Estrada Real

Estrada Real (Portuguese pronunciation: [(e)sˈtɾadɐ ʁeˈaw], Royal Road) was an epithet applied to the roads built and maintained by the Portuguese Crown both in Portugal itself and in the Portuguese overseas territories.

This article is about the "Royal Roads" in former Portuguese territories or colonies. For other uses, see El Camino Real (disambiguation).

Presently it is used to designate a set of colonial-era tourist roads in Brazil.

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