Where a Southern Giant Began VARIG Flight Tag Collection ➡【Shipped Anonymously】 ★1927 　While Pan Am was opening the age of the skies in the Northern Hemisphere, 　in the same year, wings quietly took flight in the Southern Hemisphere. 　That was VARIG. ★The small airline that started in southern Brazil 　eventually connected the continent, crossed the sea, 　and grew into a presence known as the "King of South America" with 747s bearing the blue double cross. ★However, the history of aviation also teaches us 　the reality that prosperity is not eternal. ★No matter how large it became, amidst the changes of the times and economic fluctuations, its name transformed into a legend. ★Wings that flew with the nation and sank with the nation. 　The starting point of that long story was 1927. 　The weight this logo exudes is not just the memory of 100 years it would have celebrated if it had continued to exist. ★Everything began with that first step, when the Southern Hemisphere reached for the sky.