1. Alberto Santos Dumont

2. SANTOS DUMONT
• He was born in Palmira,MG in July 20 1873.
• He was an aviation pioneer.
• Son of rich family,who have farms in São Paulo
countryside,he went to study in Paris,France.

3. Inventors
• He had designed,built and flew guided dirigible.
• He had demonstrated that was posible to control a flight.
• In 1901 he rounded the Eiffel Tower with his dirigible.
• With this he won an award,and became one of the most
famous person in twentieth century.

4. • He was the first men to fligh with an airplane,by
engine aircraft .
• On Octuber 23,1906,he flew about 60m to a height
about 2 or 3m with his 14 Bis,in the field of
Bagatelle,Paris.
• Less a month later ,on November 12,he flew about
220 meters to a height about 6 meters.
• The 14 Bis was the first verified by the Aero Club of
France of heviest thing flew by their own means.

5. Killed himself
• Santo Dumont lived in Guarujá-SP.
• In 1932 occurred the constitutionalist revolution,but
that conflict happened with airplanes.Possibly any
airplane flew over Guarujá and this had caused a
anguish at Santos Dumont,and he killed himself,on
July 23 1932,at 59 years old.
• His heart is exposed at the Museum of Air Force in
the field of Afonsos,in Rio de Janeiro-RJ,

6. Awards
• On July 31,1932,decree nº10.447 changed the
name of town of Palmira-MG to Santo Dumont.
• On October 16, 1936, the first airport in Rio de
Janeiro was named of Santos Dumont.
• Law 7243 of 4 November 1984, awarded him the
title of Patron of the Brazilian Air Force.

7. Photos
Santos Dumont Dirigible rounded the Eiffel Tower

8. Hearse Car who was transported
14 Bis Santos Dumont body.