The BR-471 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of

Soledade Soledade is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city is nicknamed the ''Cidade das Pedras Preciosas'' meaning the ''City of Precious Stones'' or ''Rare Gems''. Much of the amethyst sold in the world comes from the mines of Rio Grande ...

and

Chuí Chuí () is a municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the southernmost town of Brazil, located at latitude 33°41′0″S. A border town, it shares its name with sister city Chuy, Uruguay. The two towns constitute ...

, in the state of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

. It has a total length of 648.2 km. It begins in Soledade, coinciding with the

BR-153 BR-153 is a major federal highway of Brazil, officially named the Transbrasiliana Highway. It also serves as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway in the stretch located between the cities of Wanderlândia, in the state of Tocantins, and A ...

, called Rodovia Transbrasiliana, passing through Barros Cassal and

Herveiras Herveiras is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. R ...

, where the independent highway is assumed as RST (in the old nomenclature) 471, crossing the Municipalities of Sinimbu, Rio Pardinho, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Pardo, Pantano Grande, Encruzilhada do Sul and Canguçu to Coxilha do Fogo where

BR-392 BR-392 is a federal highway in Rio Grande do Sul. The highway begins at the port town of Rio Grande in the south and runs north across the state, connecting the municipalities of Pelotas, Santa Maria, Santo Ângelo, and ending in Porto Xavier ...

is located (and continues as) to Pelotas, where it coincides with

BR-116 The BR-116 is part of the Brazilian Highway System. With at total length of it is the longest highway in the country. It is also the longest highway in the country to be completely paved. The highway connects Fortaleza, Ceará, one of the larg ...

and a little later again with BR-392 passing through Povo Novo to Quinta (district of Rio Grande), when it leaves the BR-392 and becomes the Brigadeiro José da Silva Pais Highway, the original BR-471 from the 50s to the 90s, passing through Santa Vitória do Palmar and finally ending in Chuí, the extreme point and the southernmost city in Brazil. Much of the raw material produced in the interior of the state passes through this highway. In Rio Grande there is one of the most important ports in Brazil, the

Port of Rio Grande The Port of Rio Grande is one of the main ports of Brazil and Latin America. It's located in the city of Rio Grande, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It's the third largest in the country. The land access system to the port is made u ...

, through which large volumes of exports pass. Porto do Rio Grande y BR-471
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Gallery

Curral Alto - BR-471.JPG, BR-471 in

Santa Vitória do Palmar Santa Vitória do Palmar (lit. "Saint Victoria of the Palms") is a Brazilian city and municipality. It is the southernmost municipality in Brazil, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. To the west of the municipality is the Lagoa Mirim an ...

BR-471 - 01.JPG, BR-471 road on

, on the border with

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

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