Experience South Americas most alluring regions in fresh, vibrant detail for both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Flight Simulator.This long awaited and oft-requested Microsoft Flight Simulator: World Update XIX is filled with excitement and beauty that enhances over half the land mass of South America with its coverage of Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Brazil and its northern bordering countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are home to some of the planets most spectacular sights and ecosystems. The region encompasses much of the vast Amazon Basin, Caribbean and Atlantic coastlines, and modern cities. World Update XIX invites you to explore these diverse regions, reproduced in exquisite detail.Microsoft Flight Simulator partnered with Bing Maps, Maxar and Vexcel to create this update, featuring sights ranging from vast dune fields to bustling metropolises. The team fused several types of recent geospatial data, including aerial photographs, satellite imagery, DEM (digital elevation model) data, and DTM (digital terrain model) data to bring the most realistic, real-time images.World Update XIX captures 75 POIs (points of interest), including Fort Diamant in French Guiana, Monte Roraima in Guyana and Brazil, Fort Zeelandia in Suriname, and Brazils Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. It also includes four TIN cities, all in Brazil: Brasilia, Ouro Preto, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Microsoft Flight Simulator partner, Gaya Simulations hand crafted seven airports, including Brazils Foz do Iguacu International Airport (SBFI), Fernando de Noronha Airport (SBFN), Santos Dumont (SBRJ) and Santarem-Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport (SBSN); Guyanas Kaieteur International Airport (SYKA/PKSA), Surinames Zorg en Hoop Airport (SMZO), and French Guianas Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport (SOOM).The update also includes:Three Discovery Flights including northern Brazils Lenis Maranhenses National Park, Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, and Brazils So Paulo.Three Landing Challenges for you to test your piloting skills at Brazils Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ) with its short runway, Brazils Fernando de Noronha Airport (SBFN) in a strong wind challenge, and Brazils So PauloCongonhas Airport (SBSP) located in the heart of the So Paulo metropolis.Three Bush Trips (only for Microsoft Flight Simulator owners) where youll soar throughout some of South Americas most spectacular scenery: Amazon Tour, which explores the Amazon River from the depths of the Amazon Rainforest to its delta; Discover Brazil, which traces a route inland of So Paulo to Brazils capital, Braslia; and Guyana Suriname French Guiana, which explores seldomvisited regions of South America, from highlands to the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean coasts.Starting on March 17th Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will introduce the following Brazil-based content:A helicopter landing challenge at Mirante Dona Marta, which grants a spectacular view of Rio de JaneiroA Rally Race through Rio de Janeiro in an F/A-18A Low-altitude Challenge in an L-39 through the Serra do Corvo Branco, a rugged mountain range in southern BrazilWorld Update XIX: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana is available FREE to all owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Ensure that your simulator is updated to the latest version and download World Update XIX today. The sky is calling!ScreenshotsMicrosoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are available for Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Windows, and Steam, and on Xbox One and supported mobile phones, tablets, and lower-spec PCs via Xbox Cloud Gaming. For the latest information on Microsoft Flight Simulator products, stay tuned to@MSFSOfficialon X (formerly Twitter) or visit www.flightsimulator.com.