All 61 people aboard plane killed in Brazil crash

An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew members crashed in Brazil on Friday, killing everyone on board, the airline operating the flight said.

An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew members crashed in Brazil on Friday, killing everyone on board, the airline operating the flight said.

The Voepass Linhas Aéreas flight took off from Cascavel and was headed to the São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport when it crashed, according to an earlier statement from Voepass Linhas Aéreas.

 Cascavel is in the state of Paraná, southwest of São Paulo.

The airline confirmed Friday afternoon that all 61 people on board were killed. It had previously said the aircraft was carrying 62 people.

The airline released the names of the passengers and crew Friday evening.

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