The Brazilian Air Force's training center is based on Pirassununga Air Base in the São Paulo province. This enormous base has three runways and houses in total over 100 aircraft. One of them is this T-27 Tucano seen during formation training.
 
 
 

The student starts his career on this Neiva T-25 Universal trainer from 2 Esquadrão de Instrução Aérea (EIA). The students fly 16 hours and with good results they can continue the course.
 
 
 

In the third year students start to fly the T-27 Tucano. On this picture the students are going to fly a four formation training flight.
 
 
 

The T-27 Tucano is a very good training aircraft and is in use in many Air Forces. The flying characteristics can be compared with many jet trainers, against lower costs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This T-27 is returning from a formation flight. All AFA Tucano's are designated to 1 EIA and are painted in this orange/white scheme. The T-27 is also in use as light attack aircraft or  interceptor of drug transport planes. In this case they are camouflaged (brown/green) or air defence grey.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Very famous in Brazil is "Esquadrilha de Fumaca" (Smoke Squadron), the aerobatic team of the Air Force.  They operate with special painted T-27's and are based on Pirasunnunga.

No doubt about the name of the squadron as demonstrated here. The squadron is performing almost 200 shows a year in South America.
 
 

In their spare time the students can fly different gliders. This one is an aggressive looking KW 1b2 Quero Quero (FAB type designation Z-16.)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
This Gloster Meteor is one of the four monuments on Pirassununga Air Base. Also preserved on this base is a T-6, a T-23 and a T-33.