São Brás de Alportel will mark the Centenary of the 1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic with a cycle of “Curious Conversations” that begins this Wednesday, March 30, at the Dr. Blonde Stanco.
The first conversation will start at 17:30 pm and will be developed around the theme “1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic: the voyage and its preparation” which will be presented by Admiral Martins Guerreiro, Captain of Abril and enthusiastic about the idea of naming Gago Coutinho, with roots in São Brás de Alportel, to the International Airport of Faro.
On the occasion, the documentary exhibition “Por Mares Não Dantes Navegados” will take place, which will be displayed at the Municipal Library and which will later travel through the municipality, in an initiative of the municipality, with the support of the São Brás de Alportel Collecting Nucleus.
The “Curious Conversations” will be held monthly. They will continue on April 8 with the theme “Gago Coutinho: the unlikely hero”, presented from 16 pm onwards, by José Correia Martins.
“Towards Gago Coutinho Airport: Imaginary journey through the main Portuguese airports” is the theme that José Belchior will present on May 13, starting at 16:00 pm.
The cycle ends on June 17th, the day on which Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral arrive in Brazil. “Echoes of the Historic 1st Air Crossing of the South Atlantic” is the closing theme of this cycle and will be presented by Vera Gonçalves, starting at 16:00 pm, at the Municipal Library of São Brás de Alportel.
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