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VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, Rio Grandean Airways) was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline and virtually its only international one.
Varig was Brazil's first airline and formerly the largest in Latin America, recognized worldwide for its quality. The airline stopped flying on June, 2006. This site is dedicated to preserving its legacy.
Varig was once a household name in South American aviation - it was the largest Boeing 747 operator in the region and connected Brazil to destinations as far away as Tokyo (NRT), Maputo (MPM), and Hong Kong (HKG).
Varig was once one of the largest and better-known South American airlines. It was founded as early as 1927, and for decades was the largest international carrier out of Brazil. Its demise began with financial difficulties in the early 2000s.
Varig formerly the largest airline of Latin America and Brazil's first airline, stopped flying in 2006. Varig was known and recognized worldwide for its quality. This website is dedicated to preserve the legacy of Varig airline.
Varig, Brazilian airline founded on May 7, 1927, with the assistance of a Berlin trading concern, Kondor Syndicat, which had begun flights in the state of Rio Grande do Sul the previous January. Thereafter, Varig opened several more intrastate routes.
DALLAS — Today, in 2006, VARIG Airlines (RG), Brazil's first airline and leading carrier from 1965 until 1990, ceased operations in 2006. VARIG can trace its history back to 1927 when the airline was founded by German aviator Otto Ernst Meyer-Labastille.