Microleve was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer based in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. Founded in 1982 at the beginning of the ultralight boom years, the company appears to have gone out of business in about 2011. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 205-206. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Microleve was the first microlight manufacturer in Brazil and for many years was the largest manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in

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. The company exported its own designs and also imported designs by other companies, notably those of

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of Italy.

Aircraft

References

External links

Microleve website archives
on

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{{Microleve aircraft Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Brazil Defunct manufacturing companies of Brazil Manufacturing companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city)