Leg 42 SBPS - Porto Seguro (Brazil) to SBMK - Montes Claros (Brazil)
SBPS - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBPS
Airport name: Porto Seguro Airport
Location: Porto Seguro Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 168'
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 6562'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
NDB on field
Porto Seguro Info
Porto Seguro, the oldest of Brazilian cities, truly is the picture of the country which history founded. Beautiful and marvelous by nature, fights to become modernized and to improve its infrastructure. Various sub-districts to the north and south form the city of Porto Seguro. They are filled with indescribable scenery, paradises sought by tourists from around the globe. Of course, the Argentines are the majority and make the local commerce happy. At least 90% of the business is based on tourism. Hotels, side by side, confirm the theory that everyone wants to start a business like that in Bahia. Yes, because the true 'Baiano' (person from Bahia) is minority in local business ventures. People from Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Japan, Argentina, Porto Alegre and various migrants mix together in a never-ending arrangement.
The 'easy going' manner of the Baiano is a complaint reason for visiting residents, for not working as they do. 'Turn-over is high', storeowners say, who have a hard time with labor in the region. It's easy to understand why the natives do not like to work much. The setting doesn't stimulate them. Hot all year long, Porto Seguro has beautiful beaches, with green and blue tones that make photographers happy.
The warm water and palms, besides lagoons, rivers, and sea cliffs produce 'post card' settings all of the time. You can take a five-minute ferry ride from Porto Seguro to the very charming and international Arraial D'Ajuda over the Buranhéim River or continue a little further down the beach to Trancoso. Similar to Búzios in Rio de Janeiro, Arraial and Trancoso are locations where it's common to see famous artists from the entire world. They both offer sophisticated products and services.
SBMK - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBMK
Airport name: Montes Claros Airport
Location: Montes Claros Brazil
Useful information
Airport elevation: 2191'
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 6890'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
NDB on field
Montes Claros Info
Montes Claros is the most important pole industrial and university from north of Minas Gerais. It is the biggest city from north of Minas Gerais and the fiveth biggest city of states Minas Gerais. Montes claros have a picturesque landscape with trees, fruits and flowers from own region and not grown up in anywhere place of the world, like pequi that feed all region as financially as during the meal.
The culture encourage tradition like pequi party, catopes and the festival folkloric dance, that came group from ather country and stay in the city during one week, show the city other culture and tradition delighted the montesclarense. And Montes Claros show up the foreign our richt, beauty activity artistic and culture.
Montes Claros is a young city with modern building but try to preserve the old building like the churchs Matriz and Catedral. This building had made long years ago for bandeirantes that rest around here and then found the Ant Village. This name is because there is a lot ants in this region until today.
Later, Ant Village became Montes Claros which is knowm today. Montes Claros is a beauty city with a hot climate during eleven months by year, good for summer sports that appreciate the young people.