Leg 53 SBGL - Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) to SBMT - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
SBGL - Airport Info
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ICAO code: SBGL
Airport name: Galeao International
Location: Rio De Janeiro
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 Janeiro 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.
SBMT - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBMT
Airport name: Marte Airport
Location: Sao Paulo
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Sao Paulo Info
São Paulo, city in southeastern Brazil, the most populous city in South America, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is the capital of São Paulo state and the commercial and financial center of Brazil. It is situated among the hills of the Serra do Mar on the Piratininga Plateau at an elevation of about 730 m (about 2400 ft). It is crossed by the Tietê River. A steep mountain slope, known as the Great Escarpment, extends along much of the coastal region of southeastern Brazil. It separates São Paulo from its port city of Santos, located about 60 km (about 40 mi) to the south on the Atlantic Ocean. São Paulo was founded on January 25, 1554, by Jesuit missionaries who came to the region seeking to convert Native Americans to Christianity. The settlement was named after the 1st-century Christian missionary Saint Paul, who was converted to Christianity on January 25.
São Paulo has great significance in Brazil. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated at more than 19 million in 1995 and accounts for about 12 percent of the nation’s total. Industrial production in the state, most of which occurs in the São Paulo metropolitan area or its environs, accounts for about 50 percent of the nation’s output. This large population and industrial base have combined to make São Paulo the most important city in Brazil. Industrialists and labor unions are both powerful political forces in São Paulo, and their influence on the nation’s economy and politics reaches far beyond the confines of the city and state of São Paulo. Many prominent Brazilian politicians are from São Paulo, including President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995- ).
Originally founded as São Paulo de Piratininga, the city is known simply as São Paulo today. Its residents are referred to as Paulistanos, while those who reside outside the city, but in the surrounding state of São Paulo, are called Paulistas.
São Paulo is an immense city. The city proper covers an area of about 1500 sq km (about 580 sq mi) and the metropolitan region spreads out over about 7900 sq km (about 3100 sq mi). The commercial core of the city is found in an area known locally as the Triângulo (Triangle). The large Praça da República (Plaza of the Republic) forms one of the center’s key geographical anchors, and many hotels and restaurants are located on adjacent streets. In addition, there is a wide range of commercial, retail, and office establishments located in the area, as well as a number of the city’s principal landmarks. These include the city’s tallest structure, the 42-story Edifício Itália (Italian Building); the nearby modernistic S-shaped skyscraper, the Copan Building; and the Municipal Theater, which blends art nouveau and Italian Renaissance architectural styles. The imposing and architecturally significant German Gothic Municipal Market is on the northeast margin of the city center, near Dom Pedro II Park.