1 April 1947
The Brazil–Intergovernmental Committee agreement is concluded in London for a trial group of 1,000 families
London
Europe → Ilha das Flores, Rio de Janeiro
The Brazil–Intergovernmental Committee agreement was concluded in London on 1 April 1947 for a trial group of a thousand families. Six weeks later the transport General S. D. Sturgis landed the first group of 861 refugees and displaced persons at Rio de Janeiro for the hostel on the Ilha das Flores; it was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to a resettlement country. From Rio those bound for São Paulo went on to the provisional hostel at Campo Limpo.
London
Ilha das Flores, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro