Person naval officer aviator admiral
Gago Coutinho
naval officer · aviator · admiral
Portuguese naval officer and aviator who with Sacadura Cabral flew from Lisbon to Funchal in March 1921 and crossed the South Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro in 1922, commemorated in Funchal by a monument and street names.
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- São Francisco (street) — Portuguese aviator whose 1921 Lisbon–Madeira flight gave the street its new name.
- Monument to the Aviators — Aviator who, with Sacadura Cabral, flew from Lisbon to Funchal, commemorated by this monument.
- Sabão (street) — Aviator who completed the Lisbon–Rio flight on 17 June 1922, commemorated in the street's new name.
- Aviation — Naval captain who flew to Funchal in March 1921 and later crossed the South Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro in 1922.
- Camões — Portuguese admiral who argued with José Maria Rodrigues over the route described by Camões from Lisbon to Cape Verde.
2Chronology
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Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral made the first flight from Lisbon to Funchal in the seaplane F-3.
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The monument to the aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral was inaugurated in the Jardim Municipal.
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Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral completed their Lisbon–Rio de Janeiro flight, and Funchal celebrated their arrival from 17 to 20 June.
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Funchal council renamed streets in honour of the aviators, naming one 'rua 17 de Junho de 1922' and the Pontinha road rua Sacadura Cabral.
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