Heróis Da Travessia Do Atlântico, Monument and public heritage site in Socorro District, São Paulo, Brazil.
Heróis Da Travessia Do Atlântico is a granite and bronze monument in São Paulo that honors aviators who flew between Europe and South America. The sculpture stands in Socorro District and commemorates pilots who established an important air connection between the two continents.
The monument was inaugurated in 1929 to honor Italian pilots who completed their South Atlantic flight in 1927. This crossing was a milestone in aviation history and proved that regular air service between Europe and South America was possible.
The monument displays a column chosen specifically to honor these pilots, showing how important this flight connection was for relations between Europe and South America. You can see here how two continents were linked through these early aviation achievements.
The monument sits in a public area of Socorro District, near Guarapiranga Dam. You can easily reach it on foot and see it from different angles since it stands openly in a central location.
The monument has been relocated twice, first in 1987 and then in 2010, showing how the city of São Paulo itself has transformed over the decades. These moves reflect how urban spaces get reorganized when city needs and priorities change.
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