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Monument to the aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
AddressSacadura Cabral e Gago Coutinho (Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisboa, morada de torre de belém)
GPS Coordinates: N 38°41'32.0", W 9°12'50.3"
Free entrancePresentation
In 1922 the Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral set off from the Tagus, near Belém, on the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic. A stainless steel replica of the Santa Cruz (one of the hydroplanes used on the journey) was placed near the Belém Tower in 1991 to mark this achievement.