Just as when you think of football you think of Maracanã, when you think of hang gliding you think of Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro is the birthplace of hang gliding in Brazil and also in the world.

To fly a hang glider, you need a mountain to take off from. Mountains are usually located inland and therefore landings are made on farms where the terrain is hard and dangerous.

In Rio de Janeiro we flew hang gliding on a mountain near São Conrado beach, where the sand is soft, making the hang gliding landing a breeze in terms of safety.

If you want to go hang gliding, the best place in the world is Rio de Janeiro, which is why there is this symbiosis between hang gliding and Rio, becoming one and the same thing. Hang gliding is in Rio, because Rio has all the characteristics for hang gliding.

So far I have only talked about Rio and hang gliding from a safety perspective, which would be enough to make you choose to hang glide in Rio. In addition to all this safety, Rio offers the most amazing views of any city in the world for hang gliding. When you hang glide in Rio, you will see Christ the Redeemer, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, São Conrado, Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Barra and Recreio, which are beautiful places that can be seen on a single hang gliding flight in Rio.

JPVOO fits into this Rio Asa Delta combination, as it has been flying in this location for over 20 years.