1
Varig, Brazil’s first national airline, was founded in 1927. In 2005, VARIG went into judicial restructuring and in 2006 it was split into Flex Linhas Aereas (“old” Varig) and “new" Varig, a new company that gave origin to Gol. Who is the biggest Brazilian airline customer (in revenue)?
Gol
Latam
Azul
2
It was 21 January 1976 when 2 Concorde flights took off at the same time, taking the first commercial passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound. An AF Concorde left Paris en route to Rio, with a stopover in Dakar while a BA one took off from London to Bahrain. Who is the biggest Brazilian airport customer (in revenue)?
REC
GIG
GRU
3
Its history goes back to the early 1930s. In 1934 land was reclaimed from the sea to create its first runway and the airport complex was inaugurated on 1936 and was named Santos Dumont Airport. It was also in 1936 that the construction of a new passenger terminal began and its project was inspired in the Paris-Le Bourget Airport. Its pioneering, modernist, architectural features created a Brazilian national landmark. What’s the name of this famous airport is located walking distance from the Rio office?
Santos Dumont
Jacarepaguá
Galeão
4
The Brazilian Government started to privatize commercial in 2011. The fifth tranche of Brazil’s airport privatization program was completed in 2019 and the most important airports in the country are now managed by private companies. What are the Brazilian airports recently acquired by the Zurich Airport Group?
BSB and NAT
FOR and POA
FLN and VIX
5
Santos-Dumont succeeded in flying a true heavier-than-air aircraft, piloting the 14-bis before a large crowd of witnesses at the grounds of Chateau de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, for a distance of 60m at height of about 5m without using a launching rail and landed it safely. This was the first flight of a powered heavier-than-air machine in Europe to be certified by the Aéro-Club de France. When was this?
17 December 1903
15 July 1909
23 October 1906
6
Brasília is a planned city inaugurated in 1960, located in the middle of the country. It is the federal capital of Brazil. Brasilia was planned and developed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa and its landscape architect was made Roberto Burle Marx. Brasília was chosen as a Unesco World Heritage site due to its modernist architecture and unique artistic urban planning. What does the shape of the city of Brasilia resemble from above?
A cross
A heart
An airplane
7
The word carioca used to describe Rio local people. How old is the GIG CLUB?
32 years
21 years
25 years
8
Standing with his arms spread, this iconic statue of Christ overlooks Rio, from the 700m tall Corcovado mountain. The Christ the Redeemer has been crowned one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. This Art Deco statue was designed by the French sculptor Paul Landowski before being constructed by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. In 2004 its right thumb was chipped by lightning strikes. True or False?
True
False
9
How many registered branches does SITA have in Brazil?
12
9
4
10
How many times has Brazil won the Football World Cup?
Once
Five times - Brazil is has won the world cup a record five times and is the only team to have played in every tournament.
Twice
11
Caipirinha is the national drink in Brazil. What is it?
Cachaça, clove, cinnamon, lime, ginger
Cachaça, sugar and lime
Rhum, sugar and lime
12
Where are the waves of the famous Copacabana sidewalk originally from?
Africa
France
Portugal
