Rio Helicopters

A vast and geographically diverse country, Brazil has large reserves of natural resources and substantial oil reserves and although Sao Paulo has the highest density of helicopter operations, Rio de Janeiro is the centre for many offshore oil support helicopter operators. Most are based Rio’s Aeroporto Jacarepagua which stared life as Compagnie Générale Aéropostale stepping stone for flying mail between Natal and Buenos Aires as part of a larger project linking France and South America in 1927...