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<body> <h2>Brazil Travel Report and Picture - Aviation Museum MUSAL in Rio de Janeiro - Interesting Brazil Travelogue with Pictures. Brazil interesting facts.</h2> <p><span class="DataInfo">Two-thirds of Brazil’s population lives near the coast, meaning that life is a beach for locals and tourists alike. People are the essence of the country, and while Brazil is home to a multitude of ethnic groups of varying economic status, there are some characteristics that everyone shares – energy and passion. It’s not all reserved for football either; Brazilians enjoy a good party whatever the circumstances.<br> <br> Rio is the hottest of destinations, particularly around Carnival time. Dancers gyrate, the music beats and the summer temperature rises. Almost anything goes. Bodies of all ages, colours and sizes don the very minimum in beachwear and idle away the days on the sun-kissed Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Volleyball, swimming and people-watching are but a few of the activities in which you can indulge.<br> <br> Brazil’s landscape is as diverse as the people who inhabit it. A rich colonial history exists, and the town of Parati is an exquisite example of eighteenth-century Portuguese architecture. The jungles and rivers of the Amazon, home to lush vegetation and exotic wildlife, incite notions of exploration amongst the intrepid, while the thundering Iguacu Falls are simply a spectacular wonder. Brazil’s massive assortment of people and places renders it ripe for choice.</span></p> <p>Brazil consists of 26 states (estados, singular estado) and 1 federal district (distrito federal):<br> <br> Map of BrazilBrazil and its 26 states and Federal District are divided by IBGE into 5 distinctive regions: North, Northeast, Center-West, Southeast and South (Division by Regions).<br> <br> North: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins. <br> The North constitutes 45.27% of the surface of Brazil and it is simultaneously the region with the lowest number of inhabitants. It is a fairly unindustrializated and undeveloped region, but it accommodates the largest rainforest of the world, the Amazon, and many indigenous tribes.<br> <br> Fortaleza the State capital of Ceará, located in northeastern Brazil.Northeast: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe. <br> The Northeast has 1/3 of Brazil's population. The region is culturally diverse, with roots from the Portuguese colonial period, Afro-Brazilian culture and some Brazilian Indian influence. It is also the poorest region of Brazil, with long periods of dry climate. It is well-known for its beautiful coast.<br> <br> Center-West: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Federal District. <br> The Center-West is the second largest region of Brazil, but has a low demographic density, since most of the population is concentrated in large cities. It is where the capital of Brazil, Brasília, is located.<br> <br> The Southeast is the richest and most populated region of Brazil. It has more inhabitants than any other South American country, with two of the largest megalopolises of the world: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the largest producer of oil and gas in Brazil. The region is very diverse, including the major business center of São Paulo, the Historical cities of Minas Gerais, the world famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro, and the Espírito Santo beautiful coast.<br> <br> Copacabana Beach - Rio de Janeiro.Southeast: Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and São Paulo <br> South: Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul <br> <br> European athmosfere in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, South regionThe South is the wealthiest per capta region of Brazil, with the highest standard of living in the country. It is also the coldest part of Brazil, with occasional occurrences of frosts and snowstorms. The region has been heavily settled by European immigrants, mainly Germans and Italians, and shows clear influences from both cultures.</p> <p>Aerospace / Aviation Museum MUSAL in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil<br> The Museu Aeroespacial - MUSAL (Aerospace Museum) was created in 1971, as an initiative of the then Aeronautics Minister, Ten.-Brig.-do-Ar Joelmir Campos de Araripe Macedo. That year saw the completion of the transference of the Air Force Academy to Pirassununga, leaving vacant the hangars at the Campo dos Afonsos, where since then the MUSAL is housed.<br> <br> Being subordinated to the Historic and Cultural Aeronautics Institute, the MUSAL is responsible for the keeping of a collection of more than fifty airplanes, as well as photographies, slides, maps and a library holding more than four thousand volumes, all of which are important documents of the history of aviation in Brazil.<br> <br> The MUSAL may be visited in the following hours (entrance is free): <br> Tuesdays to Fridays: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM<br> Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM<br> closed national holidays<br> <br> The Museum has loaned artifacts to other museums for short periods not exceeding 45 days; no artifact exchange program with other institutions. The auditorium has 104 seats. The building plans for the future are currently with the construction of new office facilities and one display room. Enlargement of the museum's aircraft display area by constructing five hangars and two buildings; project awaits funding approval. The conservation program contents large objects: periodic preservation work for aircraft received in air-worthy condition; extensive restoration executed on aircraft requiring such work, followed by periodic preservation and maintenance work. The indoor exhibition square footage is around 50,700. There have methods of exhibitry like as wall panels, display cases, labels only in front of large artifacts and thematic displays. Visitors per year: around 45,000.<br> <br> The Museu Aeroespacial is not a foundation but a military organization within the Brazilian Air Ministry and subordinated to the Air Minister's Office. The Museu Aeroespacial is unable to execute fund raising programs owing to existing regulations within the Brazilian Air Force which prohibit such activities. However, it is the current intention of the Air Minister's Office to exempt the museum from such restrictions, giving it substantially more latitude to raise money. <br> <br> The library accessible to the public.<br> <br> Public programs:<br> 2 large-scale events per year, two air shows per year with static and flying displays of military and civilian aircraft; both events are one-day affairs, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. <br> <br> Publications: participates in the editing of some publications issued by the "Instituto Cultural Historico da Aeronautica".<br> <br> Tours for the public and school groups, guided tours for large groups.<br> <br> Aircraft/spacecraft model collection:<br> 64 on display, 40 in storage<br> <br> Aerotec A-122<br> Aerotec T-23 (3)<br> Aerotec A-122B<br> Beechcraft AT-11-BH<br> Beechcraft UC-43-BH<br> Beechcraft D-18S<br> Beechcraft TC-45H<br> Bell 47G-2<br> Bell H-13G<br> Bell H 13J<br> Bell 47G-2<br> Bensen B-8M<br> Boeing B-17G-95-DL<br> Bucker Bu 131D-2<br> Caudron G.3<br> Cessna L-19A<br> Cessna L-19E (2)<br> Cessna UC-78<br> Cessna T-37C<br> CNNA HL-6B<br> Consolidated PBY-5A<br> Consolidated PBY-6A<br> Curtiss Fledling<br> Curtiss P-40N-20CU<br> DeHavilland DH-82A<br> Douglas A-20K-10DO<br> Douglas A-26C<br> Douglas C-47B<br> Douglas C-47A<br> EAY CAP-4<br> Embraer EMB-100<br> Embraer EMB-400 (2)<br> Fairchild C-82A-FA (2)<br> Fairchild C-119G-FA<br> Fairchild PT-19A-FA<br> Fairchild PT-19B-FA<br> Fairchild PT-19 (FG) (3)<br> Fairchild F-22 C7G<br> Fairchild F-24R<br> Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100<br> FMA Focke Wulf PW-44J<br> FG-Focke Wulf FW-58B-2<br> Fokker 8.11<br> Fokker S.12<br> Gloster Meteor T Mk 7<br> Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 (2)<br> Grumman J4F-2<br> Grumman SA-16A<br> IPT-02b Nhapeczn<br> IPT-0-B Bichinho<br> IPT-16 Surubim<br> Lockheed C-60A-5-LO<br> Lockheed F-80C-10-LO<br> Lockheed AT-33A-20-LO<br> Lockheed P2V-5<br> Lockheed PV-1<br> Lockheed L-188A<br> Morane Sauhier 7GD<br> Microleve QS MX<br> Microleve QS MXL<br> Muniz M-7<br> Neiva L-6<br> Neiva N-591<br> Neiva YL-42<br> Neiva N-621<br> Niess 5FG (2)<br> Nieuport 21E1<br> North American B-25J-25-NC<br> North American AT-6C<br> North American AT-6G<br> North American AT-6D<br> North American T-28B-1<br> Pilatus P.3-04 (2)<br> Piper J3F-65<br> Piper J4A<br> Piper J5A<br> Republic P-47D-30-RE<br> Republic P-47D-40-RA<br> Santos Dumont <br> Santos Dumont Demoiselle<br> Stearman A75L3<br> Stearman A76C3<br> Stearman PT-18<br> Stinson SR-10D<br> Vickers Viscount V.782<br> Vultee BT-15 (2)<br> WACO CJC<br> WACO CPF-5<br> WACO CSO<br> WACO RNF<br> Weltensegler Hols der Teufel<br> Westland Wasp HAS.21<br> <br> and its address is:<br> <br> Av. Marechal Fontenelle, 2000<br> Campo dos Afonsos - Marechal Hermes<br> 21740-000 Rio de Janeiro - RJ<br> <br> Phones:<br> +55 21 357 5212<br> +55 21 357 5213<br> +55 21 357 5214<br> <br> Local buses, routes 917 - Bonsucesso/Mal. Mallet and 745 - Cascadura/Bangú leave downtown Rio de Janeiro and pass close to the Museum. <b>Adventure in Rio  - Starring Jean Pierre Belmondo. </b></p> </body>