The Esquadrilha da Fumaça (Smoke Squadron) is the Brazilian Air Force's aerobatic demonstration squad, akin to the USAF's Blue Angels. I got a fortuitous opportunity to photograph them in action during a winter afternoon in Rio de Janeiro. I was visiting the statue of the Christ to take some shots of the city from above when I spotted the formation of Tucano prop fighters flying over the Guanabara Bay releasing their smoke trail - they then proceeded to buzz the statue twice at a hair raising altitude. A video compilation of all the photographs follows the photos.
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