Monument Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral

Hermosa escultura de avión que cruzó el Atlántico. Beautiful airplane sculpture that crossed the Atlantic. Belle sculpture d'avion qui a traversé l'Atlantique. Schöne Flugzeugskulptur, die den Atlantik kreuzte. Bela escultura de avião que atravessou o Atlântico. 大西洋を横断した美しい飛行機の彫刻。

Cool monument

Didn't expect it here as a fan of avionics you should see it and read history, it is first Atlantic flight with speed of 115 km/h

Interesting monument of the first aereal travel around the south of the atlantic sea, almost 100 years ago, it is a replica, but it looks nice and lots of people stop by to take their pictures, before or after reaching the Tower of Belem, located in a nice park, just in front of the water, nice view, and just interesting to read the history of this monument

This monument commemorates the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, undertaken, in 1922, by two Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. The aeroplane was a British biplane, a Fairey III. Now, there exists a certain confusion about the first Transatlantic flight in history. The most famous one remains that of Charles Lindbergh in 1927. However, Lindbergh by far wasn't the first one who did it. 8 years prior, in 1919, the British pilots, Alcock and Brown pioneered the first non-stop Transatlantic flight, however, theirs was a somewhat abridged route, taking off in Newfoundland and landing in Ireland. Lindberg's was a "full-scale" flight that connected arguably two most important cities in the world at the period, originating in Long Island (think NYC) and terminating in Paris. All of the above, however, was limited to the North Atlantic. Five years prior to Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis' flight, the Portuguese flew over the South Atlantic, from Lisbon to, sure enough, Rio de Janeiro, the biggest city of Portugal's only South American colony, its former overseas possession Brazil. Due to the fact that their crossing was undertaken in stages, with about eight intermediary landings on the way, the event largely stayed confined to the Portuguese history. The aeroplane is a replica and not the authentic plane. The original plane, the Fairey IIID "Santa Cruz" is on the display in the nearby Museum of Navy, Museu de Marinha, about 15 minutes' walk from the monument, across from the National Coach Museum. It is the only original Fairley III that exists in the world.

This landmark was the obvious next choice after my tour of the Belem Tower ended prematurely. It was noticeable when I was on the way to the Tower. There is not a whole lot to say about the plane structure. There is nothing special you can do on it or read. It is what it is. Just a quick few photos before moving onto a full day of stuff to do in Belem. Once again not something to make a special trip for.

A small monument to the first South Atlantic flight conducted by Portuguese pilots. You'll end up passing through here, most likely on your way to the Belem tower. The plaque is in Portuguese, so unless you're fluent or particularly interested in European aviation history, probably won't know what this monument celebrates. Still, not bad, next to a small Bayside restaurant and has a view of the local bridge and waters.

A replica of a plane that some portugal flew to Brasil. Nice and historical plane