The Varginha UFO incident involves a series of events in 1996 when residents of Varginha, Brazil claimed seeing one or more strange creatures and at least one unidentified flying object (UFO). The reports garnered extensive media coverage. Other associated claims include the capture of one or more extraterrestrial beings by the Brazilian authorities, animal fatalities at a zoo, and a woman impregnated by an extraterrestrial. An investigation by the Brazilian Army concluded that a city resident was mistaken for an alien creature and the movement of military personnel in the region was routine.
Figueira da Foz, also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km (25 mi) west of Coimbra and sheltered by hills, sharing about the same latitude with Philadelphia, Baku and Beijing. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 62,125, in an area of 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi). The city of Figueira da Foz proper has a population of 46,600. It is the second largest city in the district of Coimbra.
The brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian dessert. The origin of the dessert is uncertain, but the most common theory is that it was created by a confectioner from Rio de Janeiro, Heloísa Nabuco de Oliveira, to promote the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Gomes. It is made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and chocolate sprinkles covering the outside layer.
Varginha is a municipality in southwest Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Varginha stands out as one of the major centers of commerce and coffee production in Brazil and the world. The city is a center for export of coffee draining most of the production of the south of Minas Gerais, making the grain trade with several countries. The city is equidistant from the three largest metropolitan areas in Brazil. The city is close to Rodovia Fernão Dias. The city is served by Maj. Brig. Trompowsky Airport.
Air Minas Linhas Aéreas was an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It operated passenger services from Belo Horizonte to destinations in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. The airline was grounded on May 30, 2010, and lost its operational license on September 20, 2011.
Pantanal Linhas Aéreas S.A. was a regional airline based in São Paulo, Brazil and incorporated by TAM Linhas Aéreas in 2013. It served destinations mainly in the southeast region of Brazil from its bases at Congonhas and Guarulhos airports in São Paulo.
Octávio Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida was a Brazilian chess player, who was born and died in Rio de Janeiro. Trompowsky won the 1939 Brazilian Championship, but is best known as the player for whom the Trompowsky Attack chess opening was named. The Trompowsky Attack remains a popular opening choice.
Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso – CPBV is a large complex of the Brazilian Armed Forces located in Serra do Cachimbo, in the southern part of Pará, Brazil. It is named after Haroldo Coimbra Velloso (1920–1969), an Air Force brigadier and politician who was responsible for the complex's creation.
Marshal is the highest rank in both the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Air Force, although the latter is titled Marechal-do-ar. These ranks are equivalent to that of admiral in the navy. A marshal is distinguished by using five stars, which for a marshal of the air are in the approximate position of Southern Cross and for a marshal in the army, in the form of "X". The five stars of admiral are in the shape of a pentagon.
Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues International Airport is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil. The airport is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896–1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force and crucial to the integration of Tocantins to Brazil via the passenger air services of the Brazilian Air Force.
Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is the airport serving Uberaba, Brazil.
Brigadeiro Protásio de Oliveira Airport, formerly called Júlio César Airport, was an airport serving Belém, Brazil. Since 14 April 2010, it was named after Protásio Lopes de Oliveira (1923–2003) former president of Infraero and commander of the 1st Regional Air Force.
Cachimbo Airport is the military airport serving Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso, a large Testing and Training complex of the Brazilian Armed Forces located in Serra do Cachimbo, in the southern part of the state of Pará, Brazil. It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.
Prefeito Octávio de Almeida Neves Airport is the airport serving São João del-Rei, Brazil. The airport is named after a former Mayor of São João del-Rei.
Brigadeiro Camarão Airport is the airport serving Vilhena, Brazil.
Marshal of the Air Armando Figueira Trompowsky de Almeida was the first Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Air Force and was Minister of Aviation from 1945 to 1951 for which work he was described as the Consolidator of the Ministry of Aviation.
Brigadeiro Cabral Airport is the airport serving Divinópolis, Brazil.
Brigadeiro Lysias Augusto Rodrigues Airport is the airport serving Carolina, Brazil. It is named after Brigadier Lysias Augusto Rodrigues (1896-1957), one of the founding figures of the Brazilian Air Force, and expert in Geopolitics.
Walfrido Salmito de Almeida Airport, is the airport serving São Benedito, Brazil.
Brig. Firmino Ayres Airport is the airport serving Patos, Brazil.
