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Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic (Belém)

1991 establishments in Portugal1991 sculpturesAviation artBelém (Lisbon)Buildings and structures completed in 1991
Busts (sculpture)Concrete sculpturesMonuments and memorials in LisbonSculptures of objectsStainless steel sculpturesStatues of menStatues of military officers
Réplica del avión del primer vuelo transatlántico portugués, parque de Belem, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012 05 12, DD 01
Réplica del avión del primer vuelo transatlántico portugués, parque de Belem, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012 05 12, DD 01

The Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic is a monument in Lisbon, Portugal, placed at Brasília Avenue, within the civil parish of Belém. It consists of a stainless steel replica sculpture of Fairey III biplane, that was used by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral during their 1922 South Atlantic aerial crossing. Inside are also installed their life-sized busts. It was designed by architects Martins Bairrada and Leopoldo Soares Branc, and sculptor Domingos Soares Branco, and unveiled in 1991.

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Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic (Belém)
Ciclovia do Jardim António Viana Barreto, Lisbon

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1ª Travessia Aérea do Atlântico Sul

Ciclovia do Jardim António Viana Barreto
1400-038 Lisbon (Belém)
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Réplica del avión del primer vuelo transatlántico portugués, parque de Belem, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012 05 12, DD 01
Réplica del avión del primer vuelo transatlántico portugués, parque de Belem, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012 05 12, DD 01
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