BR-020 (Brazil)

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BR-020

BR020 sentido L-O-N em Planaltina (DF).jpg
BR-020 in Planaltina, DF
Route information
Length2,038.5 km (1,266.7 mi)
Major junctions
North endFortaleza, Ceará
South endBrasília, Distrito Federal
Location
CountryBrazil
Highway system

BR-020 is a federal highway of Brazil.[1] The 2038 kilometre road connects Fortaleza in Ceará to the federal capital Brasília.[2] It was inaugurated in the government of the president Juscelino Kubitschek.

In the states of Bahía and Piauí, there are long stretches of the road that are made of dirt, and also stretches that have not been built to this day, which are still in the planning stage and unbuilt.[3]

The road passes through the MATOPIBA region (in the south of Piauí and in the west of Bahia), which is an important producer of soybeans, corn and cotton, among other products. It connects the interior of the Northeast to the Port of Mucuripe, in Fortaleza.[4]

References

  1. ^ "BR-20". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ^ Cicero (17 August 2010). "Rodovias Radiais" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ "BR 020 vai ligar Piauí à Bahia e mudar perfil do Sudeste piauiense - 180graus - O Maior Portal do Piauí". 180graus.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "PPM 2017: Rebanho bovino predomina no Centro-Oeste e Mato Grosso lidera entre os estados". agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 19 April 2023.