Leg 26 SBBV - Boa Vista (Brazil) to SBEG - Manaus (Brazil)
SBBV - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBBV
Airport name: Boa Vista Airport
Location: Boa Vista Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 276'
Time zone: AT (UTC-4)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 8858'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Rwy 8: ILS (DME) heading: 76 degrees, localizer: 109.30
Boa Vista Info
The capital of the Roraima State, beside being a planned and modern city, was founded on the XIX century, when the settling near the seat of Fazenda Boa Vista (Boa Vista Farm) was considered as a village. On the creation of the Federal Territory of Boa Vista, dismembered from the Amazonas State, Boa Vista became the a capital. The design of the city, fan shaped, is due to the urban planning made on decade of 1960. Located on the Amazon jungle an at the edge of the Branco river, the city has large avenues and is arborous.
The local culture is strongly influenced by the presence of several Indian tribes on the region. About 200 thousand inhabitants live there. Boa Vista has the road BR-174, which connects Manaus to Venezuela.
DON’T MISS OUT
Boat sailings
It’s possible to know the environment of the forest on boat strolls, some of them with hikes through the jungle. You can sail on the rivers of the region on a boat for rent and in the presence of a tourism guide.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The hotels and restaurants on the city are simple. The city offers receptive tourism agencies, car rental agencies and branches from the main banks.
HOW TO GET THERE
Boa Vista is 2950 km (more than 4 days navigating on a ferryboat) from Brasilia, and 800 km far from Manaus. It has flights to the capitals and to the main cities on the country.
SBEG - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBEG
Airport name: Eduardo Gomez Airport
Location: Manaus Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 264'
Time zone: AT (UTC-4)
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 8858'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Rwy 10: ILS (DME) heading: 109 degrees, localizer: 110.30
Manaus Info
The capital of the state of Amazonas is a unique city. It is surrounded by the forest and one can find a duty free commerce and treasures of architecture that date back to the rubber-boom times. The people from Manaus are warm and receptive, and the city has excellent infrastructures which includes a modern airport and one of the entrance gate to the north of Brazil
Amazonas Theater
Inaugurated in 1896. it is an architectural landmark of Brazil that often stages international attractions. Carlos Gomes has present "O Guarani" and Enrico Caruso has sung "La Traviata" there.
Otherof the architecture of Manaus. The Customs Building has been pre-fabricated in ENgland and the City Market is a reproduction in iron and colored stained glass windows of Les Halles of Paris.
Manaus is located at the banks of Negro river. A little down further, the dark waters of this river meet the muddy water of Solimoes river without mixing, creating an unforgottable display of colors and light.
Downloads
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