Yes, the Concorde had a long and storied relationship with Brazil. In fact, Rio de Janeiro was one of the destinations for the world's first-ever commercial supersonic flights on January 21, 1976. Air France operated a route from Paris to Rio (with a technical stop in Dakar, Senegal) that took only about 6 to 7 hours, roughly half the time of a conventional jet. Before these commercial services began, the prototype Concorde 001 conducted a two-week promotional tour of South America in 1971, visiting both Rio and São Paulo. While the route was prestigious, Air France eventually suspended the supersonic service to Rio in 1982 due to its high operating costs and lower-than-expected passenger demand compared to the North Atlantic routes. Today, memories of the "white bird" landing at Galeão Airport remain a significant part of Brazil's aviation history, and philatelists still trade stamps commemorating those historic 1976 flights.