Because today is Saturday… and it’s party day! In 1922, our heroes arrived in Rio de Janeiro, and they are surrounded by the greatest manifestations of affection from the Brazilian people. Since 1906, the “Fanfarra Operária Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral” lives for music and its teaching. Located in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, […]
The memories of Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho are alive, although dispersed. But they are spread, at least, over three continents. The same flame exists in Portugal, Cape Verde and Brazil. Can we all get together and collectively recreate a work that honours Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho? It only depends on us, on all […]
in “First South Atlantic Air Crossing Report, 1922”, by Sacadura Cabral e Gago Coutinho” We passed Itabapoana at 11:00. 4 m. and Paraíba at 11 h. 24 m. The appearance of time becomes more and more scary, with great rainfalls in the distance. […] At 11:47 a.m. we arrive at Cape S. Tomé. Big rainfall […]
A rigorous and demanding Historian: these are the first words that came to my mind about Rui Costa Pinto.And I also find other words: friendly, willing to help, a fighter, persistant and with a smile – especially when talking about Gago Coutinho.Rui Costa Pinto has been with the Lusitânia 100 Project since its first day: […]
“Porto Praia – S Pedro and S Paulo leg At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of April 18, we started to drain the water on the floats […]” We will dedicate this day to the reconstitution of the “Great Jump” between Cape Verde and the Penedos de S. Pedro and S. Paul – tiny rocks, […]
Penedos, done during 18th April 1922, with Gago Coutinho, in his simple words:“[…] After 11h and 21 minutes of flight, the gas was running out.The Penedo – a few rocks not very high – can only be seen very close, from the 300 meters high we were flying.However, as we were alighting next to the […]
They arrived in S. Vicente on April 5, 1922, coming from the Canary Islands. Sacadura Cabral was deeply worried: “By day countless telegrams of congratulations have been received and at night we think about the dead end we seem to be in.” Better than anyone knows, after two long legs, that the excessive consumption of […]
11th April 1922 – Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho are in Cape Verde. They arrived in S. Vicente on April 5, 1922, coming from the Canary Islands. Sacadura Cabral was deeply worried: “By day countless telegrams of congratulations have been received and at night we think about the dead end we seem to be in.” […]
We are in the commemoration of another anniversary of the “Great Leap” between Cape Verde and the Penedos de S. Pedro and S. Paulo, (11h30 flight, 1700 km), which was only possible due to the precision astronomical navigation methods developed by Gago Coutinho. A tiring flight, in an unstable plane, piloted by the steady hand […]
97 years ago today, Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho continued their journey from Fernando Noronha, returning to Penedos, with the final destination of Recife. A journey planned to take 8 hours of flight. The preparations started at 04h00 local time, the departure was at 09h00. At 13.35, with Penedos in sight, they reversed course and […]