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Biographic Sketch of
B r i g a d e i r o do Ar
( B r i g G e n ) Adamastor
Beltrao#CANTALI
PRESENT POSITION:
Commander, F i f t h A i r Zone
(Hq i n P o r t o A l e g r e )
B r a z i l i a n A i r Force
ALIASES:
Unknown
DATE AND
PLACE OF
28 O c t o b e r
BIRTH:
1909
Joao P e s s o a , S t a t e o f P a r a i b a ,
Brazil
RELIGION:
Catholic
DESCRIPTION:
CANTALICE i s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5'9|" t a l l ; he has d a r k
brown e y e s ; d a r k brown h a i r , p a r t e d on t h e l e f t
s i d e . He i s r a t h e r heavy b u i l t , w e i g h i n g a b o u t 190
p o u n d s ; has a p l e a s a n t s m i l e ; and i s v e r y n e a t i n
appearance.
FAMILY:
Wife:
E l z a C a n t a l i c e . Mrs. C a n t a l i c e speaks f l u e n t
E n g l i s h and F r e n c h . She i s a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e woman;
l o v e s b e a u t i f u l c l o t h e s , has v e r y e x p e n s i v e j e w e l r y ,
and knows how t o be a t t e n t i v e t o a man.
She i s an
e x t r e m e l y v i v a c i o u s p e r s o n who i s t h e power b e h i n d
t h e f a m i l y . Many p e o p l e b e l i e v e t h a t B r i g . CANTALICE*s
s u c c e s s (much o f i t ) i s a t t r i b u t e d t o M r s . C a n t a l i c e ' s
i n f l u e n c e w i t h m i l i t a r y and g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c i a l s .
Children:
One d a u g h t e r , L u c i a , who i s m a r r i e d .
(Born a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1938).
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EDUCATION:
A t t e n d e d t h e o l d M i l i t a r y S c h o o l o f R e a l e n g o and
M i l i t a r y A v i a t i o n School of Afonsos (1927-1930);
t a r y Academy ( 1 9 3 0 - 1 9 3 2 ) .
LANGUAGES
the
Mili-
(Foreign):
Speaks f l u e n t E n g l i s h and
fair
French.
MILITARY RATINGS:
Pilot
PRIZES OR AWARDS:
S e v e r a l B r a z i l i a n d e c o r a t i o n s ; and P e r u v i a n C r o s s f r o m
P e r u ; O r d e r o f Abdon C a l d e r o n f r o m E c u a d o r ; and P i l o t
H o n o r i s Causa f r o m B o l i v i a , A r g e n t i n a and P a r a g u a y .
TRAVELS AND
HOBBIES:
CANTALICE was i n E u r o p e d u r i n g WWII and p e r f o r m e d s e v e r a l
p a t r o l m i s s i o n s i n t h e S o u t h A t l a n t i c a r e a . He has a l s o
t r a v e l l e d t h r o u g h o u t S o u t h A m e r i c a and t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
CANTALICE does n o t p a r t i c i p a t e i n any p a r t i c u l a r s p o r t and
he i s n o t known t o i n d u l g e i n any t y p e o f e x e r c i s e . He has
a v e r y v i v a c i o u s w i f e . w h o i s i n c l i n e d t o be a s o c i a l i t e
and o t h e r t h a n r e s i d i n g a t home h i s p a s t i m e c o n s i s t s o f
c o c k t a i l p a r t i e s , d i n n e r s , and o t h e r s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g s .
PAST CAREER:
1927
- 1941
-
1942
- 1945
-
1945
1946
1946
1953
I
o
<
E n l i s t e d i n s e r v i c e and a t t e n d e d t h e o l d
M i l i t a r y School of Realengo, the M i l i t a r y
A v i a t i o n S c h o o l o f A f o n s o s , and t h e M i l i t a r y Academy ( g r a d u a t e d as p i l o t i n 1932) .
T r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e A i r M i n i s t r y i n Jan
1941 and t h a t same y e a r was Aide-de-Camp
to the President of B r a z i l .
Assigned t o t h e B r a z i l i a n A e r o . Commission
i n W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.
Commander o f t h e P o r t o A l e g r e A i r B a s e .
Commander, F o r t a l e z a A i r Base; I n s t r u c t o r
A i r Academy; I n s t r u c t o r , A i r Command and
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- 1954 -
1954
- 1957 -
1957
- 1958 -
1959
- 1961 -
Sep
1961 -
General S t a f f School.
Assistant t o the Chief, Brazilian
Security Council.
S u p e r i o r War C o l l e g e .
He was i n s t r u c t o r
and C h i e f o f M i l i t a r y S u b j e c t s D i v i s i o n .
Commander o f G a l e a o A i r B a s e , R i o de
Janeiro.
Commander o f t h e A e r o n a u t i c a l S c h o o l ( A i r
Academy) u n t i l F e b 1 9 6 1 .
D u r i n g June t o
J u l y 1959 he was o n a n o f f i c i a l v i s i t o f
USAF i n s t a l l a t i o n s .
He a l s o h e l d t h e
following additional duties:
Assistant
t o t h e AF P r o m o t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n ( 1 9 5 9 )
and T e m p o r a r y Member o f t h e AF P r o m o t i o n s
Commission ( 1 9 6 0 ) .
A p p o i n t e d Commander o f t h e F i f t h A i r Zone
w i t h Hq i n P o r t o A l e g r e .
PROMOTIONS:
17
30
7
18
1
10
17
Nov
Dec
Sep
Sep
Nov
Apr
Dec
1932
1933
1938
1942
1946
1951
1958
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2° Tenente (2nd L t )
1° Tenente ( 1 s t L t )
Capitao (Capt)
Major (Maj)
Tenente Coronel ( L t C o l )
Coronel ( C o l )
B r i g a d e i r o do A r ( B r i g G e n )
REMARKS:
B r i g . CANTALICE i s n o t a p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r c e f u l o f f i c e r ;
h o w e v e r , h i s p e r s o n a l i t y i s s u c h t h a t he r e a d i l y makes
f r i e n d s and i s a b l e t o a c c o m p l i s h a g r e a t d e a l t h r o u g h
h i s personal c o n t a c t s w i t h these f r i e n d s .
He h a s t h e
r e p u t a t i o n o f b e i n g an h o n e s t o f f i c e r , i s n o r m a l l y
c o n s i d e r e d as a h a r d w o r k i n g o f f i c e r a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
standards o f t h e B r a z i l i a n A i r F o r c e , and i s d e s c r i b e d
by many as b e i n g u n i m a g i n a t i v e b u t e f f e c t i v e .
Many
p e o p l e b e l i e v e t h a t much o f h i s s u c c e s s i s a t t r i b u t e d
t o M r s . CANTALICE'S i n f l u e n c e w i t h m i l i t a r y and
government o f f i c i a l s (see remarks under " F a m i l y " ) .
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CANTALICE has been s u c c e s s f u l i n " s i t t i n g on t h e f e n c e "
d u r i n g t h e p e r s o n n e l s p l i t s o f t h e A i r F o r c e . He does
not i n d u l g e i n t h e p o p u l a r pastime o f p o l i t i c s .
He w o u l d
n o t e v e n v o i c e an o p i n i o n i n h i s c h o i c e o f c a n d i d a t e s
d u r i n g t h e 1960 p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n .
CANTALICE i s p r o - U . S. He i s s l a n t e d t o w a r d s U. S. m i l i t a r y c o n c e p t s and i s an e n t h u s i a s t i c r e a d e r o f t h e A i r
U n i v e r s i t y Review.
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