Voo da amizade (Portuguese: Friendship Flight) was the name of a dedicated air service between Brazil and Portugal operated between 1960 and 1967.
In order to further promote the close cultural and economic ties between Brazil and Portugal, Panair do Brasil and TAP-Transportes Aéreos Portugueses established a jointly-operated air service with very specific characteristics: The first flight took off from Brazil on November 30, 1960[4] and remained as originally planned until the closure of Panair do Brasil on February 10, 1965.
[5] After a brief interruption, on November 22, 1965 Varig succeeded Panair in the Brazilian half of the operation, using one of its Lockheed L-188 Electra II.
[6] In this phase, TAP also decided to start using its own aircraft, a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, for its share of the services.
It is worth noting that Panair, TAP and Varig also operated nonstop flights between Brazil and Portugal without the restrictions imposed by the Voo da amizade.