BR-262 is an east-west

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connecting the

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Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

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and

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

. The highway runs from Vitória

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of Espírito Santo to the

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n border at

Corumbá Corumbá () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 112,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, ani ...

, Mato Grosso do Sul.

Duplications

The 84 km stretch from

Betim Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeas ...

(MG) to

Nova Serrana Nova Serrana is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG ...

(MG) was doubled in 2011. The 180 km stretch between Viana (ES) and the border with Minas Gerais will be granted in 2020, and the duplication should occur by 2040. The stretch between Viana and the Victor Hugo district, in Marechal Floriano, must be duplicated by 2028.

Economy

The highway is important for products from Brazilian agriculture, livestock, mining and industry. In the future, it will also act in conjunction with the Bioceanic Corridor, which connects Campo Grande-MS with the ports of northern Chile. At the other end, it reaches the coast of Espírito Santo. As some examples, the production of coffee from Minas Gerais, as well as iron ore from Minas Gerais to Espírito Santo, and soybeans and other grains and beef from Mato Grosso do Sul, all are largely transported by this highway.

Tourism

The highway is of great tourist importance, especially for Espírito Santo, which receives a large flow of people from Minas Gerais to the beaches of Espírito Santo. In Mato Grosso do Sul, the road that runs along the Pantanal is also an important tourist route. Together with the bi-oceanic corridor that will link Brazil with Paraguay, northern Argentina and northern Chile, the BR -262 will serve as a link to several tourist destinations: the Entrance of the Andes Mountains, in Jujuy, Argentina; the Atacama Desert, in Chile (which connects the most flooded area on the planet, the Pantanal, with the driest area on the planet); and even to the beaches of the Northeast.

Gallery

Aerial view of BR-262 outside Corumbá, MS.jpg, BR-262, about 50 km from

Ponte Poeta Manoel de Barros, Corumbá, MS.jpg, Poet Manoel de Barros bridge, in

Mato Grosso do Sul (6276588416).jpg, BR-262 in

BR-262, 36, Castilho - SP, 16920-000, Brazil - panoramio.jpg, Bridge of BR-262 in Castilho,

Br262.JPG, BR-262 in Luz,

BR-262 próximo ao trevo de Bom Despacho-MG.jpg, BR-262 near Bom Despacho,

Br262manhuaçu.JPG, BR-262 in

Manhuaçu Manhuaçu is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Eastern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. Its population was 91,169 (2020) and its area is 628 km2. Geography Located 260 km from the state capital of Belo Horizonte, it is near the impo ...

Itatiba -ES BR 262 - panoramio.jpg, BR-262 in

Ibatiba Ibatiba, Espírito Santo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the ...

Conceição do castelo -ES BR 262 - panoramio.jpg, BR-262 in

Conceição do Castelo Conceição do Castelo is a municipality in central Espírito Santo, Brazil. Its population was 12,806 (2020) and its area is 369 km2.IBGE /ref> History The municipality was created when it separated from Castelo, Espírito Santo, Castelo o ...

References

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