PHOTO TAKEN 01OCT03, A replica of the 14 bis, the famous airplane of Alberto Santos...

PHOTO TAKEN 01OCT03, A replica of the 14 bis, the famous airplane of Alberto Santos Dumont, is on display at the Aeroespacial Museum in Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 2003. [As the U.S.A. prepares to celebrate the centennial of the Wright brother's first flight, a whole country is cringing at what it believes to be a historical injustice against one of its most beloved heroes. Ask anyone in Brazil who invented the airplane and they will say Alberto Santos-Dumont, a 5-foot-4-inch (1.6 meter) bon vivant who was as known for his aerial prowess as he was for his dandyish dress and high society life in Belle Epoque Paris. Picture taken on December 1, 2003.]