Lawn Chair Aviator Makes Cluster Balloon Cross-Country Jul 7, 2008
He went missing eight hours after taking off from Paranagua. FMI. (Aero-News Network)
Body of ballooning priest discovered? Jul 5, 2008
The 41-year-old priest took off from the southern port city of Paranagua on April 20, strapped to 1,000 helium-filled balloons in an attempt to raise money to build a rest stop and worship center for truckers. The balloons were found floating in water a day later. (MSNBC -- International)
Body of Brazil's Missing `Balloon Priest' Found in Ocean, Petrobras Says Jul 5, 2008
He went missing on April 20 after taking off from Paranagua, a port city near Curitiba, the capital of Parana state in Brazil's south ... The motive for his trip was to raise money for spiritual rest stop for truckers in Paranagua and break a 19-hour record for flight using helium balloons ... After he called for help from port authorities in Paranagua, a search was launched but he was never heard from again. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
No sign ofpriest carried off by balloons Apr 23, 2008
Roman Catholic priest Adelir Antonio de Carli talks with a journalist before floating off using party balloons in Paranagua, Brazil, on Sunday ... Carli lifted off Sunday afternoon from the port city of Paranagua, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute ... Stunt was to raise moneyThe priest was trying to break a 19-hour record for the most hours flying with balloons to fund a spiritual rest stop for truckers in Paranagua, home to Brazil's largest grain port. (MSNBC -- International)
Priest's Flight Balloons Found Off Brazil Apr 23, 2008
The priest sets off from Paranagua. Reverend Adelir Antonio de Carli had taken off from the city of Paranagua on Sunday ... The priest set off on his journey wanting to break a 19-hour balloon flying record to raise money for a spiritual rest stop for truckers in Paranagua. (Sky News)
Priest missing in balloon flight Apr 23, 2008
Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and parachute ... Ms Gallas said the priest wanted to break the record of 19 hours for the longest flight with balloons to raise money for a spiritual rest stop for truckers in Paranagua, Brazil's second-largest port for agricultural produce. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Priest on balloon flight goes missing off Brazil Apr 23, 2008
The Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute ... Gallas said by telephone that the priest wanted to break a 19-hour record for the most hours flying with balloons to raise money for a spiritual rest-stop for truckers in Paranagua, Brazil's second-largest port for agricultural products ... But winds pushed him in another direction, and Carli was some 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast when he... (CNN -- World)
Officials seek to bar arms ship in Africa Apr 22, 2008
The Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday wearing a helmet, thermal suit, and a parachute. He was trying to raise money for a spiritual rest stop for truckers. (Boston Globe)
