BR-235 (Brazil highway)
The BR-235 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, to Novo Progresso, Pará. It has a total length of 2,093.5 km.
BR-235 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 2,093.5 km (1,300.8 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Aracaju, Sergipe |
| West end | Novo Progresso, Pará |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Highway system | |
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It is one of the most complicated roads in Brazil, since there is no asphalt on most of the road and there are still many non-existent sections. Until 2018, there was only asphalt in the State of Sergipe, and near the city of Petrolina. No section was built in Maranhão and in Pará the only section was the small 21 km section between the Araguaia river crossing (via ferry) and the city of Santa Maria das Barreiras.
Since the government of Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019, the road where it was made of earth began to be paved, and it was implanted where it did not exist, since it has great economic importance: the MATOPIBA region (in the south of Maranhão and Piauí, in western Bahia and Tocantins) is an important producer of soybeans, corn and cotton, among other products; the area of Juazeiro, Petrolina and Casa Nova is an important producer of fruits and also of goats and sheep. The highway connects all these regions with the ports on the northeast coast of Brazil. In February 2020, for example, 77.6 kilometers of the road between Jeremoabo and Canché were paved.