A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 57 passengers and four crew on board.
The plane was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to the main airport in São Paulo city when it came down in the town of Vinhedo, the Voepass airline is quoted as saying.
Footage circulating on social media shows a plane descending vertically, spiralling as it falls.
Authorities say the plane landed in a residential area, but no-one on the ground was injured.
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Information about crashed plane and crew members revealed by aviation authority published at 22:24.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) has said the aircraft operated by Voepass that crashed in Vinhedo was manufactured in 2010 and in good operating condition, with valid a registration and certificates to show its airworthiness.
The flight had four crew members on board at the time of the accident and all were duly licensed and had valid qualifications.
The ANAC say they will continue to monitor assistance to victims and their families by the company.
In addition, the agency says it will also continue to monitor the developments of the investigation by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA).
Eyewitnesses have described the moment the passenger plane crashed in Vinhedo in São Paulo state.
“When I heard the sound of the plane falling, I looked out my window at home and saw the moment it crashed," Felipe Magalhaes tells Reuters news agency.
He says he ran out of his house to see where the plan had fallen, and "terrified and not knowing what to do, I jumped over the wall".
Nathalie Cicari, who lives near to where the plane crashed, tells CNN Brasil that she was having lunch when she heard a "very loud noise very close by", describing it like the sounds of a drone but "much louder".
"I went out on the balcony and saw the plane spinning. Within seconds, I realised that it was not a normal movement for a plane."
She says the moment of impact was "terrifying" but she wasn't hurt despite having to evacuate her house which was filled with black smoke after the crash.
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The twin-engine turboprop plane was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to the main airport in São Paulo city, before crashing in the town of Vinhedo.
The flight was operated by Brazilian airline Voepass, which says there is not yet any confirmation about what caused the incident.
The Brazilian Air Force says the flight was "normal" until 13:20 (17:20 BST), but then it lost contact with air traffic control.
The plane did not declare an emergency, the air force says Footage circulating on social media shows an aeroplane descending vertically, spiralling out of control when it came down.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid tribute to the victims and held a minutes silence.
The maker of the airplane that crashed, ATR, has said its specialists are fully engaged to support the investigation into what caused the crash.
Police and fire services are at the scene, as neighbouring town of Valinhos sends 20 emergency personal to the crash site.
The Uopeccan Cancer Hospital in Cascavel has said that two trainee doctors from their hospital are among the victims.
Brazillian Air Force confirms plane 'lost contact' and 'did not declare an emergency' published at 21:41.
The Brazilian Air Force has just released some details we can share with you.
It confirms the Voepass flight left Cascavel bound for Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo.
"The flight was normal until 13:20 (17:20 BST). However, from 13:21 onwards, the aircraft did not respond to calls from the São Paulo Approach Control, nor did it declare an emergency or report being under adverse weather conditions.
"The loss of radar contact occurred at 13:22."
According to airline Voepass, the flight originally took off from Cascavel at 11:46 am.
Officials have also confirmed that the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center, which is a unit of the Brazilian Air Force, will investigate the crash.
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