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On the sign:
VIAGEM AEREA LISBOA- BRASIL POR GAGO COUTINHO E SACADURA CABRAL PARTIDA DE LISBOA EM 30-3-1922 CHEGADA AO RIO DE JANEIRO EM 17-6-1922 A CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE CASCAIS MANDOU COLOCAR ESTA LAPIDE SESSÃO DE 22 DE ABRIL DE 1923
The flight, made by Portuguese seaplane pilots Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Freire Cabral, was made in 1922 to mark the 100th anniversary of Brazil’s independence. The flight was between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro. The flight, which was held in three stages, started at the airport near the Belen Tower
The monument in the yard of the Maritime Museum was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image
The model of the plane in which the two flew, is displayed in a monument in Lisbon near the place where they took off Click for sign's details
Translation of the text on the sign: AIR TRAVEL LISBON- BRAZIL BY GAGO COUTINHO AND SACADURA CABRAL DEPARTURE FROM LISBON ON 30-3-1922 ARRIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO ON 17-6-1922 THE TOWN HALL OF CASCAIS ORDERED THIS TOMB PLACED AT THE SESSION OF APRIL 22, 1923
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