Brazil

Watch: Joy and frustration in the Brazilian flats

Joanna Di Grigoli shares the joys and frustration of flying in the flatlands of north-eastern Brazil
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A tracklog showing a 500km flight in Brazil

“The best bit was flying wing-to-wing at 500k”

Hugo Hadaš and Stanislav Klikar flew 503km straight line on 20 October 2024, from Carnaubas in northeast Brazil
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Timo Leonetti was a star of the international cross-country paragliding scene Photo: Stéphane Boulenger

Timo Leonetti’s records posthumously ratified

French pilot Timo Leonetti has been posthumously awarded four Junior world records by the FAI for distance flights in Brazil
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Brazil Air Force at CRUZEX 2018. Photo: Photo: Força Aérea Brasileira

Pilots in Brazil warned of ‘aerial war games’

The Brazilian free flight federation CBVL is appealing to pilots to observe Notams in the north-east region because of a big military exercise
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Hugo Hadaš – just 17 – flies 500km in Brazil

Hugo Hadaš has become the youngest person to fly 500km after a record-breaking flight in north-east Brazil, with Stanislav Klikar
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Pico do Gaviao Andradas Brazil. Photo: Ulric Jessop

Brazil dominate at Pan American Championships

Brazilian pilots have triumphed at the sixth FAI Pan-American Paragliding championships, which were held 15-22 September in Andradas
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Honorin Hamard and Méryl Delferrière win PWC Superfinal 2023

Honorin Hamard and Méryl Delferrière win PWC Superfinal 2023

French pilots Honorin Hamard and Méryl Delferrière won the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2023 that took place in Baixo Guandu, Brazil
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Welcome to Brazil ... Boomin sky in Baixo Guandu. Photo: PWCA

PWC Super Final kicks off in Baixo Guandu

The Paragliding World Cup Super Final runs from 5-16 March 2024 in Baixo Guandu, Brazil to close the 2023/24 season.
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Punta Ballena demonstrations

Pilots in Uruguay fight to save iconic site

Pilots in Uruguay are calling on pilots everywhere to sign a petition and help stop the construction of 300 apartments at their home site
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PWC Andradas Brazil 2023

PWC 2023: Estefano Salgado wins in Andradas

Estefano Salgado and Johanna Hamne won the PWC that was held in Pico do Gaviao (Andradas), Brazil in the last week of September 2023
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