Gago Coutinho

Gago Coutinho
Gago Coutinho when he had the rank of captain-lieutenant of the Portuguese Navy
Born	Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869-02-17)17 February 1869 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	18 February 1959(1959-02-18) (aged 90) Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation	Portuguese Navy officer
Known for	First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
Military career
Allegiance	Portugal
Service / branch	Portuguese Navy
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Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈvjeɣɐʒ ˈɣaɣu koˈtĩɲu]; 17 February 1869 – 18 February 1959), generally known simply as Gago Coutinho, was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral were the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, in a journey from March to June 1922, started in Lisbon, Portugal, and finished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,^[1] using a seaplane variant of the British reconnaissance biplane Fairey III.

In June 2022, the centenary of the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, it was announced that Faro Airport will officially change its name to Gago Coutinho Airport.^[2]