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2 unusual facts about Cruzeiro do Sul


Náuas Esporte Clube

Náuas Esporte Clube, commonly known as Náuas, is a Brazilian football team based in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre state.

Tavaj Linhas Aéreas

The airline traces its origins to an air taxi company Taxi Aéreo Vale do Juruá, established in Cruzeiro do Sul in September 1972.


Ponta Pelada Airport

12 November 1969: a Cruzeiro do Sul NAMC YS-11/11A en route from Ponta Pelada Airport to Belém-Val de Cans was hijacked by a person who demanded to be flown to Cuba.

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823

Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazillian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul, and Tarauacá to Rio Branco.

Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo air bridge

It was inaugurated on 5 July 1959 by the airlines Varig, Cruzeiro do Sul and VASP making it the earliest air shuttle in the world.


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