall
There is no river near the marker, a mystery
João Pinheiro, farms fed by the Rio Verde
Fazenda Pamplona
Most farms have airstrips here, farm hopping
Pres Juscelino Kubitschek Intl, aka Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília
Quick stop, back in the air to explore Brasilia, the capital of Brazil
Taking of over Nascente do Lago Paranoá
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet and Mané Garrincha Stadium, both on the left
The National Congress below me
That group of house isn’t supposed to be there, it’s Three Powers Plaza
Brasilia is a planned city that became Brazil’s capital in 1960 (Salvador and Rio de Janeiro pre 1960) Chiefly designed by Oscar Niemeyer and laid out in the shape of an airplane
Monumento Dois Candangos (1959) paying tribute to the workers who helped build the country on the left
Rito dos Ritmos in the gardens of the Alvorada Palace on the right
Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge aka Ponte JK spanning across Lake Paranoá
Designed by Alexandre Chan, named after Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976) Brazil’s president from 1956 to 1961, considered the main figure supporting the construction of the planned city
Cathedral of Brasília, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, completed 1970
Itameraty Palace (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) the National Congress and Alvorada Palace (presidential residence) all designed by Oscar Niemeyer. What a legacy to design a whole city (and live to be a 104)
Brasilia was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987
Flying out over Paranoá Lake
Planaltina
Going down a step
Formosa
São Domingos
Rio Calheiros, I guess the start of the river
São Desidério, going a step back up
Campos Belos
Rio Mosquito, no wonder they prefer to have the farms on the top floor
Fezenda Nossa Senhora do Carmo, still farm hopping
Rio Grande near Barreiras
Angical
Barra, State of Bahia
An untouched part of the jungle
Joining back up with the São Francisco River
Where it flows into the Sobradinho reservoir
The reservoir measures approximately 320 km long
4,214 km² in surface area, and a storage capacity of 34.1 km³, 15 largest in the world
Beautiful as well
Halfway along the reservoir Remanso Airport
Or rather Praça Iraci Ferreira de Castro, not an airport (anymore)
Usina Hidrelétrica de Sobradinho
The Sobradinho Dam, a large hydroelectric dam was completed in 1982
The dam generates power by utilizing six 175 megawatts Francis turbine-generators
Totalling installed capacity, 1,050 megawatts
Juazeiro
Jacobina Airport
Jacobina in the Centro Norte Baiano mesoregion of Bahia
Sete Passagens State Park
Castro Alves
Praia de Mutá at the end of Rio Jaguaripe
Aeroclube da Bahia Airfield at Barra do Pote
Praia da Barra do Pote
Farol da Barra - Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra at the tip in Salvador
Salvador, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia
Itaipava Fonte Nova Arena (left) built for the Confederations Cup in 2013
Salvador is located on the Bay of Saints
Salvador along Av. Lafayete Coutinho
Elevador Lacerda, Plano inclinado Gonçalvez baixo and Igreja e Convento de São Francisco
Making my way to my final stop this leg, São Cristóvã
At Savlador Bahia Airport
Officially Salvador International Airport - Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães
Tomorrow exploring more of Brazil along the coast to the mouth of the Amazon river