Alternative TitleSyndicato Condor, Serviços Aéreos Condor, CruzeiroDate Established1927SubjectAirlinesDescriptionServiços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul was the second oldest airline of Brazil. Established in 1927 as Syndicato Condor, a subsidiary of Deutsche Luft Hansa, it was renamed Cruzeiro do Sul, often seen as Cruzeiro, in 1943. In 1975, Varig, a Brazilian airline which shared very similar origins, acquired its controlling shares and in 1993, the airline ceased operations when it was merged into Varig.
Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul . Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 16/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/29152
