Brazilian leaders bring business connections and a 2027 invitation to NAAA’s convention, building on a congress that drew 4,700 participants from 12 countries
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Brazil’s agricultural aviation sector brings much more than an invitation to Ag Aviation Expo 2026. As North American operators and suppliers gather in Savannah, Georgia, Brazilian representatives are looking to expand commercial ties, foster technological exchange, and lay the groundwork for a major international gathering in Brazil in 2027.
Led by Hoana Almeida Santos, president of the National Union of Agricultural Aviation Companies (Sindag), the delegation will attend the annual convention of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) from November 16 to 18. One of their key objectives is to formally invite U.S. industry leaders, researchers, suppliers, and operators to celebrate 80 years of agricultural aviation in Brazil.
The commemorative event—the AvAg 80 Years Congress—will take place from August 17 to 19, 2027, in Orlândia, in the state of São Paulo, in Brazil’s Southeast region.
The congress will be hosted at the facilities of Tangará Aeroagrícola, an operating agricultural aviation company, offering international visitors a closer look at Brazil’s aerial application industry and its day-to-day operations.
A Significant Market
For North American companies, this invitation also serves as a gateway to a substantial market. Brazil boasts the second-largest fleet of agricultural aircraft in the world—trailing only the United States—with approximately 2,900 aircraft spread across 24 Brazilian states.
Brazilian agricultural aviation operators and technology suppliers will also attend the Savannah event, including companies working with U.S. business partners to serve both markets. Their presence reflects commercial relationships that extend beyond the annual meetings between the two associations.
Sindag executive director Gabriel Colle, who will also attend the event in the United States, attaches special significance to this year’s gathering. “As the NAAA celebrates its 60th anniversary, Brazil is preparing to mark eight decades since its first agricultural aviation flight, which took place in 1947,” he notes.
According to Colle, the coincidence of these dates offers an opportunity to strengthen a partnership that has connected the two organizations since 2016. Through this agreement, Sindag and the NAAA extend reciprocal invitations to each other’s major industry events, fostering cooperation among operators, researchers, manufacturers, and aviation professionals.
Brazil’s Credentials
The scale of the agricultural aviation gathering hosted annually by Sindag provides an idea of the reach of the Brazilian market. The AvAg 2026 Congress, held from August 18 to 20 in Goianápolis, Goiás, brought together approximately 4,700 participants from 23 Brazilian states and 12 countries.
The event also featured more than 200 brands across 18,000 square meters of event space, showcasing aircraft, technologies, equipment, and services.
The audience included agricultural aviation operators, pilots, agronomists, manufacturers, and suppliers, as well as researchers, students, government officials, and industry leaders.
Beyond the Trade Show
The three-day program featured technical presentations, training courses, business meetings and flight demonstrations, drawing coverage from Brazilian news outlets.
For Sindag, the congress also reflects a broader effort to make agricultural aviation more accessible to the public. By bringing industry professionals, researchers, students, government representatives and journalists together, the event helps explain the technologies, safety practices and expertise behind aerial operations — and their contribution to food production, agricultural raw materials and biofuels.
