1944

United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs; United States. Office of Strategic Services; United States. Federal Security Agency. Office of Education

Reports on advancements in aviation in Brazil. Begins with an early figure in Brazilian aviation history, Alberto Santos-Dumont, the creation of his memorial, and the founding of the Escola de Especialistas de Aeronautica in 1941. Reports on Brazil's role among the allied nations in wartime, include air patrols of its coastline and providing protection for ocean transport ships. Profiles the developing infrastructure of air travel in Brazilian nation with visits to newly constructed airports at Belem, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre and Natal.

Sam Engel; Greg Toland

Belem, Brazil; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Porto Alegre, Brazil; Natal, Brazil

Government films

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

1 film reel (14 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm