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Abel Lourenço dos Santos at the Circuito da Gávea in 1935

Abel Lourenço dos Santos at the Circuito da Gávea in 1935

April 95, 2024 · By historicracing.com

This amazing phograph taken by Abel Lourenço dos Santos at the Circuito da Gávea in 1935 shows the fatal accident of Irineu Corrêa (who had won the race the previous year) on Avenida Visconde de Albuquerque on the first lap.

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