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  • In the sixteenth century, Brazilian-born priest Bartolomeu Lourenco moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he began to work on a flying machine, called the Passarola, which means "large bird" in Portuguese.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • In the sixteenth century, Brazilian-born priest Bartolomeu Lourenco moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he began to work on a flying machine, called the Passarola, which means "large bird" in Portuguese.

    Passarola Rising 2007

  • The two of them flee to France, where they are hosted by Voltaire, and given various missions by Louis XV, who is enamored of the Passarola.

    Passarola Rising 2007

  • The two of them flee to France, where they are hosted by Voltaire, and given various missions by Louis XV, who is enamored of the Passarola.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • A dangerous rescue mission in Poland almost ends the flights of the Passarola.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • A dangerous rescue mission in Poland almost ends the flights of the Passarola.

    Passarola Rising 2007

  • Passarola, the wind roars in my ears, and no bird ever soared so high, if only the King could see me now, if only that Tomás

    José Saramago - Excerpt from "Baltasar and Blimunda" 1998

  • Passarola once more, he waves with his hat, just once, better to dissemble and pretend that he knows nothing, this explains why they did not spot him from the airship, and who knows if they will ever meet him again.

    José Saramago - Excerpt from "Baltasar and Blimunda" 1998

  • The Mumpsimus: Passarola Rising by Azhar Abidi skip to main

    Passarola Rising 2007

  • Passarola Rising by Azhar Abidi a review by Craig L. Gidney

    Passarola Rising 2007

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