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STAR SAILORS

It's true that air travel has become satisfy you. The words of Santos
commonplace these days, but this Dumont (Eduardo Felipe), a Bra-
evolution brought about by tech- zilian aviator, in a conversation
nology was a seemingly impossi- with the then deluded Sacadura
RTP 1 premieres another ble desire a century ago. And, in Cabral and Gago Coutinho, per-
important project: the miniseries “Star Sailors”, we fectly sum up the driving force
“Star Sailors” recovers see just that: in 1922, Sacadura behind “Star Sailors”. At a time
the illustrious flight Cabral (Gonçalo Waddington) and when technology was revolutioni-
of Sacadura Cabral Gago Coutinho (Miguel Damião) sing the way we saw the world and
and Gago Coutinho, a transformed air navigation when Portugal was falling behind, only
historic achievement for they made the first crossing of the the dreamiest could challenge the
Portugal in the “roaring South Atlantic, between March 30 status quo. Seeing other aviators
twenties”. and June 17, on a journey from cross the skies and make history,
Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. Sacadura Cabral's ambition is to
SARA QUELHAS cross the South Atlantic and put
"It's up to us to decide what we will his country back on the road to
be at any given moment. Howe- success; however, in a bankrupt
ver, I understand that you have Portugal, it becomes very dif-
experienced a glimpse of Heaven ficult to convince the govern-
and that nothing else can truly ment to invest in his ambition.

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