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248 - 206 million years
TRIASSIC PERIOD
The Pangea supercontinent ( from the Greek Pan = All , Gea= Earth) begins to break up, originating the modern continents.
248 - 206 million years
206- 142 million years
JURASSIC PERIOD
With the disruption of the Pangea ( boundary with Cretaceous), South America separates from Africa ( supercontinent Gondwana) occupying its present position. The local geological formations document important changes in the secondary and tertiary areas, for example the Botucatu formation( sandstone). It occurred 130 million years ago, which proves that there was a great desert around here during this period. In turn, the formation of Serra Geral ( approximately 120 million years) is the result of successive basaltic spillages, originating the South Brazilian plateau.
206- 142 million years
Approximately 12.000 years
HUNTERS, GATHERERS, PREHISTORIC FISHERMEN( SAMBAQUI MAN)
It is very likely that they were the Palaeoamerindians who entered our continent via an antarctic route (Bering Strait), taking advantage of the possibilities of a planet in the process of defrosting. This happened approximately 12.000 years ago, in the Quaternary era, at the limit between Pleistocene and Holocene periods. The coastline of the region was 150 metres below the current level. Torres, in this context, was much far from the ocean. These nomads and semi- nomads were the " formers" of the sambaquians sites and lithic stations.
Approximately 12.000 years
Before the 15th to the 17 th century
Indigenous Communities
They probably started with the Guaianazes( Guaianás or Tapuias, from the Gê branch), which in turn have been the " natural evolution" of the first inhabitants. They were technologically supplanted by the Carios and the Arachas( Guarani branch), settlers of the coastal strip between Torres and Tramandaí, and also between the states of Santa Catarina to São Paulo.
Before the 15th to the 17 th century
1514
BAYA ISLAND
TORRES IS DEFINED AS " ILHA DA BAYA" BY THE PORTUGUESE JOÃO DE LISBOA.
1514
1617 - 1619
JESUITS ON THE COAST
The jesuit priests João Fernandes Gato and João de Almeida, originally from Laguna, found the missions.
1617 - 1619
Mid 17 th century
" HUMAN EMPTINESS "
"Imported" deseases, jesuitical catechism, slavery and genocide lead to disappearance of natives in the region.
Mid 17 th century
17 th century
THE SILVER AND GOLD CYCLE
"Excursions" or " Expeditions" in search of indigienous slave labour. Despite the scarcity of this " human material" , they did not stop to cover this coastal strip, between Laguna and Tramandai.
17 th century
1680
COASTAL RECOGNITION AND LAKE NAVIGATION
The founder of Laguna, Manoel Jordão da Silva, along with Domingos de Brito Peixoto, were in search of precious metals on the Rio Grande do sul coast. They did not succeed. However, they became some of the first connoisseurs of the sea routes and of the regional lake potential .
1680
1721
The above mentioned Domingos de Brito Peixoto receives the title of Capitão- mor de Laguna( with jurisdiction up to Rio Grande de São Pedro). A land expedition, commanded by João de Magalhães, passes by Torres when moving to start the settlement of Rio Grande.
1721
From 1730 onwards
Troopers, Sorocaba and Laguna immigrants intensify traffic / human trafficking in their comings and goings through the Torres coastal corridor. Above, the watercolor " Mambetuba" from the artist Jean Baptiste Debret is one the first visual records of Torres. The crossing or passage of the Mampituba river. The term " passage" or "walk through" of Torres baptized the neighbor municipality, on the state of Santa Catarina. Date : 1827
From 1730 onwards
NAIL FENCE
Commercial establishment ( between Itapeva lagoon and Itapeva hill) was organized by Portuguese Colonel Diogo Cardoso Osório to provide confinement for horses used by the Dragon Regiment, which would act in the war of the Cisplatina Province (now Uruguay), a region then disputed by the two iberian crowns.
1738
Diogo Soares ( cartographer) mentions Torres for the first time in a map. .
1738
1750
TREATY OF MADRID
After sealing the " diplomatic agreement", Spain and Portugal mutually recognize the useful use of land delimited and earmarked for each crown. After the treaty, the first important Portuguese figure to cross the boundary limits was General Gomes Freire de Andrade ( governor of southern Brazil and Commissioner for limits demarcation, in 1752).
1750
Second half of 18 th century
GUARDING AND REGISTRATION
Transferred from Tramandai to Torres, during the decade of 1770 .
Second half of 18 th century
1777
SÃO DIOGO DAS TORRES FORT
Castilian danger" was around the Brazilian southern part, from the taking of the Nossa Senhora do Desterro. Taking Torres by land should involve isolating an entire region. The fort is built ( Swedish Marshall Jacques Funck and Colonel João Alves are responsible for the work). With that, the Guarding and Registration are transferred from Itapeva to the North tower, being located in an area bordering on military construction. The treaty of Santo Ildefonso, of the same year, determined the " deactivation" of the fort. Both empires ( Spain and Portugal) return to having good diplomatic relations.
1777
End of the 18 th century
AZOREAN PRESENCE
Coming from " Desterro" ( Florianópolis) and Laguna, they settled on rural properties between " Campos de Itapeva " and " Estância do Meio", nowadays known as Arroio do Sal.
End of the 18 th century
Last decade of the 18 th century
New fort is built on the ruins of the first one. The " Castilian danger" comes back to haunt. A Lieutenant, nameless to history, commanded the fort.
Last decade of the 18 th century
1801
The Boundary Demarcation Commission between Portugal and Spain was extinguished. Sergeant Manoel Ferreira Porto- quartered at the time in the Santa Maria da Boca do Monte Military Camp- is transferred to the Guarding and Registration of Torres.
1801
1801-1812
After choosing to remain in Torres, Manoel Ferreira Porto begins the gradual construction of a house- in the south side of the military barracks- to shelter his family. In 1812, he was promoted to second lieutenant and retired for " suffering from effective diseases". He remained in charge.
1801-1812
1815 - 1816
According to the diary of RJ Court Dom José Caetano da Silva Coutinho, it is known that in October 1815, during an apostolic journey to the south, he was received and lodged for overnight accommodation at the lieutenant's house- today House n°1 - to which " the family was very fond and granted them permission to build a chapel. "
The same document registered in January 1816 another overnight accomodation with an additional recommendation for the Lieutenant to raise funds to start the work. In July 1816, the lieutenant received a " Letter of Land Title" - available at the AHRS archive - legalizing his farm measuring 10 by 20 fathoms ( 22m X 44m ). Today these measures are totally preserved at original values, along with what remains of the house n°1, reformed more than once.
1815 - 1816
1816
House nº 1
Its construction was progressive and started in the first decade of 1800 , being a legalized site in 1816 through a " land title" . It has hosted important figures such as Bishop of the Court of Rio de Janeiro Dom José Caetano Coutinho da Silva in 1815 and 1816, and also, the French naturalist Saint Hilaire in 1820. It was designed to serve as a residence for the lieutenant Manoel Ferreira Porto's family , who was responsible for its building. Overtime, it underwent renovations and extensions, and changed owners in 1928.
Located on the slopes of the North tower, it originated the local urban nucleus with the " chapel," which was later built next to it and inaugurated in 1824.
1816
1820
The French naturalist Saint- Hilaire recorded in his travel diary that he was hosted in Torres at the lieutenant's house on June 4th and 5th, 1820. He wrote that he " was very well received [...] where I will be alone and from where you can see the lake ( today's Guitar Lagoon). 
Additionally, he described to us that he found the framework / foundations of the new church already in progress when he visited the place. The evidence of these records certifies that house N°1 precedes in antiquity the initial chapel of São Domingos das Torres- which was made effective in 1824 - helping to attract populations for the place.
1820
1825
During this period a controversy arises that echoes until these days. Paintings attributed to the French watercolorist Jean Batiste Debret about Torres might not have been his own, but those of the dealer Nicolas Dreys. Also during this year , the locality celebrates Portugal Recognition of Brazilian independence. A new civic act took place in the district of Santo Antônio da Patrulha.
1825
1826
A " planned" Germanic colonization is destined for Torres. The protagonists of the enterprise are José Feliciano Pinheiro( President of the province) and Francisco de Paula Soares( commander of the stronghold and immigration agent). After a painful " via - crucis " by sea and land , the immigrants arrived in Torres. In the following yea,r the protestants were settled in the valley of the Tree Forks river. The Catholics had to wait for another turn of the calendar to be established between the Alligator Pond and the Oven Hill. 
Later that year, the locality celebrated the recognition, by Portugal, of Brazil's independence. A new civic act took place. This year also marked the intense movement of the military along our coastal corridor. They were always quartered on the perimeter of the stronghold.
1826
December 1826
The emperor Dom Pedro I covered the land of Torres twice. He went on a military mission and here he received the notice of the Empress Dona Leopoldina's death. This year was also marked by the intense movement of soldiers along our coastal corridor. They always quartered close to the first stronghold.
December 1826
February 1827
The future viscount of São Leopoldo, already known as constitutional president of the province, is invited to inaugurate the " Gateway to Rio Grande do Sul". In September of the same year, the Fort of Torres is " promoted" to the category of prison, sheltering a contingent of Guaranian soldiers( commanded by Lieutenant- colonel Francisco de Paula Soares, and the fort had been renamed as Stronghold Ipiranga). Later that year ( October 12th), for the first time the National Pantheon was hoisted in Torres, and in the same civic act a cannon firing saluted the two years of the acclamation of Dom Pedro I as the Brazilian Emperor.
February 1827
1835 – 1845
During the Farroupilha Revolution Torres " sees" its territory being constantly dominated by " legalist troops" or " rebel forces".
1835 – 1845
1842
Mapa de Torres
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1842
Decade of 1840
Probably, in this period, the Stronghold Ipiranga is "deactivated. "
Decade of 1840
19 th century and first quarter of the 20th
For having a privileged spatial and physical conditioning, Torres was always susceptible of being shaken by the constant beligerances that ravaged our state between the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. This is partly the reason for the poor social and economic development of the municipality in this period.
19 th century and first quarter of the 20th
May 21st 1878
Torres, by the law number 1.152 is detached from Osorio ( monarchy birth certificate). It changes from being a parish to a town. In 1887,Torres was " downgraded" and then reattached to the “mother municipality”. Only in November 1890 ( act 62 ), Torres returned to the condition of vila ( republican birth certificate ).
May 21st 1878
September 7th 1884
The municipal council ( the City Council of that time, which also exercised executive functions) deliberated the end of black slavery in our municipality. However, this abolition seems to have been more physiologic than a truly committed action. have been more physiologic than a truly committed action
September 7th 1884
Period between the First empire and New State.
Several projects referring to a construction of a large marine port in Torres are presented. For political and not merely technical reasons, they are all abandoned.
Period between the First empire and New State.
Decade of 1890
Coming from mountainous municipalities and settling down in Morro Azul, descendants of the first Italian immigrants in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were settled in Torres.
Decade of 1890
1893 - 1895
FEDERALIST REVOLUTION
In the insane and fratricidal Federalist Revolution (which officially took place between 1893 and 1895) , several local events stained the soil of our once small earthly paradise with blood and beheadings.
The peaceful routine of Torres was so altered in that period that in a single event of belligerency, between 1893- 1894, a contingent of 2000 soldiers camped in the humble Villa of Torres ( representing the "Legalists" or "Republicans "
1893 - 1895
1898
Instalation of the church bell
1898
1912
The first lighthouse was installed in Torres.
Three buildings were erected on the place already : The first one was a steelplate structure that was short lived. The first Mitchell tower got inaugurated on January 25th,1912, by the lighthouse mechanic Alfred Kurtz Shultz and worked until 1928. Produced by French BBT Barbier Bénard Turenne Constructers, acquired in 1908 by 15.020 francs . All material, including luminous source that remained on for 12 hours daily, consumed 7 liters of kerosene and weighed 30 Ton.
1912
1915
The development project known as " Picoral Seaside Resort" is inaugurated. Tourism has made great strides in Torres. Jose Antonio Picoral ( Colonia de Sao Pedro de Alcantara, Torres, today Dom Pedro de Alcantara , July 25 th, 1877- Porto Alegre , December 25th, 1946) was a Brazilian merchant, industrialist, and hotelier known as the pioneer of tourism in Torres.
1915
Turn of 19 th to the 20 th century
The first meteorological station ( Gaiuta) is installed in Torres.
Turn of 19 th to the 20 th century
Turn of 19 th to the 20 th century
" Discovery " of " Balneotherapy"
Several archaeological research is carried out by renowned scientists and naturalists( Roquette Pinto and Antônio Serrano ).
Turn of 19 th to the 20 th century
Early 20 th century
Pacheco Age
The figure of Colonel Pacheco ( João Pacheco de Freitas) emerges and for a quarter of century will be the greatest exponent of local politics ( Republican Party).
Early 20 th century
FIRST AIR CRASH
The hydroplane ( prefix P- BAFA) is the protagonist of the first air crash in Rio Grande do Sul, taking place in the Mampituba River.
1923 – 1930
PICORAL SEASIDE RESORT
Torres is located in a strategical position controlling the narrow passage between south and north, a pathway lately crossed by indians, bandeirantes and troopers, and the only that avoided the mountain climbing. The most important is that its shore is the only in the state sandy coastline to present geographic diversity, a river with a chain of coastal ponds and also a plenty of cliffs and rocks formation. Finally, right ahead , it is the only sea island of the state : the Fur Seals island .
1923 – 1930
1923 – 1930
PICORAL SEASIDE RESORT
The Picoral seaside resort was opened to public only in summertime and mantained a permanent office in Porto Alegre. It was composed by a series of wooden pavillions and chalets, some interconnected and some scattered around the city. The main complex was in the urban centre, making up a large quadrilateral of chalets, lined up on two sides, and in the other two were pavillions for two kitchens, storerooms and a large ballroom.
1923 – 1930
1936
Foundation of SAPT
SAPT ( Sociedade amigos da Praia de Torres) starts its history in 1936 by people who believed in the development of the city. Its trajectory was written by visionary people,who united for leisure, went beyound and made a difference in the North shore of the state. SAPT developed in the 50's decade. "Friends of Torres Beach" were responsible for the construction of one of the largest buildings in South America, the traditional club house building, on the same site of Grande Hotel torres. The construction of the current club house, by the Mampituba river, in Breakwaters Beach, gathered more members by its modern and cutting-edge structure for the practice of several sports and room for parties and events. It is a complete establishment, perfect for those who want leisure, culture, sports and wellbeing. SAPT offers attractions to all-aged people, at any time of the year, covering an area of fifteen thousand square meters. The club offers restaurants, reception rooms for events, swimming pools, kiosk with barbecue pits, tenis court, footvolley court,beach tennis court,soccer field, sauna, large parking lot and more. SAPT also has the Three Towers Museum, registering great part of the local club history. Throughout the year, SAPT holds sports, cultural social and gourmet events. It is one of the only beach clubs in Rio Grande do Sul resisting the time, capable of reinventing itself and offering a truly place for being together to all its members.
1936
1949
FIRST SAPT HEADQUARTERS
The Sociedade Amigos da Praia de Torres had its first headquarters where the Picoral Hotel used to be located. The work began with the laying of the foundation stone in 1949 and in April the demolition of the old hotel. By the end of the year, 14 flats were delivered to members. The last phase of the work, referring to the 55 flats of the Amigos de Torres Hotel was finished in 1953, with the inauguration by the state governor at the time, General Ernesto Dornelles. This portion of the building is still in operation with the denomination of Grande Hotel Torres.
1949
Early 1950´s
The state government begins the expropriation process that will originate the Guarita State Park.
Early 1950´s
1967 - 1973
Barra do Rio Mampituba settling
1967 - 1973
1975
CREATION OF GUARITA STATE PARK
Guarita State Park, projected by landscapist Burle Marx, had its beginning with the promulgation of State Decree 21.540 from December 28th, 1971, being declared of public interest, for dispossession ends, with two areas located on the south urban side of the city. On October 14th 1981, the State declared Guarita Park a special tourist area, by Decree 30.377.
1975
1983
Creation of the Federal Ecological Reserve of Ilha dos Lobos.
1983
1983
Heritage listing of São Domingos Church
1983
1985
NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE
On the suspension bridge opening day, it didn’t support the weight of the authorities and locals and collapsed. No casualties, but the fact is that, with such allegorical characteristics and with some imagination, the event was incorporated into local folklore.
1985
2002
Creation of Itapeva State Park
2002
2017
Restoration end of São Domingos main church.
2017

MAYORS OF TORRES

Moysés Camilo de Farias
Intendente 1935 a 1940
01/01/1952 a 31/12/1955
Severiano Rodrigues da Silva
01/12/1948 a 31/12/1951
01/01/1956 a 31/12/1985
Antônio Almeida
01/01/1959 a 30/01/1964
Pedro Cardoso Duarte
31/01/1964 a 30/01/1969
Manoel João Machado
31/01/1969 a 30/01/1973
Clóvis Webber Rodrigues
31/01/1973 a 30/01/1977
01/01/1984 a 31/12/1988
01/01/1993 a 31/12/1996
Guilherme Cléo Biasi
31/01/1977 a 24/05/1981
Darci Brehm
25/05/1981 a 31/01/1983
José Antônio Britto da Luz
01/01/1989 a 08/09/1990
César Cafrune
08/08/1990 a 31/12/1992
01/01/1997 a 31/12/2000
José Batista da Silva Milanez
01/01/2001 a 31/12/2004
João Alberto Machado Cardoso
01/01/2005 a 31/12/2008
01/01/2009 a 31/12/2012
Nilvia Pinto Pereira
01/01/2013 a 31/12/2016
Carlos Alberto Matos de Souza
01/01/2017 - Atual

História do Balonismo em Torres

TORRES : THE CITY THAT BECAME PROTAGONIST OF BALLOONING IN BRAZIL

HISTORY:

In 1989, the idea of bringing a few balloons for the opening of FEBANANA arose, the local banana fest. A great idea !
In October 1989, the 1st South Brazilian Ballooning Festival had ten balloons for participation, but the weather conditions did not help and some events were suspended.
In 1990, the second edition was transferred to April, month with proper weather conditions for flying. With 15 balloons and hundreds of people giving prestige, April started to be the official Ballooning month.
The mast event was completed by the first time in 1992, having as champion Leonel Brites.
In 1993, Lincoln Freire performed his flight in a beer-can-shaped balloon, an unprecedented fact in Latin America at that time.
In 1995, a wedding happened in a semi- inflated balloon. The balloonist Eduardo Mello and his bride Patricia chose to realize the marital union during the event.
Eduardo Mello was the first Torres balloonist and as a pioneer encouraged many to qualify and become pilots. Balloon industry began to move to the city and the stores discovered an excellent line of business. In a couple of years, pilots put banners with corporation names on their balloons, but the companies themselves bought their own balloons after a short while and the teams began to multiply...
Torres has the first ballooning woman, Laís Pinho, that has been merchandising the city nationally with her creativity and sport dedication. Also responsible for constructing the 1st 100% all Torres made Balloon, once they were all made in São Paulo.

SOCIOCULTURAL IMPACTS

That's an event that embodied the culture of Torres, meaning a lot to collective immagination. The event mobilizes the city and surroundings not only during the festival but the whole year.
In parallel, the festival offers exhibition fairs with regional products, dancing festivities, music, poetry, literature and other cultural expressions as a way of enhancement of art and local culture.
The events usually attract a great amount of audience that appreciate presentations of locals and national artists.
Sports events usually happen in a parallel event like Motocross, parachuting, helicopter flights, water and flying sports, mobilizing visitors and tourists from all destinations: National and International.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS

The balloon festival involves the hotel industry, gastronomy, commerce and all the local economy that still suffers with seasonality. The high season period was getting shorter every year, creating a low season with hard consequences which worsened for almost two years of pandemic.
The event is a source of income, employment and oportunities for companies and entrepeneurs that participate in an organized way, exercizing the art of welcoming that's already part of Hospitality.

CITY HALL INVESTIMENTS

By the first event's edition, all facilities were rented, including restrooms and other crucial installations. In 1999, for example, due to the rains, no ballooning events happened and the festival was harmed due to the mud that formed on the Balloon Park.
Now the Balloon Park offers comfort and safety for all visitors. The modern built structure offers 24 restrooms, a ballooning memorial, cooking space and structure for a Tourist Assistance Center. This center has a Receptive Travel Agency that won the bidding for granting for that space and attends tourists and visitors trading travel products and service packs related to Tourism.

DEGREE ACHIEVED

Torres became national and international refference, receiving the title of " CAPITAL BRASILEIRA DO BALONISMO "- Brazilian Ballooning Capital.

RECORD : EVENT DATES AND WINNING PILOTS

1st Sulbrasileiro Balooning festival , October 7th-9th 1989. Champion: Orlando Genicolo Filho.
2nd Ballooning Festival, From April 28th to May 1st, 1990- champion: Carlos " Chico Paulo" Antonio Paulo.
3rd Ballooning Festival, March 28th - 31st, 1991- champion: Miguel Leiva.
4th Kodak/Skol Ballooning Festival, from April 30th to May 3rd 1992. Champion: Leonel Brites
5th Ballooning Festival, from April 29th to May 3rd, 1993. Champion : Antonio Carlos Hays Marques "Caco"
6th Ballooning Festival, April 21st- 24th, 1994. Champion: Walterson Leite de Lima
7th Kaiser Ballooning Festival, April 13th-16th. Champion: Ademir Brolacci.
8th Kaiser Ballooning Festival, April 4th-7th 1996- Champion: Aquilino Gimenez.
9th Kaiser Ballooning Festival. April 18-21st 1997- Champion: Luis Eduardo Consiglio.
10th Ballooning Festival- From April 30th to May 4th, 1998-Champion: Rui Kalousdian
11th Ballooning Festival, April 1st- 4th 1999. No events due to rain.
12th International Ballooning Festival, from April 28th to May 1st, 2000- Champion: Fábio Passos.
13th International Ballooning Festival, from April 27th to May 1st, 2001- Champion: Sacha Haim.
14th International Ballooning Festival- Mercosul Cup, from April 30th to May 5th, 2002- Two times champion : Sacha Haim.
15th International Ballooning Festival, April 18th- 21st, 2003- Three times champion : Sacha Haim.
16th International Ballooning Festival, between April 8th-11th, 2004- Four times champion: Sacha Haim.
17th International Ballooning Festival, April 21st-24th, 2005 - Five times Champion : Sacha Haim
18th International Ballooning Festival, from April 27th to May 1st, 2006- Champion: Gabriela Slavec.
19th International Ballooning Festival, from April 27th to May 1st, 2007- Champion: Eduardo Mello.
20th International Ballooning Festival, April 18th-21st, 2008- Champion: Kaio Chemin.
21st International Ballooning Festival, April 17th-21st, 2009 - Six times champion: Sacha Haim.
22nd International Ballooning Festival, from April 29th to May 2nd, 2010- Champion: Guto Marques.
23rd International Ballooning Festival, April 20th-24th, 2011- seven times champion: Sacha Haim.
24th International Ballooning Festival, from April 27th to May 1st, 2012- eight times champion: Sacha Haim.
25th International Ballooning Festival, May 1st-5th, 2013- Champion: Alexandre Giglio.
26th international Ballooning Festival, from April 30th to May 4th, 2014- Champion: Filipe Tostes.
27th International Ballooning Festival, from April 30th to May 3rd, 2015- Champion: Warley Macedo.
28th International Ballooning Festival, April 20th-24th, 2016. Two times champion: Warley Macedo.
29th International Ballooning Festival, from April 28th to May 1st, 2018- Champion: Fábio Passos
30th International Ballooning Festival, from April 27th to may 1st, 2018- Champion: Murilo Gonçalves.
31st International Ballooning Festival, May 1st- 5th, 2019- Champion: Murilo Hoffmann.
32nd International Ballooning Festival, April 14th- 24th, 2022. Champion : Fábio Pascoalino

P.S : Due to COVID 19 pandemic, there was no Ballooning Festival in 2020 and 2021.

BALLOONING AS A SPORT

According to the FÉDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNACIONALE , Ballooning has been the safest air sport in the world for more than 20 years, based on the fact that the balloon is made of a space tech material applied to aeronautics.
For being a safe sport, no parachute is required.
The safety of the balloon starts with the fabric which is made, passing by resistance of its components like the envelope, strings, basket, burner, gas cylinder that are made to withstand nine times the normal usage, also having a safe limit related to wind speed to launch a balloon. Speed can reach 25km/h and for special shaped balloons the speed limit is 15km/h.
The envelope is made of nylon. This fabric receives a special treatment against fire transmition. The strings are Kevlar made, a non burning material, it doesn't conduct electricity, does not rot and each one of the strings can withstand 600 kilos.

To make the balloon go up, the pilot triggers the blowtorch that causes air warming. The flight of the balloons is controlled through the blowtorch's on/ off, allowing the pilot to control the altitude with precision. But who defines direction is not the pilot but the wind, that in different currents of air, defines the path of the balloons.

REFERENCES
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_Internacional_de_Balonismo_de_Torres

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