Its the road on the Serra do Rio do Rastro (hmmm... could translate as Raster River Sierra??)

Its located in southern Brasil, between Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states.

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wow, nice setting, pretty much like Colombian roads.

Sweet dude, i could rip that road up in my car!

Zowie!

wow, those are tight curves! They have lights on those roads? The roads out in the mountains don't have lights here in the US. It's scary to drive in very dark roads that have lot of curves.

Thats sweet, Looks relatively safe too.

thats very common in China

wow, those are tight curves! They have lights on those roads? The roads out in the mountains don't have lights here in the US. It's scary to drive in very dark roads that have lot of curves.


I like the dark roads with curves. You can see the headlights coming and know if you have to stay in your lane or not.

I like the dark roads with curves. You can see the headlights coming and know if you have to stay in your lane or not.

that's your opinion, and there have been head on collosions on dark winding curves across the US sometimes. You never know when a car cross the line, now does that scare you?

Wonderful! I love driving these types of roads.

^Me too, beautiful scenery.

Great shots. Such raods are quite common in north Pakistan which is mountaineous region.

:omg: When it was built?

WOW!

The same road covered with snow:

http://www.santur.sc.gov.br/imagens/Neve.jpg

http://www.pampasonline.com.br/sc-saojoaquim.jpg

Morro da Igreja:

http://www.crescentefertil.org.br/montanhasbrasil/img/neve-sc.jpg

great pictures of Brazilian snow...

I would love to tear that up in a Lamborghini Miura or some other sweet car.

:)

Cool road.

Awesome road in a lovely scenary !!!!

Whoah, that's a cool road, I love it at night, it looks like lava rivers!

That is fu**ing crazy!

Hi, I'm Brazilian and would like to show you some highways I passed coming back from the summer vacations, last month (january 2006).

This is BR-040, between Juiz de Fora and Rio de Janeiro.
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2930/retorno0361nq.jpg

BR-116, called Via Dutra, a highway that links the two biggest Brazilian cities (Sao Paulo and Rio)
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1690/retorno0737di.jpg

Getting closer to Sao Paulo
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2786/retorno0903xi.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5130/retorno1007py.jpg

Partial view of Sao Jose dos Campos city
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/7708/retorno1083ci.jpg

Inside Sao Jose dos Campos, with lanes for local traffic
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4392/retorno1132he.jpg

Now in Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Highway), that links Sao Paulo to Campinas, an important city in Sao Paulo State
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9880/retorno1291ir.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5647/retorno1308nw.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5397/retorno1326dm.jpg

An intersection
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4928/retorno1372xy.jpg

Well, I have some more pics that will be posting soon. Hope you enjoy it. Brazilian highways aren't like the gigantic American and European ones, but I like them! :)

Interesting! Please post more!!

last 4 pics are quite similar to Australian highways :)

Show pictures from Imigrantes, Carvalho Pinto-Ayrton Senna and the new Fernão Dias motorways... and I know all those three... they are amazing... and a question: how many double lanes motorways you people have in Australia???

The state of Victoria has about 1000km (including current freeway construction) of Freeways/double lane highways comprising of Melbourne's freeway network and rural expressways linking the city to major regional towns. At the moment, several freeway projects are underway to complete the network. If you want pictures, see "show your country's highway/motorway network" thread.

Via Dutra getting close to Sao Paulo city downtown, pretty wide:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2986/retorno1215hs.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7219/retorno1249pu.jpg

This is a pic I found on net showing Dutra highway system with local traffic lanes. It seems to be near Sao Paulo too
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/2971/dutra8ox.jpg


Now some pics showing Imigrantes highway, Sao Paulo - Santos. There are impressive bridges built to cross the mountain range (Serra do Mar). I didn't have the opportunity to travel in them yet, so this pics are from internet sites.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3605/160coe7fx.jpg

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http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8258/h0102z4198su.jpg

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The Rodoanel ("roadring") project, made to connect all the federal and state highways leading to Sao Paulo and reduce traffic in the congested avenues and expressways of the city. Until now the only finished part is the west one (Trecho Oeste), which is assigned with yellow in the map.

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Some more pics
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Ponte Rio-Niterói, the longest and busiest Brazilian bridge that links Rio de Janeiro to Niterói and beach cities in Rio de Janeiro state like Cabo Frio and Búzios. It has four lanes in each way, 16 km of extension and get heights over 70 m on some locations.

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Awesome pics !

really nice... luv the brides..

Estrada do Coco (Coconut Highway) between Salvador Bahia to Aracaju Sergipe

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c229/gabviana/estradadococo.jpg

Incredible pics:D:D

Dom Pedro I road:
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The highways crossing through the mountains are just AMAZING!!

Very good pictures.

Well, to be true, most of the brazilian highways are far worse than these. Sometimes you drive by an excellent highway, on the same leval of a middle intestate, than, you have to drive in roads with african levels...

Well, to be true, most of the brazilian highways are far worse than these. Sometimes you drive by an excellent highway, on the same leval of a middle intestate, than, you have to drive in roads with african levels...

Really? I have never noticed it! Why don't you post a pic of an african level Brazilian highway? We would love to see it. :)

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br116ba/MVC-023S.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br116mg/h116m516.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br101al/Br101w09.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br153pa/foto16.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br153pa/ponte06.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/br/fotos/br153rs/BR153R04.jpg

SP-330, Anhanguera Highway, near Campinas, São Paulo State. More to come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHvcIvGy-w

More from the almost same location.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t7hzcunFC6E

Looks like the African-level roads ruined the thread. :hahaha: Great pix btw! :okay:

Tell me sth, how many kms of freeways/expressways/motorways... (min 2 lanes in each direction, limited access) does Brazil have? According to Map24 tens of thousands of kms what I seriously doubt, no offense, especially in Amazonia lol! :? Any experts? :)

yyou get roads like that in rural places in Canada.

Tell me sth, how many kms of freeways/expressways/motorways... (min 2 lanes in each direction) does Brazil have? According to Map24 tens of thousands of kms what I seriously doubt, no offense, especially in Amazonia lol! :? Any experts? :)

I think that there must be something like one or two thousand kms.

Looks like the African-level roads ruined the thread. :hahaha: Great pix btw! :okay:

Tell me sth, how many kms of freeways/expressways/motorways... (min 2 lanes in each direction) does Brazil have? According to Map24 tens of thousands of kms what I seriously doubt, no offense, especially in Amazonia lol! :? Any experts? :)

The number is hard to find. I found this

"The Brazilian national network of highways is the second largest of the world. It is almost 2 million km long, with approximately 200.000 km of them paved, as of 2004. The name given to highway in Brazil is "rodovia" (expressway connecting two or more cities, or a far and important location, passing to an area outside any urban area, is the specification of "rodovia", in Brazil).

"Rodovias" can be both paved or unpaved (but almost every major Brazilian highway is paved), and can have separated lanes to each direction or not, and can have multiple lanes or only a single lane."

Remember that in Brasil, transport is done mostly by bus and truck, not trains.

Even if that number is off "tens of thousands" is pretty much guaranteed

for example:

Rodovia Belém-Brasília 1,950 km
Rodovia Transbrasiliana 3,442 km

The number is hard to find. I found this

Remember that in Brasil, transport is done mostly by bus and truck, not trains.

Even if that number is off "tens of thousands" is pretty much guaranteed

for example:

Rodovia Belém-Brasília 1,950 km
Rodovia Transbrasiliana 3,442 km

Both of them are one lane in each direction.

Are there any freeway-quality roads that go all the way across the Amazon or Andes to whatever country is on the other side at that point (making it possible to conveniently drive from Rio or Sao Paolo to, say, Santiago, Lima, LaPaz, etc.)? I think I remember reading somewhere that it IS possible to drive to Buenos Aires from Rio & Sao Paolo, but not really practical to actually do it for some reason.

Are there any freeway-quality roads that go all the way across the Amazon or Andes to whatever country is on the other side at that point (making it possible to conveniently drive from Rio or Sao Paolo to, say, Santiago, Lima, LaPaz, etc.)?

No. I think that there is no freeway quality road longer than 500 kilometers in Brazil.

Across the amazon, most of the roads are unpaved. ;)

I think I remember reading somewhere that it IS possible to drive to Buenos Aires from Rio & Sao Paolo, but not really practical to actually do it for some reason.

There buses that go from Buenos Aires to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. I don´t know the situation of the highways in the southern region of Brazil nowadays, but some years ago they were a REAL nightmare.

I like the look of Brazil's highways....I'd love to take a spin on them!

I know there are bad roads too, but it must be hard as hell to build roads through the Amazon.

It's a country I'd like to visit.

True. I really don't mind roads in Amazonia being unpaved as long as you can ride them normally. But I really don't get why Map24 is presenting Brazil as full of freeways/motorways (I would say it looks like at least 15 - 20,000 km :? ). Perhaps really because they're all called Rodovías. But interesting that Portugal's using expression "autoestrada".

I think that there must be something like one or two thousand kms.

Only in São Paulo State...

Almost 3,000 km only in the State of São Paulo. In entire Brazil, 7.000 km.

^^ I have a feeling this could now really be the right answer! 7,000 km sounds very probable, not too much, not too little. Thanks! :okay:

Only in São Paulo State...

Almost 3,000 km only in the State of São Paulo. In entire Brazil, 7.000 km.

Sources?

I like the look of Brazil's highways....I'd love to take a spin on them!

I know there are bad roads too, but it must be hard as hell to build roads through the Amazon.


Roads outside Amazon are bad as well. In fact, there is no need to build highways in the Deep Amazon Forest to fully integrate most of the country.

Only the Mercosul system -linking Belo Horizonte to Porto Alegre, passing through São Paulo, Curitiba and Florianópolis - (one motorway, that is going to be fully duplicated, I think, by the end of the year) is going to be 1.500 km long, so, I think that Rogerio´s numbers are more close to the truth. In 5 years I think that we will have also the Northeastern Corridor fully duplicated, what will be more than 2.000 km long.

How many kms of motorways/expressways/rodovias etc are being constructed now?

^^Honestly, I don´t know, at least 2.000km...

In fact, there is no need to build highways in the Deep Amazon Forest to fully integrate most of the country.

The point of roadbuilding to Chile, Peru, etc. isn't to integrate the country... it's to make it cheaper and easier to move goods and people back and forth, with lowered barriers to entry for starting and running companies. If the easiest way to haul goods from Santiago to Lima is by driving a truck Brazil, turning left, and driving the rest of the way to Lima, Brazil will benefit economically even if 99% of those goods don't even stay in Brazil. Because with good roads going everywhere, Brazil would ALSO be the easiest route to drive trucks to Bogota, Caracas, and Montevideo. So eventually, trucking firms would emerge that hauled truckloads of stuff from Santiago to warehouses and shipping depots in the middle of the Amazon, before shuffling it around with stuff from other trucks and sending it out to other cities.

Brazil has a HUGE advantage over most of its neighbors... it has direct land borders (or at least river borders) with just about every major country in South America. If Brazil were to aggressively push west and north with freeway-grade roads (possibly tolled), and got the neighboring countries to continue the roads on the other sides of the border (possibly as toll roads funded by Brazillian investors), it would be almost impossible for Brazil to not become the ground transportation hub for the whole continent.

If "all roads led to Brazil", care to guess where just about every mega-huge distribution company (Amazon.com, Ingram Micro, and the rest) would decide to locate their main facilities in South America?

Are there any freeway-quality roads that go all the way across the Amazon or Andes to whatever country is on the other side at that point (making it possible to conveniently drive from Rio or Sao Paolo to, say, Santiago, Lima, LaPaz, etc.)? I think I remember reading somewhere that it IS possible to drive to Buenos Aires from Rio & Sao Paolo, but not really practical to actually do it for some reason.

Those are two different questions. The trans-amazon highway goes from northeastern brasil to Peru

http://people.freenet.de/transamazonica/strecke.jpg

However, its more of a hole through the forest than a highway

http://www.stedwardsny.org/transamazon.JPG

http://www.stedwardsny.org/stuck.JPG

http://ahimsainternational.org/luiz/images/w_h_aripuana_transam_560.jpg

Thus, its not exactly used to transport freight. Have fun doing so when it rains.

The southern part of the country has highways as shown on the first post. Thats the kind of road youd get from Rio-Sao Paul-Buenos Aires. Its not practical because its too far. Sao Paulo-Rio is like 8 hours.

Roads outside Amazon are bad as well. In fact, there is no need to build highways in the Deep Amazon Forest to fully integrate most of the country.

Besides, the Amazon needs protecting as much as possible.....I doubt there's any need to build a 16 lane highway through it.

Its not practical because its too far. Sao Paulo-Rio is like 8 hours.
Unless u like it! ;)

Isn't just 450 km between them? (according to Map24)

^^Rio-SP is officially 6 hours, but you can do on 5 (if you drive like a maniac...:D)

And on the Amazon "motorway building", it is completely unecessary, there is a very efficient (though slow) boat system through its rivers, and I think that there is only a need to link the cities that are really to far, or are easier to reach by car o bus, like Belém, Rio Branco or Porto Velho.

^^ How do you know? :D

^^Ahn?:D

Rio-SP is officially 6 hours, but you can do on 5 (if you drive like a maniac...)

:D

^^I swear, I´ve never tried!!! Not to São Paulo, but to Barra do Piraí... I drove like a maniac on Via Lagos motorway, I got 160 with my 1.0 car...:D

Only in São Paulo State...

Almost 3,000 km only in the State of São Paulo. In entire Brazil, 7.000 km.

Sorry. Actually, according to DNIT(PNV 2004), the current data are:

State of São Paulo: 5.788 km complete + 138 in construction = 5.926 km
Brasil (including São Paulo): 9.999 km complete + 1.051 km in construction = 11.050 km

Sources?

Source: Ministério dos Transportes - DNIT (http://www1.dnit.gov.br/download/PNV2004ResumoGerais.xls)

Thanks Rogerio!!! So there are going to be 11.000 km... nice!!! I think (according to Wikipedia) that is 2 times more in Italy! And the same number as Germany!!!!:) However, 4 times less than China...:cry: and less than in Australia.

9,999.1 km :D interesting number. Looks like reliable source.
Thanks Rogerio!!! So there are going to be 11.000 km... nice!!! I think (according to Wikipedia) that is 2 times more in Italy! And the same number as Germany!!!!:) However, 4 times less than China...:cry: and less than in Australia.
I think in Italy is sth like 8 - 9,000 km, not sure, I couldn't find length on www.autostrade.it, but at least they also have it in English at last! :cheer: I wasn't searching long though.

Well, China... but you know, there's 1.3 billion of them.

Australia definitely has less freeways/motorways than Brazil! It 'only' has sth like 4,000 km at best I think. But there's no need for much more of them there.

^^Rio-SP is officially 6 hours, but you can do on 5 (if you drive like a maniac...:D)

Youre right, my timeframe was usign a bus, which goes much slower.

9,999.1 km :D interesting number. Looks like reliable source.

I think in Italy is sth like 8 - 9,000 km, not sure, I couldn't find length on www.autostrade.it, but at least they also have it in English at last! :cheer: I wasn't searching long though.

Well, China... but you know, there's 1.3 billion of them.

Australia definitely has less freeways/motorways than Brazil! It 'only' has sth like 4,000 km at best I think. But there's no need for much more of them there.


Well, the italian information I took from Wikipedia (so, it is not THAT reliable source), however, I know that the Autostrade per l´Italia (if you want some translation from italian to english, I can help you ;)) manage something like 2.000km or a little bit more, and they manage the great part of italian´s motorways. I will take a look on the website, if I can find some information. The australian info I took also from Wikipedia, and I really don´t know what kind of source they used, for example, if they´ve considered the urban expressways. If they have, Brazil´s number will at least double, because cities like Curitiba, Salvador, Brasília, São Paulo and Campinas are made basicaly of urban expressways (not like America or Canada, but I think that perhaps more than the majority of the european cities, speccially because the european cities are, obviously, older than brazilian cities). And I will tell you something for sure, here in Brazil we need to build at least more 10.000km of expressways just to fill up the needs of the country. For example, Brasília and São Paulo (that are something like 1.500 km away from each other) are still not linked entirely through a expressway, it goes from São Paulo to Uberlândia (state of Minas Gerais, on the region that we call the "Mineiro Triangle"), and is only a two lanes from Uberlândia until Luziânia, more than 500 km, and only in Luziânia (100 km from the entrance of Brasília, still on Goiás) that the motorway is going to be four lanes again. However, there are some works on the Northeast to build the Northeastern Corridor (like I sad before), to link, in a 5-7 years time, Natal and Salvador (away more than 2.000km from each other) trough a four lane motorway. Here is a map from the motorways that are going to have the manage from the private sector, this is going to be completed, I guess, in max. 5 years time, and the vast majority of those motorways are going to be at least four lanes (I think that 80% of it, the single lane are going to be only the less crowded). It is in portuguese, if you want, I can translate to you. ;)

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/diogomiceli/mapa_rodoviario.gif

Here is the website from Autostrade per l´Italia, it is italian, but I saw here that they manage 2854,6 km, and more something like 500 km from others autostrade companies. ;) : http://www.autostrade.it/gruppo/index.html?initPos=1

^^ Interesting! I gotta go to sleep now, it's 3.30am in Europe! :sleepy:

Thanks for free translations :) , but I pretty much understand everything. :D As I can see the Italians are finally widening the freeway Milan(o) - Como/CH to 6 lanes and Bergamo - Milan(o) to 8 lanes! :cheer: That's cool since I drive there from time to time.

^^Rio-SP is officially 6 hours, but you can do on 5 (if you drive like a maniac...:D)

They look so close to each other when you look at a map too lol.

Btw, what's the English expression for the region around the Amazon river? I know the river is called Amazon, but what about the region around it? Is it called Amazonia as I keep calling it or sth else? I mean, we're not talking about highways in or over the river lol, but the whole region.

Btw, what's the English expression for the region around the Amazon river? I know the river is called Amazon, but what about the region around it? Is it called Amazonia as I keep calling it or sth else? I mean, we're not talking about highways in or over the river lol, but the whole region.

In Portuguese, that region of the country is called "Norte" north. This would be the US equivilent of "midwest" or "northeast" regions. The biggest state is simply called Amazonas and the region might be Amazonia.

This map clarifies that

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/10/16/4/Brasil-map-lrg.gif


However the amazon itself extends into Mato Grosso (literal translation: thick forst) and Goias.

and the region might be Amazonia.

However the amazon itself extends into Mato Grosso
Ok, but this doesn't go together! I'm like.. 100% sure that the Amazon river doesn't flow through Mato Grosso and on the other hand you're saying that you'd use name 'Amazonia' for the region. :?

Thanks for free translations :) , but I pretty much understand everything. :D As I can see the Italians are finally widening the freeway Milan(o) - Como/CH to 6 lanes and Bergamo - Milan(o) to 8 lanes! :cheer: That's cool since I drive there from time to time.



No problem at all mate! (sorry for the mate, but I lived in London... lol!!!). So, we have a motorway system in São Paulo state (formed by four motorways, two of them parallel to each other, running for something about 200km) that is formed by a 8 lane motorway (for 60 km) called Bandeirantes Motorway, I think is one of the widest here in Latin America (if it is not THE widest), so, in Italy they are doing the same that we did here. I know the Milan-Como motorway, it is really nice to drive there, the landscape is gourgeous!!

^^ :lol: yeah mate, so when are we getting married? :D

Sure, the Milan(o) - Como is a nice one, a completely different story than Trieste - Milano. :drool: Ok, Monfalcone - Milano to be precise.

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Thanks for free translations , but I pretty much understand everything. As I can see the Italians are finally widening the freeway Milan(o) - Como/CH to 6 lanes and Bergamo - Milan(o) to 8 lanes! That's cool since I drive there from time to time.





No problem at all mate! (sorry for the mate, but I lived in London... lol!!!). So, we have a motorway system in São Paulo state (formed by four motorways, two of them parallel to each other, running for something about 200km) that is formed by a 8 lane motorway (for 60 km) called Bandeirantes Motorway, I think is one of the widest here in Latin America (if it is not THE widest), so, in Italy they are doing the same that we did here. I know the Milan-Como motorway, it is really nice to drive there, the landscape is gourgeous!!


Also the is Anchieta-Imigrantes sistem, that conecties São Paulo to the coast (Sanos, São Vicente, Peruibe, Praia Grande....) has 6 lines in each sense (at the plateau) and 5 during the hole sistem and all the lines are versatile; what means that the sistem can work at 10:0 ,8:2 ,7:3 ,6:4 ,5:5 ,2:8 ,3:7 ,4:6 ,0:10 (this kind of thing is usually used on holidays for up and down operations).

^^ Wow, u guys have that too? I've heard of Australia having one-way motorways :) in rush hours, but Brazil... 10:0 is the best! :D

Ok, but this doesn't go together! I'm like.. 100% sure that the Amazon river doesn't flow through Mato Grosso and on the other hand you're saying that you'd use name 'Amazonia' for the region. :?

Youre right, the river doesnt go through there, but the forest does, and thats really what identifies the region.

Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-150)
12/21/2006
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006034.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006045.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006014.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006029.jpg

^^ Ahh, what a forest!:drool: Give us more, this thread is too dead.:banana:

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Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-150) - my pictures
12/21/2006

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006034.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006045.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006014.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Anchieta-Imigrantes20-12-2006029.jpg


1st way coinstruction - 1976: - www.novomilenio.inf.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes5.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes1.jpg


2nd way construction - 2002 - www.vejasp.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrante2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes3.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes4.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes6.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes7.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes8.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes9.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes10.jpg


Via Anchieta (São Paulo to Santos) SP-160 - www.novomilenio.inf.br

1946:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Anchieta1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Anchieta2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Anchieta3.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Anchieta4.jpg


Rodovia Ayrton Senna/Carvalho Pinto (São Paulo to Taubaté) SP-070: - www.dersa.sp.gov.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Ayrton1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Ayrton2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Ayrton3.jpg


Rodovia Dom Pedro I (Jacareí to Campinas) SP-065 - www.dersa.sp.gov.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/DPedro1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/DPedro2.jpg

Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (São Paulo to Cordeirópolis) SP-348 - www.autoban.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band2.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band3.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band4.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band5.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band6.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Band7.jpg

Very nice motorways, the majority of them lies in Sao Paulo state. :)

Why a new thread? the other one is only 3 pages long. lets keep this new section readable..

Rodovia Castello Branco (São Paulo to Espírito Santo do Turvo) SP-280 - www.viaoeste.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/CB1.jpg

Rodovia Raposo Tavares (São Paulo to Mato Grosso do Sul State) SP-270 - www.viaoeste.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/RP270.jpg

Rodovia Senador José Ermírio de Moraes (Rodovia Castello Branco to Sorocaba) SP-075 - www.viaoeste.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/CB2.jpg

Rodovia Dr. Celso Charuri (Rodovia Castello Branco to Rodovia Raposo Tavares) SP-091 - www.viaoeste.com.br

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/CB3.jpg

Rodovia Presidente Dutra (São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro) BR-116 - www.novadutra.com.br

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND4.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND2.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND3.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND1.jpg

Freeway (Porto Alegre to Osório) BR-290 - www.concepa.com.br

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Freeway.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Freeway3.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Freeway2.jpg

what's the speed-limit in Brazil?

what's the speed-limit in Brazil?

120 km/h.

are there any new highway construction in Brazil? do u have a map?

Nice Highways :okay:
Great work cacobianchi ;)

^^ muito obrigado Nikom, em breve postarei novas imagens da rodovias brasileiras!

are there any new highway construction in Brazil? do u have a map?

The maps are here :D

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/brs/rodfedSudeste.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/brs/rodfedCentroeste.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/brs/rodfedNordeste.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/brs/rodfedNorte.jpg

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/brs/rodfedSul.jpg

Regards!

Santos Dumont Highway (Colinas Highway) - SP 075

Maps

http://www.rodoviasdascolinas.com.br/imagens/img_mapas-sau02.jpg

http://www.rodoviasdascolinas.com.br/imagens/Mapa%20Simplificado_site.jpg

Pictures

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/esouzab/Sao%20Paulo/Campinas/Mix/DSC01027.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/esouzab/Sao%20Paulo/Campinas/Mix/DSC01025.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m284/esouzab/Sao%20Paulo/Campinas/Mix/DSC01023.jpg

Entrada de Itapira e Distrito Industrial
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7240/s3010013te4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Entre Itapira e Mogi Mirim
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9148/s3010018zo3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Reparem na placa à direita e nos canaviais ao fundo...
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1097/s3010021ky6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Chegando a Mogi Mirim
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9382/s3010023tg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

E mais algumas fotos tiradas do site da concessionária Intervias

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4607/86mz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9136/85vl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Anel viário de Mogi Mirim
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1062/s3010028rp5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8539/s3010026zt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5377/s3010030og8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Estas também foram tiradas do site da Intervias
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4164/46az3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8562/41gv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4043/38xb6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9683/29kl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Na época da construção...
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7364/15mz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Auxílio na estrada
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7043/59tq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5342/resgategm2.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8527/tango2pg0.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4584/gmwe5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Wow!!
A Imigrantes é mais colossal do que eu imaginava!!

i still thinking that CHile has the best system in all Latin America

Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270), near Presidente Prudente,SP:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3244/20060329raposotacibapprudente6.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1963/20060329raposotacibapprudentea.jpg

The curve seen on http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND3.jpg looks narow for a motorway. When was it build?

The curve seen on http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/ND3.jpg looks narow for a motorway. When was it build?

1940.

Rodovia Anhangüera (SP-330) São Paulo to Brasília:

Near Cravinhos/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/121181.jpg

Near Americana/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/119905.jpg

Near São Simão/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/106951.jpg

Near Ribeirão Preto
http://www.autovias.com.br/obras/SP330PASSARELAKM316,990.jpg

Rodovia Adhemar de Barros (SP-340) Campinas to Mogi Mirim:

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/113082.jpg

Rodovia Dom Pedro I (SP-065) Campinas to Jacareí: - www.dersa.sp.gov.br

Near Campinas/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/121061.jpg

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/114462.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/c2/Dom-pedro-km145.jpg

Near Nazaré Paulista/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/51228.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Rodovia_Dom_Pedro_I.jpg/800px-Rodovia_Dom_Pedro_I.jpg

Near Igaratá/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/52173.jpg

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/52180.jpg

Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-160) São Paulo to Santos:

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/125682.jpg

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/125687.jpg

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/125689.jpg

Via Anchieta (SP-150) São Paulo to Santos: - www.ecovias.com.br

Near Cubatão/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/125680.jpg

Serra do Mar/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/121060.jpg

Near São Bernardo do Campo/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/51942.jpg

Rodovia Castello Branco (SP-280) - Near São Paulo - www.viaoeste.com.br

http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/52431.jpg

http://www.viaoeste.com.br/navitacontent_/dbfiles/A4A1EC13-F4F8-D8CB-1E2A0AE492633D69.imagem.jpg

Rodovia Ayrton Senna/Carvalho Pinto (SP-070) - São Paulo to Taubaté

Near Guararema/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/107534.jpg

Near Taubaté/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/107269.jpg

Rodovia Cândido Portinari (SP-334) Ribeirão Preto to Rifaina:

Near Franca
http://www.autovias.com.br/obras/SP334Duplipistakm371.jpg

http://www.autovias.com.br/obras/SP334km380,50.jpg

Via Anchieta (SP-150) São Paulo to Santos: - www.ecovias.com.br

Serra do Mar/SP
http://www.pulsarimagens.com.br/bancoImagens/121060.jpgHm, this is interesting!

Yeah what is it? Looks like the Italian A6 and A7 near the Appenine Coast.

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Via Anchieta (SP-150) and Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-160)

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes1-1.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Imigrantes2.jpg

Rodoanel Mário Covas (São Paulo´s round ring freeway)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Rodoanel_Mario_Covas.jpg[/QUOTE]

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/01.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/02.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/03.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/04.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/05.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/06.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/07.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/08.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/09.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/10.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/11.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/12.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/13.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/14.jpg

http://www.dersa.com.br/rodoanel/imagens/album/Fotos/15.jpg

http://www.vitruvius.com.br/minhacidade/mc143/mc143_02.jpg

http://www.vitruvius.com.br/minhacidade/mc143/mc143_04.jpg

Via Anchieta (SP-150) São Paulo to Santos:
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Nice :cheers:

Serra do Rio do Rastro - Santa Catarina State:

1
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4668/serrariorastro0at9.jpg

2
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9505/serrariorastro1dz4.jpg

3
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9333/rastro2hx4.jpg

4
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5568/rastro3yb4.jpg

5
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/475/rastro4ap1.jpg

6
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2716/serrario5px6.jpg

7
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5651/serrariorastro51xh2.jpg

8
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6002/serrariorastro6ul7.jpg

9
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8332/serrariorastro8hp5.jpg

10
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/175/astro9qe6.jpg

11
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1404/serrariorastro10hh4.jpg

12
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/660/serrariorastro11lr9.jpg

13
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/930/rastro12yt3.jpg

14
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7082/rastro13td5.jpg

15
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8818/serrariorastro14re8.jpg

16
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3968/serrariorastro15je3.jpg

Rodovia Presidente Dutra (BR-116) São Paulo to Rio - www.novadutra.com.br

The most important Brazilian highway:

Guarulhos-São Paulo State
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/DutraB1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra07.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra06.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra05.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra04.jpg

Serra das Araras-Rio de Janeiro State
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra01.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra03.jpg

Resende-Rio de Janeiro State
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rocam/Dutra02.jpg

Rodovia Mogi-Bertioga (SP-98) São Paulo State:

my pictures:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias015.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias016.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias023.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias024.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias027.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias029.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias033.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias036.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias038.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Vrias043.jpg

Brazil is great!

OMG, highways with no barriers in the middle, these aren´t save at all IMO.

^^yeah, i agree. no guard rails, fences, nothing.

Rodovia Brigadeiro Faria Lima (SP-326)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Brigadeiro.jpg

Rodovia Marechal Rondon (SP-300)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Marechal.jpg

BR-101 (Curitiba to Porto Alegre) near Itapema/SC
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/101.jpg

Rodovia Carvalho Pinto (SP-70) São Paulo to Taubaté
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/Carvalho.jpg

BR-323, Recife to Caruaru
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/323.jpg

Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP-70) São Paulo to Jacareí:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Ayrton015.jpg

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http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Ayrton026.jpg

K_YTqpAJO5c

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Ayrton031.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Ayrton032.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/cacobianchi2/Ayrton034.jpg

Rodovia Mogi-Dutra (SP-88) Mogi das Cruzes to Arujá (near São Paulo):

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Great images! The Anchieta-Imigrantes' system is wonderfull!

Nice photos and videos caco! :okay:

The Imigrantes Highway is very nice.

^^ thanks!

Some pictures from the trip I had done this year. It begins around Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul state and ends near Atibaia, São Paulo state, where my battery went over...:ohno:

In the map, from left to right.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/mapa.jpg

BR-267 near Jardim/MS

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0031.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0021.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0022.jpg

BR-060 going to Campo Grande/MS

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0037.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0045.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0050.jpg

BR-262 between Campo Grande and São Paulo state border. Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the least populated states, hundreds of kms of farms, as seen clearly on the images.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0082.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0083.jpg

Control post between states.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0084.jpg

Goodbye Mato Grosso do Sul!! Some distances on the panel.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0085.jpg

Now we approach the dam on the Paraná River, which divides the two states. The road goes above the dam!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0086.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0087.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0088.jpg

The traffic light closes twice a day for a lock on the dam for passing thru ships.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0089.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0091.jpg

Above the dam.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0096.jpg

Welcome to São Paulo!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0100.jpg

In the border the BR-262 turns to SP-300 (Via Marechal Rondon), and goes freeway until Botucatu, 400 kms ahead. There, you can take another road (Via Castello Branco, also a freeway) until São Paulo city (more 200km). But we will exit before, as I want to avoid SP traffic!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0101.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0102.jpg

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This is our exit! We will take now SP-225 eastbound.

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SP-225. The small yellow plates on the side of the road, together with the markings on the asphalt helps the driver keep a good distance from the front car in case of fog, very common by here.

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Bridge above Tietê River (I don´t know why I didn´t click the bridge! :ohno: )

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Passing through Jaú

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0112.jpg

This stretch of the road has been doubled not too much time ago, as can be seen on the erased markings on the asphalt.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0113.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0114.jpg

Now we get the SP-310 (Via Washington Luiz) south towards Rio Claro/São Paulo until Campinas.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0115.jpg

After a break night in Campinas, we continue through SP-65 (Via D.Pedro I)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0124.jpg

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On the background, we can see Bourbon Hotel Resort, in Atibaia.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0128.jpg

We are approaching the junction with BR-381 (Fernão Dias highway), which links São Paulo to Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais state (3rd metro in Brazil).

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http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0130-1.jpg

Well, unfortunately, battery ended too early. I would have showed all the way until Rio de Janeiro but...:bash:

^^ Que viagem!

Belíssimas fotos!

Obrigado pela contribuição ao thread!

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I can understand why there are raised markers in the centreline (to discourage drivers from crossing onto the wrong side) but why are they also along the edgelines? Is the shoulder unsafe for some reason?

Great shots, BTW! Thanks for posting them. :)

^^

Probably because the road is passing through or near a village, where pedestrians often use the shoulders. You can see a yellow sign right ahead advising an obstacle for speed reduction.

Photos: Leo_Mauritsstad:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Leo111/Tnel.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Leo111/Falsias.jpg

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Those highways through the rainforest... so bad for the environment...but so cool looking.

Brazil's system is much better than I expected, very impressive!
If they could only expand it in inner Sao Paulo

Brazil is so beautiful.

^^ thanks.

Rodovia Cuiabá-Santarém - BR-163 (Amazon Forest)

http://www.gaiaexpedicoes.com/album_fotos/8aexpedicao/15.jpg

^^ :D Pensei que você só fosse postar boas rodovias aqui huuheuheuhe

Thanks for posting my pics! :) Nice collection of our highways.

Very impressive network, and good to see it's growing too.

BR-290 Osório - Porto Alegre / Rio Grande do Sul state (Southern Brazil)

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^^Keeping right is kind of a problem huh!;) Nice pics though!

Rodovia Bandeirantes
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/guibuck1/791773734_11da164d20_b.jpg

Rodovia Limeira-Piracicaba
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/guibuck1/986471396_acabe6264f_o-1.jpg

Brazilian roads are beautiful!

Is it physically possible AND realistic to drive from Rio to Brasilia to Lima and back? On a map, it looks like BR-364 and Peruvian Highway 16 are connected, but it's hard to figure out whether they're actually paved & well-maintained the whole way, and whether there are things like restaurants, gas stations, and hotels along the whole route to make it actually do-able. One of my friends (who'll be going along if we can convince him it's not totally insane) is Brazilian and grew up in Rio, but he's lived in Miami since college and knows as much about the roads through Acre & Rondonia as I know about the roads in Alaska... ie, nothing ;)

My Brazilian roadmap says there are only two connections with Peru, near the village of Sao Francisco, southwest of Rio Branco, and further west. The last 100km of this road to Sao Francisco seems to be unpaved. It´s a hell of a drive from Brasilia to the Peruvian border alone; some 3400 kilometers (2.100 miles).

This border near Inapari leads to the Peruvian 26B road. For 200 miles, it's no more than a track. Then you have to travel to Cusco, some 500km/310 miles of unpaved roads. Between Cusco and the coast, you have to pass mountain passes over 4100m (12.300ft), not every car can take such heights, because of the less air to the engine.

The Peruvian road 16 you referring to, is a track between the Brazilian border and Pucallpa, and some stretches between Pucallpa and Lima aren't paved either. But the major problem should be the Brazilian side of this road; the last 400 miles to the border are unpaved. I don't think there are much facilities on the way either.

But if your in for an adventurous drive, with a 4x4 jeep, knowledge of languagues, and knowledge of repairing vehicles, i think it's not impossible.

But it's a long time, i think it requires at least one and a half week, especially to cross the Andes and the Amazone rain forest. And you might be days away from medical facilities in case of emergency.

Basically, you have three ways to do RJ-Lima.

On the first one uses any road of the network that links Brazil-Chile through Argentina. Once in Chile, you take Pan-American highway north directly to Lima. This way is long as hell, unlogical but 100% paved in good/excellent condition and a lot of towns/services all the way long.

The second option you enter Bolivia on the Corumbá/Puerto Suarez border. Until there the road is good/excellent. (You can see some pics of this stretch of the road in my post above). But in Bolivia, after the border and until Santa Cruz de la Sierra, there is an earth road that sometimes remembers a track. You have some river crossings and a lot of mud. It´s very recommended to use a 4X4 and not to go alone. After Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, is all paved until Lima and you go by Cochabamba, La Paz and the border to Peru and so on...

The third option you go to Rio Branco, in Acre state and to the border with Peru in Assis Brasil/Iñapari. Until there is 100% paved in regular conditions. Once in Peru, there is an earth road/track until near Cuzco in very bad condition, river crossings, mud....in the lower lands. When you begin to climb the Andes, hell breaks loose! Sometimes only one car per time, alternates rocky/mud terrain and a deep canyon aside the road on an altitude of more than 4000m!!! Almost no assistance by the road, only villages. It remebers the Camel Trophy and is impossible without a 4X4 and completely insane to go alone. By now this is the worst option by far, but there is huge construction works by now remaking the whole road. And until 2010 by the plans, we´ll have a new brighting paved road which will be the best way to reach Lima from Brazil.

Basically, you have three ways to do RJ-Lima.

On the first one uses any road of the network that links Brazil-Chile through Argentina. Once in Chile, you take Pan-American highway north directly to Lima. This way is long as hell, unlogical but 100% paved in good/excellent condition and a lot of towns/services all the way long.

The second option you enter Bolivia on the Corumbá/Puerto Suarez border. Until there the road is good/excellent. (You can see some pics of this stretch of the road in my post above). But in Bolivia, after the border and until Santa Cruz de la Sierra, there is an earth road that sometimes remembers a track. You have some river crossings and a lot of mud. It´s very recommended to use a 4X4 and not to go alone. After Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, is all paved until Lima and you go by Cochabamba, La Paz and the border to Peru and so on...

The third option you go to Rio Branco, in Acre state and to the border with Peru in Assis Brasil/Iñapari. Until there is 100% paved in regular conditions. Once in Peru, there is an earth road/track until near Cuzco in very bad condition, river crossings, mud....in the lower lands. When you begin to climb the Andes, hell breaks loose! Sometimes only one car per time, alternates rocky/mud terrain and a deep canyon aside the road on an altitude of more than 4000m!!! Almost no assistance by the road, only villages. It remebers the Camel Trophy and is impossible without a 4X4 and completely insane to go alone. By now this is the worst option by far, but there is huge construction works by now remaking the whole road. And until 2010 by the plans, we´ll have a new brighting paved road which will be the best way to reach Lima from Brazil.
Will that new road be 2 lanes in each direction or just 1 lane in each direction?

Yeah, I read about that last night... I think it's called the "Carretera Transoceanica". I think I'll plan a coast to coast road trip a year or two after it's done... after the basic trappings of civilization have firmly and unambiguously arrived, but before the road turns into Brazil's own version of "Alligator Alley (http://www.naples.net/history/aalley.htm)" (across the Florida Everglades) circa 1990. The final year before I-75 finally opened, it had bumper to bumper traffic all day, every day, with an average of 3 gruesome, road-closing deadly head-on collisions per month. And the "other" road to Miami (Tamiami Trail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiami_Trail)) wasn't much better. I suspect the exact same thing will eventually happen to the Transoceanica... 10-20 years from now everyone in Brazil will want to rebuild/replace it with a real freeway (or at least 4-lane it), but the environmentalists will do their best to fight and delay it for another 20 years while increasing numbers of people will die every year in horrible accidents.

Will that new road be 2 lanes in each direction or just 1 lane in each direction?

One lane each direction since by now there´s no demand for a double carriageway. And the costs to build it would make it unfeasible.

"Carretera Transoceanica".

I just red an article on www.worldhighways.com that they are planning to upgrade the Peruvian part of this road by 2009.

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http://www.rodolphomachado.com.br/images/Cod-173-Ponte%20Rio-Niteroi.jpg

http://www.autoclassic.com.br/antigomobilista/2006/maio_2006/CASAL%20CARRATU%202/ponte_rio_niteroi_1974.gif

http://www.amanhecercompoesia.hpg.ig.com.br/riodejaneiro_ponte_rio_niteroi.jpg

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:G8Zv7Iu-YpWeAM:http://www.mondo-exotica.net/nacaradogol/arquivos/ponterioniteroi.jpg

http://www.threetek.com.br/imagem/ikonos/ponte_web.jpg

http://www.ponte.com.br/UserFiles/Image/f.marizilda.jpg

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http://www.ponte.com.br/UserFiles/Image/f.marizilda.jpg

Not too bad.

Paraná state:

BR-277:

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BR-376:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/br376.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/Rodovia10.jpg


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http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/Serra_do_Cadeado.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/Rodovia30.jpg

PR-151:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/pr151ii.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/pr151.jpg

^^

Opa, boas demais essas rodovias do PR, em condições perfeitas de uso! Muito bom, um dos estados com maior número per capta de rodovias asfaltadas! Tão de parabéns!

Brazilian roads look just like American roads with color markings why is that?

More highways in São Paulo state:



-Rodovia Castello Branco SP 280

Start: Trevo Cebolão SP
End: Entrocamento com a SP-255 no Km 315 em Espírito Santo do Turvo.



http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/301110036_f9a3c8fe33_o.jpg


-Rodovia Presidente Dutra BR 116

Start: Trevo das Margaridas, Rio de Janeiro
End: Acesso a Marginal Tietê, São Paulo


http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/35149949_74d0b1ab30_o.jpg


-Rodovia dos Imigrantes SP 160

Start: Trevo da Avenida dos Bandeirantes, São Paulo
End: São Vicente - SP


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http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/299128127_1cc14b5d07_o.jpg


-Rodovia Anchieta SP 150

Start: Trevo com a Avenida do Estado(??), São Paulo
End: Santos, SP


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-Rodovia Ayrton Senna SP 070

Start: Marginal Tietê, depois do viaduto Imigrante Nordestino, São Paulo
End: Confluência com a Dutra, Guararema

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/459088036_55d32c0bcd_o.jpg


-Rodovia dos Bandeirantes SP 348

Start: Ponte Ulysses Guimarães-Marginal Tietê, São Paulo
End: Cordeirópolis, Acesso a rodovia Anhaguera no Km 173


http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/SP-348.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/bandei.jpg

-Rodoanel Metropolitano Mário Covas SP 021(Trecho Oeste)

Start: Trevo com a Rodovia dos Bandeirantes
End: Trevo com a Régis Bittencourt


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There are the "top" highways in the state, and in the country...


:okay:

Castelo's Branco express-ways, in inauguration:

http://img96.echo.cx/img96/5494/margcastelo013zx.jpg

http://img96.echo.cx/img96/4198/margcastelo020ge.jpg

http://img159.echo.cx/img159/3310/margcastelo034rx.jpg

People going to the beach by the Imigrantes Highway: (national holiday 09/07)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/070907_f_016.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/070906_f_042.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/070907_f_015.jpg

More highways, but now are "simple lanes": (also in SP State)

Tamoios Highway, connect the plateaus to the plain(where are the beach's)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/Tamoios.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/Tamoios2.jpg

Padre Manoél da Nobrega Highway(SP-055), connect the litoranean cities:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/SP-055.jpg

More afront they change the name, is called Rio-Santos Highway...

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/RodoviaRioSantos.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/Rio-Santos.jpg

Now, other highways in other states:

Paraná:

BR-277 At the mountain range:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/Br-277-1.jpg

BR-376 Too:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/BR-376Serra.jpg

Minas Gerais:

BR-381

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x116/Vic_Prudentino/BR-381.jpg

what's the speed-limit in Brazil?

Caco said its 120km/h. Maybe in HIS state.

In my state (Rio Grande do Sul), only ONE highway (the Freeway/Br290 posted here) allows 110km/h. All other roads/streets etc have a MAXIMUM speed limit of no more than 80km/h.

Nice highways! Go, Brazil! :cheer:

Very nice thread!
I like the Imigrantes' system so much. That's impressive and a place where we can have a very good view of Nature. :happy:

More highways from Paraná:

BR-369/PR-317:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar1.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar2.jpg


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http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar7-1.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar13.jpg

More Highways:

PR-444/BR-376:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar9.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar12.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar11.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar10.jpg


PR-317:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar14.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar15.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z173/jobrandie/album3/viapar16.jpg

Via Anchieta, in the state of Sao Paulo.
By bike, hehe


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BR101, on southern Brazil. Filmed on the boundary of the states of Santa CAtarina and Parana.

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Via Anchieta, in the state of Sao Paulo.
By bike, hehe


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Nice video :)

muy parecidas a las autopistas de aqui de Mexico, muy similares

Does anyone have pics of the route between Lages and Florianopolis?? It's amazingly beautiful...

Oi! Brazilian highways became very good in recents years, forthemore in the São Paulo State.
But do somebody have pictures of Br-153 in duplication between Goiana and Itumbieira, in Goias State or state highways been duplicate near Goiana. Or pictures of Br-060, between Goiana and Brasilia, highways Br-101 being duplicates in Brasil Nordeste States or in the South? And what about the Br-181 and Br-040 in Minas Gerais State or all new highways or duplication being build now or in near future. Thanks for all!

My video:

SP-280
Castello Branco Highway (between Itu and Mairinque cities - State of São Paulo)

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^ Nice highway, quite some traffic.

This thread is so new, that our mod might consider renaming it ;) hehe. Actually, how about merging it with this one (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315498)?

This thread is so new, that our mod might consider renaming it ;) hehe. Actually, how about merging it with this one (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315498)?

Hehe, good idea, i almost forgot about that thread. It's now merged :cheers:

Tomorrow, i'm doing some more reconstructing in the forum, like merging and renaming older threads, maybe bump them up with some interesting stuff ;)

Is Sao Paulo-Rio completely motorway these days? It seems like there is a stretch near the state border that isn't according to a map I see online, but it doesn't seem possible that two such large and important cities would not be completely connected by motorways?

^ Nice highway, quite some traffic.

Thanks!!! :) ^^

The stretch between SP city and Sorocaba (of which this video is part) has much traffic. The road is more peaceful after Sorocaba city.

Is Sao Paulo-Rio completely motorway these days? It seems like there is a stretch near the state border that isn't according to a map I see online, but it doesn't seem possible that two such large and important cities would not be completely connected by motorways?

Yes. BR-116 Dutra highway

Does anyone have a map of the Brazilian highway system? More specifically, a map of all the expressways? I have looked on Google, but haven't found one, and the ones I do find show all the highways. Anyways, your highways are impressive!

I have one at home. There are quite some expressways in Brazil, especially in the southeastern part. All major cities have some expressways, but in the heavily populated area from the south along the coast and inland are also a lot of intercity expressways.

Does anyone have a map of the Brazilian highway system? More specifically, a map of all the expressways? I have looked on Google, but haven't found one, and the ones I do find show all the highways. Anyways, your highways are impressive!

Thanks!
The Brazilian territory is very large... ^^ This map shows the expressways in my State (São Paulo):

Area: 248,256 km²

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/mapas/mapclick/ufs/sp.jpg

Hehe that State is already 7 times larger than my whole country :)

Though i think the Rodovia's are the most developed in Sao Paulo State

São Paulo in Brazil ^^

http://www.duplipensar.net/images/geografia/mapa-sao-paulo.jpg

hehe... :lol:

the Brazilian highways aren't the best...
but some of them are pretty good...

the most beautifull is Serra do Rio do Rastro (Santa Catarina State) that sometimes can have snow fall there...
Dona Francisca is very beautifull too...

the most beautifull is Serra do Rio do Rastro (Santa Catarina State) that sometimes can have snow fall there...

Occasionally... normally there is frost in the winter days. ^^

SC 438 at summer...

http://www.atoldasrocas.tur.br/images/rio_rastro.jpg


and winter:

http://inema.com.br/albuns/0018501/al1/lauromuller12.jpg

:D

Long time without replies in this topic, so I decided to post some pics I found here :P

São Paulo - Rodoanel
http://i30.tinypic.com/2s7xjlf.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/ajkyno.jpg

Bandeirantes Highway - the best of all brazilian highways
http://i31.tinypic.com/vnlgfp.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2zspdep.jpg

And a smaller road, I dont know exact its name, maybe the GO-139 in Goías state
http://i32.tinypic.com/rmuzpz.jpg

I made a search in GE for photos. A lot of work here guys, comments are welcome!! :cheers1:


SP-065 D.Pedro I - Links Campinas (SP-330) to Jacareí (BR-116 and SP-070, main São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro links)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1349729.jpg

Junction with Campinas South Ring
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3559656.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6137497.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0125.jpg

SP-348 Bandeirantes - Begins in São Paulo and goes north towards Campinas and Limeira, ends at SP-330 Anhangüera

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6745076.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/875551.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5301202.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4115093.jpg

SP-330 Anhangüera - Begins in São Paulo, runs north parallel to Bandeirantes, but goes 450 km further until Minas Gerais state, wher it turns BR-050.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8359104.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8140007.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1272021.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5502873.jpg

BR-376 Curitiba-PR to Joinville-SC Southern Brazil.

Lots of accidents on this road, cut the mountains with some sharp curves.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8275789.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8276970.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8232167.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8232102.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8232080.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8071653.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6876607.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3461831.jpg

SP-150 Anchieta - one of the two roads linking SP to the littoral and coastal cities, including Santos where is the biggest and most important seaport of the country.

It was the first double carriageway of the country (1930-40). On the mountains section, very sharp curves reduces the speed limit to 60km/h.

Later a new modern motorway were built parallel to it. (Imigrantes)

SP Metro
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/anchieta2.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/anchieta.jpg

Serra do Mar (Coast Range)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2825706.jpg

The old Anchieta and the new Imigrantes (background).

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/930296.jpg


SP-160 Imigrantes - runs parallel to Anchieta, but it's newer and more modern. Instead of sharp curves, dozens of bridges and tunnels cutting through the mountains.

in this photo, still near SP, you can see the works for a section of the 170km long ring road.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8422276.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4054122.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7246457.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7246427.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662579.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662561.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4991205.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4809067.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2396553.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3188675.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3343700.jpg

The motorway was built in two phases. The first at the end of the 70's is now the northbound. The newest was completed only in 2001 and is much more modern, is now the southbound. Due environment concerns, much more stricter now than in 70's, you have 70% of the mountains section on tunnels, rather than in bridges as the older one. You also can note less bridge pillars on the new section. That was possible due new technologies and resulted on much less trees to be cut!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/imigrantes1.jpg

Here is the road near the coast, ready to climb these mountains toward São Paulo.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/359017.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2065804.jpg

SP-055 Main SP coastal road

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662541.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662536.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662491.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5594158.jpg

Junction with SP-160 (Imigrantes)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6662550.jpg


BR-101 Rio-Niterói bridge

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6155381.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1776045.jpg

Rush Hour
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6748108.jpg

Arriving in Niterói

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6887110.jpg

Toll Plaza

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2037237.jpg

Arriving in Rio de Janeiro

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5180910.jpg

SP-310 Washington Luis - Links SP-330 and 340 to S.J. do Rio Preto

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6061715.jpg

BR-040 near Itaipava-RJ - Links Rio de Janeiro to Brasília.

Very beautiful scenary, shame I didn't find more photos.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6408888.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4139001.jpg

SP-300 Marechal Rondon - Cross west of São Paulo state until the border with Mato Grosso do Sul state.

Very boring to drive here, 400km without curves, take some CDs with you!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4716865.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4716740.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4716921.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/158595.jpg

Endless sugar cane fields.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/118558.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/IMG_0105.jpg

RJ-071 Linha Vermelha (Red Line).

Urban highway, it's works as a semi ring-road of Rio de Janeiro, very heavy traffic. This month begins the works of the new 145km Rio ring-road. You can see an interesting film about the project here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXk9b26OZcc).

Junction with BR-116 (Rio-SP highway)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2527975.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3003710.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2350314.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/53183.jpg

SP-340 Adhemar de Barros. Links Campinas region to northeast SP state, near the border with Minas Gerais state.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1276877.jpg

SP-280 Castelo Branco - Begins in São Paulo and runs through the southwestern state.

It's a very important link to São Paulo newest suburbs.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/cbranco1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/untitled.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/969934.jpg

SP-070 Carvalho Pinto - Runs Parallel to BR-116 Dutra highway towards Rio de Janeiro. Merges with Dutra near Taubaté, 130km further.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/cpinto.jpg

Service Station
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6588993.jpg


SP-127 Santos-Dummont. Links Campinas to SP-280.

Access to Viracopos Int'l Airport (Campinas), which the government has plans to upgrade to be the main SP airport and the biggest in Latin America, though it's more than 100km from the capital!!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/11169.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3232753.jpg

SP-021 Rodoanel (SP Ring Road)

It has only 32km yet (West Section). More 70km are under construction and will be ready in 2010 (Southern Section). East and North sections, only god knows by now when will be completed.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanel3.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanel2.jpg

Police escorting football fans outside the city!
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanel1-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanel1.jpg

Great pics, Positronn! thanks for posting them. :)

Some roads on the mountains of Rio de Janeiro state.

This is BR-116. It's a motorway until starts to climb the mountains, where it becames a single lane road.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/227737.jpg

Starting to climb

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3004814.jpg

This is near Teresópolis. The peak is Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) and have 1692m. Teresópolis is a nice mountain town about 100km from Rio.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2285044.jpg

On clear days you can see Rio Metropolian Area and Guanabara bay, even Sugal Loaf!! But this was not one of these days...

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2300935.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4512594.jpg

The road climbing the mountains.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/687321.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5923490.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3033771.jpg

This is another road RJ-116 that goes northeast state.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2815639.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/297365.jpg

Someones look new, others look like they don't recive maintenance,
but they look good.

Some pics i found on flickr from BR-101.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2190891485_61fa2f59e3_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2240095835_cb1c41b44f_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2346951748_e837624781_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2185/2044836769_fb755607ce_o.jpg

That's like a whole-day work, mcuri! Thanks for posting the photos (also Positronn and Bruno_BL); I'd expect not so good highways, but actually they look very well. Good job, Brazil!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7045371.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2645705.jpg

Rio Metro Area. This strecht is being doubled.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7877749.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1057673.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6483545.jpg

BR-040

There's some kind of police parade happening, the traffic is blocked.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7750790.jpg

BR-060

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7308317.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7308276.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2423465.jpg

Imma brazilian, but, could someone answer me if these roads in DF ( BR-040 and 060) are under private or public administration? Im not sure if its public :P

Imma brazilian, but, could someone answer me if these roads in DF ( BR-040 and 060) are under private or public administration? Im not sure if its public :P

Public, no tolls.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1218172638_49f2f8ca69_o.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5201926.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2681287.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3039990.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3402874.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1203666.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2985682.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2985659.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2985641.jpg

Palmas ring road (TO-050)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7972904.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7972965.jpg

Bridge over Lajeado Dam lake (8km long)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6902477.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/201516.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3958870.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/388135.jpg


BR-153

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6336869.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7535296.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7082656.jpg

More in Rio Grande do Sul state:

Rota do Sol

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/2467024127_45614450c1_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2441367114_4dfcddc805_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2252463037_843a645358_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/2252463915_aa6815889d_b.jpg

And.....a very beautiful city (Gramado) in top of the mountain

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1369/1324894396_81bd1019e8_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1404/1368093421_050a6aefa9_b.jpg

^^Love that last pic,doesn't look like Brazil at all!

The last two remind me of german Bavaria :)

^^Love that last pic,doesn't look like Brazil at all!

^^^^^^^^

Why don't looks like Brazil?
Brazil is one of the countries with bigger cultural and economic diversity of the world. You should find out more about!

Brazil isn't only Rio and São Paulo! In the southern region living descendants of Germans, Poles, Spaniards, Italians ...:)

That looks like an Alpine town. :)

Hi forummers, apologize me my english, well, i live at Presidente Prudente
in São Paulo State and these photos is from SP-270 that link Pres. Prudente to São Paulo with SP-280, 250 KM away, this route totalling 600 KM

Some photos near Pres. Prudente

Leaving Presidente Prudente
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/318/img0149cv7.jpg
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/4716/img0150ft6.jpg
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4241/img0151yg9.jpg

Industrial district
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/294/img0152se5.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5732/img0154ul2.jpg

esquerda, Polícia Rodoviária - left, Highway patrol
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/1602/img0155yo9.jpg
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8049/img0157ux6.jpg

Espigão district
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/7713/img0159on2.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6015/img0161lb7.jpg

The sign say: "Kids on rear seats"
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/9094/img0162uu5.jpg
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7495/img0163pj1.jpg

Fly Gol to Prudente!
http://i32.tinypic.com/ehccw4.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/25ge23q.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/1p6z43.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/n4tls2.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/9k1noo.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/8zmkcn.jpg

Double track end
http://i26.tinypic.com/j61lbr.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/333e8ls.jpg

Single Track
http://i25.tinypic.com/2zi4yno.jpg

Lots of trucks:ohno:
http://i26.tinypic.com/2wg4r38.jpg

Same Way, but come back with rain
http://i27.tinypic.com/2wee69x.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2yjo478.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2lrjph.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/1zgakp4.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/11io28j.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/9hunvo.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2psmu0m.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/258xwy8.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/nw0rb8.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/20sy3wp.jpg

arriving in Prudente
http://i30.tinypic.com/inftld.jpg

Brazil signage system is an interesting mix between the N. American and European systems. I like it.

Brazil signage system is an interesting mix between the N. American and European systems. I like it.

Yes, it is, but just in São Paulo state, in federal "highways" the signage is a bit different.

Third Bridge, Vitoria - Vila Velha

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3580612.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3858391.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/647665.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5629726.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1806951.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6181279.jpg

Vila Velha street

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7881409.jpg

Sun Highway

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2558722.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2558751.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3812130.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1372610.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3812114.jpg

I love that bridge. Brazilian bridges aren't really known worldwide.

I love that bridge. Brazilian bridges aren't really known worldwide.

The Brazilian freeway systems is in length among the top of the world. Many people don't know that either, they think nobody can afford a car and everybody lives in slums. I have to say the entire SSC forum is a good eye-opener for many people.

^ Yeah, 10,000 km isn't that bad, especially in the southeast.

edit

What a mess! Brazil is really beautiful.

Brazil signage system is an interesting mix between the N. American and European systems. I like it.

I'm so used to it that I never realized. In some roads brazilian signage seems clear because its missing :D

But of course there are good examples too

Google Earth image
Rio - Juiz de Fora
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2316/tudokl1.jpg


Red Line, highway inside Rio

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9418/dsc09320lh5.jpg



http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6372/dsc09321tz4.jpg

BR-040 (links Rio to Brasilia but these pics show only the Rio - Juiz de Fora part)


http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4697/dsc09323jk5.jpg


http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5707/dsc09333aj3.jpg


http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6572/dsc09335wk6.jpg


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6384/dsc09367dl5.jpg


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4660/dsc09382gj9.jpg


http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6096/dsc09410rj0.jpg


http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8472/dsc09434lb1.jpg

Obs: These pics were taken by LeoMarx, a Brazilian member of the forum. The entire collection you can see here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=563879

This road crosses east-west Paraná for 730 km, from the coast where stands a major seaport at Paranaguá to the triple border with Paraguay and Argentina at Foz do Iguaçu. It's an important link to Paraguay since the country is landlocked and uses Paranaguá as it's main commerce channel.

Begin in Paranaguá

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/941248.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/941165.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/941215.jpg

The Serra do Mar mountains. It extends for almost all south/southern regions of the country, separating the coast from the highlands.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2155747.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7464851.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4023821.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8274031.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7500666.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5848174.jpg

Winter in Brazilian highlands may be frosty!!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1462158.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1461855.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7044991.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1461596-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6889480-1.jpg

Paraná Road Police

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Policiame11__.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/998D1856-1321-0A28-C56484D97EDD72F8.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/POLICIA_RODOVIARIA2.jpg

After Ponta Grossa, it becames a single highway until near Foz do Iguaçu.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7533637.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8159766-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1736526-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1736566-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4086289-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4085712-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1950040.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8245528-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/416659.jpg

Near Foz, double carriageway.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4175266-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/km724.jpg

Buildings in the background are Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Km727.jpg

Near the border, starts a big mess. Next year will begin the construction of another bridge and border complex outside the core of the twin cities. By now, it's dirty, full of people, smugglers, old cars...

Last exit on the highway before the border.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Last.jpg

Last KM

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Km730.jpg

Border Complex

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Receita.jpg

The infamous Friendship Bridge, between Foz do Iguaçu-Brazil and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/27252482Dsc01383.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8913949.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5233632-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3679491.jpg

^^ I'm having a déjà vu. :) Once I saw in Switzerland a bus with Brazilian license plates. :)

Three brazilians interstate:
BR 101 aka Rodovia Translitorânea: 4 551,4 km(2 828,1 mi) long
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7090/536pxbr101mapaxm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BR 116: 4.385 km(2.724 mi) long
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4051/478pxbr116mapapo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BR 153 aka Rodovia Transbrasiliana: 4,355 km(2,706 mi) long(if included the 530 km until Belem, called BR-226 it should be the longest)
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3676/332pxbr153mapaoc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

There's one more interstate with more than 4.000 kms, but I forgot wich one.

OMG, highways with no barriers in the middle, these aren´t save at all IMO.
^^yeah, i agree. no guard rails, fences, nothing.

This is the downside of the brazilian roads: most of them don't have fences, guardrails and go up and down due to saving costs. Some of them has problems like animals on the road, others are too suscetible to the weather as rain flood and fallen barriers.

:no::no:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/SP-463_ciete_silverio.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/SP-326.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rod_SP_255_km_5_Sentido_Sul.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/SP-225.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rodovia_Ayrton_Senna_da_Silva.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/RaposoTavares.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rodovia_Raposo_Tavares_em_so_roque_.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rodovia_Raposo_Tavares.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rodoviaraposotavares.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7957485-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10_MHG_pais_transitoSP.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/911297.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1297002-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2176069.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3803893.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3803938.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4716740-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5012058.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6999149-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7168921.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/150803.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/830411.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3290903.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3161517.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1795407.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1795582.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5128191.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rod_SP_255_km_5_Sentido_Sul.jpgThis photo absolutely rocks!

This photo absolutely rocks!

Like a rollercoaster! :)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5612588.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6084170.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5849756.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2089591.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3102733.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5849738.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8302908.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8047606.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8047552.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9634358.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9052193.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9052180.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8295443.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7729069.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7304721.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/816575.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8000590.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6279108.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10352491.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10222641.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10641578.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8001137.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4573410.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9718537.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8587843.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8171443.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8171401.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7639294.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6452393.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4139001-1.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2194354.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6664938.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7336119.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/7722460.jpg

Like a rollercoaster! :)

What's the incline on that hill? Must be insurmountable for trucks.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9634358.jpg

^Looks like Texas.

very interesting thread.

pictures of the amazing SP 160 between sao paulo and the coast, anyone?

edit: went through the entire thread and found some awesome pics of the emigrantes.

this highway is also amazing: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=20318926&postcount=173

What's the incline on that hill? Must be insurmountable for trucks.

It's a valley and the photo is looking downhill. So the grade is not all that appears to be! ;)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5128191.jpg


Wow, How did he do that?

I wish we could have some highways like those

very interesting thread.

pictures of the amazing SP 160 between sao paulo and the coast, anyone?

From the Brazilian forum, photos by the forumer RRC



*** MINHASFOTOS ***

01 - Ainda no trecho de planalto, atravessando a represa
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/010.jpg

02
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/011.jpg

03 -inicio da descida da serra:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/012.jpg

04 (foto tirada no fim de semana de inauguração com a câmera antiga)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/022.jpg

05
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/013.jpg

06 - entrada de túnel comprido:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/020.jpg

07 - Tunel de 3 km
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/014.jpg

08 saida do tunel
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/018.jpg

09 - túnel curtinho: (foto tirada no fim de semana de inauguração com a camera antiga, daí a qualidade ruim)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/021.jpg

08 -trecho em que a pista nova para por baixo da mais antiga
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/015.jpg

10
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/imigrantes01.jpg

11 -Adorei essa foto, tirei virando a cãmera para atrás, grande risco!!
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/019.jpg

11 - viaduto no fim da rodovia para quem vai para Santos, indo reto vai-se para São Vicente e Praia Grande
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/016.jpg

12
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f350/rocam29/Rodovias/017.jpg

Some more of SP-160

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10666100.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8277410.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3463960.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10682967.jpg

It begins in São Paulo (city) and continues westward for 664km until the border with Mato Grosso do Sul state.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Mapa-rodovia-raposo-tavares.jpg

In São Paulo. Very crowded and completely jammed in rush hours. Here it's used mainly for commuting between western metro and central regions.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/Rodoviaraposotavares.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9381323.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/2789055.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4088541.jpg


Some kms out SP metro, it becomes a single road. There's no much traffic on it's rural parts because for long travels, SP-280 is more used since it runs parallel to it and is full motorway.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690838.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9236769.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690337.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6061108.jpg


Less than 40km from the suburbs of a 20 million metro area!! :omg:


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690759.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690780.jpg


Near Sorocaba, it becames a double carriageway again.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690360.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690417.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5202928.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8690463.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/10180632.jpg


After Sorocaba, it goes by a very rural region and alternates single lane, double carriageway and 4 lane without divide.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12072870.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12072966.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12073031.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/4271944.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12073114.jpg


There are a lot of eucalyptus planted forests for timber and paper industries. This red soil is predominantly on this part of the country and is known for being very fetile.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12209971.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/12094938.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5714880.jpg


Normally when it crosses a city or an important junction, the road becomes a double carriageway.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/1574504.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/3085016.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/9940153.jpg


At it's end on the Paraná river, border between the two states. The road continues on a 11km bridge/causeway and becomes BR-267, a federal jurisdiction road.


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/8677984.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/6990586.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5362039.jpg


Yes, it's a river!!!


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5012058-1.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/5012268.jpg

Brasil avenue in Rio - 16 lanes and 22 kilometer extension

http://oglobo.globo.com/fotos/2007/01/08/08_MVG_rio_acidente2.jpg

Thanks alot for all the pics and the description of them mcuri :okay:
That river in the last pics really looks like a midsized lake :D

SP-326 - Rodovia Brigadeiro Faria Lima - near Bebedouro/SP

01.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/DSC03626.jpg

02.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/DSC03624.jpg

03.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m158/cacobianchi/DSC03623.jpg

Tolls, tolls, I like em.

Why not 140km/h speed limit? (Im kidding, but id be happy if someday we could raise it)

^^ :)

Tolls, tolls, I like em.

Why not 140km/h speed limit? (Im kidding, but id be happy if someday we could raise it)

It´s really annoying this low spreed limit culture. A 100km/h limit in Rodoanel in SP or the 90km/h in the Red Line in Rio is quite a pain in the ass! But like we see here on the forum, it´s not our privilege. Netherlands, Australia, US also have this "problem"!

100 km/h max speed!! :cry:



http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanelconclusoeste022002e1eu.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/rodoanelconclusoeste022002d5ce.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/DSC07871.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/DSC07870.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/marcelocuri/DSC07869.jpg

Very American. Or the American are very Brazilian :D

First two pics are very beautiful; and empty.

Where's all the traffic? I wish the Dutch highways were like that ;)