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.
Released: Jan 01, 1973
Runtime: 11 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Emilio Garrastazu Médici, Alberto Santos Dumont, Paulo César Peréio
Crew: Helio Barrozo Neto (Sound), José A. Mauro (Director of Photography), Henrique Santos (Assistant Camera), Jurandyr Passos Noronha (Writer), Jurandyr Passos Noronha (Editor), Jurandyr Passos Noronha (Director)