The Rodovia Dom Pedro I (official designation SP-065) is a

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in the state of

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. One of the most modern and scenic highways in the country, it interconnects the Anhangüera and the Presidente Dutra highways, serving the major cities of

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and

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. It is 126 km long and crosses a picturesque hilly region full of

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s and

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s. The highway intersects the Fernão Dias Highway, between

and

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, near the city of Atibaia. The part of the highway that runs inside the city of Campinas comprises one leg of the Campinas Beltway ( Anel Viário José Magalhães Teixeira). The highway was named after Emperor Dom Pedro I, partly because it was inaugurated in 1972 and served to commemorate 150 years of Independence. A second roadway was built and enhanced to highway standards in 1990. DERSA, a state-owned company, manages and maintains the highway and is a

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File:Dom-pedro-km145.jpg, Rodovia Dom Pedro I, km 145, inside Campinas File:Toll-gates.jpg, Toll gates near Itatiba File:Rodovia Dom Pedro I.jpg, Rodovia Dom Pedro I, near Nazaré Paulista

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