The Comitê Aerodesportivo do Brasil (CAB) is Brazil's national air-sports coordinating body and active member of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI). Founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1997, it brings together national discipline organizations and represents Brazilian participants across ballooning, gliding, aeromodelling, skydiving, aerobatics, hang gliding and paragliding, rotorcraft, microlight and paramotor flying, and general aviation. CAB supports its member bodies, coordinates national and international competition, connects athletes and officials to FAI licences, records, technical rules, and commissions, and performs recognized air-sport administrative work in Brazil.