Governador Island ( Ilha do Governador , in Portuguese ; literally Governor's Island , in English ) is the largest island in Guanabara Bay , in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . It has a population of about 211,018 inhabitants, in a small area of 42 km (16 sq mi).
11-467: Galeão (Portuguese meaning galleon) may refer to: Galeão Air Force Base , a Brazilian Air Force base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport), an airport in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Galeão, Rio de Janeiro , a district and beach in the neighborhood of Ilha do Governador in
22-567: Is a base of the Brazilian Air Force located in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. It is named after nearby Praia do Galeão ( Galleon Beach ), where in 1663 the galleon Padre Eterno was built. It shares some facilities with Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport . The history of the Base begins on 10 May 1923 when a School of Naval Aviation was established near Galeão beach. On 22 May 1941 with
33-466: Is located 20 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of Governador Island . Governador Island Rio de Janeiro's main airport, Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport , and the Galeão Air Force Base are located on Governador Island and occupy about a third of it, in the western and northwestern parts. A small sea inlet that once existed on the northwestern shore
44-633: The Air Force Base, across the runway. On 1 February 1952 the passenger terminal was opened and public and military services were separated. After the completion of a new passenger terminal in 1977, the original public facility became the passenger terminal for passenger flights operated by the Brazilian Air Force. Since then it is informally known as Terminal do Correio Aéreo Nacional ( Brazilian Air Force Passenger Services Terminal ). The following units are based at Galeão Air Force Base: The base
55-429: The bay has been cleaned up in recent years for the 2016 Summer Olympics . The island is home to only one professional football club, A.A. Portuguesa . Its home is Estádio Luso Brasileiro , which in recent years has been expanded so it can be used professionally by Botafogo , as Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , its normal home, is being used for Olympic purposes. It was also used by Flamengo during 2017 and 2018, in
66-516: The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Galleon , Portuguese: Galeão , a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries Baía do Galeão , a bay northeast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
77-728: The creation of the Air Force Ministry in Brazil, the school became the Galeão Air Force Base and a terminal and hangars were built at the location and the runway extended. Those buildings still exist. When Brazil declared war against the Axis on 22 August 1942, the aerodrome began to be intensively used by the Allies for military operations related to the World War II. With the end of the war,
88-405: The increase of tonnage of aircraft flying on international routes and number of passengers, and being Santos Dumont Airport unable to handle all the traffic international flights gradually shifted to the site of the Air Force Base. Although it informally handled long-haul international traffic, services were however precarious and a decision was made to build a brand new passenger terminal, opposite
99-499: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galeão&oldid=1255138126 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Portuguese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gale%C3%A3o Air Force Base Galeão Air Force Base – ALA11 ( IATA : GIG , ICAO : SBGL )
110-631: The mainland by a complex of expressway bridges and through a ferry in Cocotá Terminal, transporting passengers to downtown Rio. The name means "Governor's Island" because one of the first colonial governors of Brazil built a country house on the island in the 16th century. The native name for the island in Old Tupi was Paranapuã , which means "sea branch". People from Governador Island suffer from high pollution from Guanabara Bay. Although surrounded by beaches, many of them have become unusable even though
121-425: Was landfilled to build the airport's runway 10/28, thereby increasing the island's area. Often mentioned by cariocas (inhabitants of Rio city) simply as Ilha ("island"), Governador Island has some favelas , such as Morro do Dendê , the largest one, but it also has many middle-class neighborhoods, like Jardim Guanabara , with the third highest HDI in the city. The island is connected to Fundão Island and to
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