Leg 52 SBJF - Juiz De Fora (Brazil) to SBGL - Rio De Janiero (Brazil)
SBJF - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBJF
Airport name: Francisco De Assis Airport
Location: Juiz De Fora
Useful information
Airport elevation: 2889'
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: 5036'
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
NDB 1.4 nm from field
Juiz De Fora Info
Juiz de Fora, city in southeastern Brazil, in Minas Gerais State, located on the Paraibuna River in the mountainous Serra da Mantiqueira Region. Sometimes called the Manchester of Brazil, the city is a major textile center; other manufactures include knitted goods, metal products, tires, food and dairy products, sugar, and rubber. Hydroelectric power is available nearby, and in the surrounding area are grown coffee, sugarcane, grains, timber, cotton, and tobacco. The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1960) is located here, as is a noted museum. Founded in the 1800s, Juiz de Fora was formerly called Parahybuna, an old spelling of the name of the river. Population (2000) 456,796.
SBGL - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBGL
Airport name: Galeao International
Location: Rio De Janiero
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Rio De Janiero Info
Rio de Janeiro, city in southeastern Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean, and the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Its name is Portuguese for “river of January.” This refers to its location near the entrance to Guanabara Bay, which appeared to be a large river estuary to early 16th-century explorers, and to the date it was discovered—January 1, 1502.
Rio is the second most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo, and ranks second only to São Paulo in industrial production. Rio also boasts one of the busiest ports and airports in the nation. Internationally, it is still the nation’s best-known city, and it was the site of the United Nations Environmental Conference in 1992. The city’s inhabitants are called cariocas and are characterized within Brazil as fun-loving, sensual, and easygoing.
In Brazil Rio is known as the Marvelous City, a name which reflects the city’s stunning natural setting between the mountains and the sea. Rio is located on the western side of Guanabara Bay on a flat, narrow coastal plain adjacent to the foothills of the Brazilian Highlands. As the city has expanded, it has occupied the spurs of these coastal mountains, often with the homes of the poor.