in 1950, the Brazilian Government inaugurated ITA - Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
on the training of aeronautical engineers. In 1959, a restless and visionary young man became a student. Ozires Silva graduated as an aeronautical engineer in 1962 and began to participate (and, subsequently, coordinate) in the development of an aircraft project that would rescue regional aviation in the country.
With its first successful flight in 1968, the Bandeirante gained such acceptance that it required a factory for serial production. Thus, Embraer was born.