BR-153 (Brazil highway)

Transbrasiliana Highway
Route information
Length	2,234.14 mi (3,595.50 km)
Existed	1951 (Rio-São Paulo) 1948 (Rio-Fortaleza) 1967-1977 (divided highways of Rodovia Presidente Dutra and Rodovia Régis Bittencourt)–present
Major junctions
North end	São Domingos do Araguaia, Pará
Major intersections	TO-222 in Araguaína, TO TO-080 in Paraíso do Tocantins, TO BR-060 in Goiânia, GO BR-456 in São José do Rio Preto, SP BR-277 in Irati, PR BR-285 in Passo Fundo, RS RS-403 in Cachoeira do Sul, RS
South end	Aceguá, Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil-Uruguay border
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

The BR-153 is a major federal highway of Brazil, officially named as Transbrasiliana Highway, and also as Belém-Brasília Highway in the stretch located between the cities of Wanderlândia, in Tocantins, and Anápolis, in Goiás.

It crosses Brazil in the North-South direction, starting in São Domingos do Araguaia, state of Pará and ending in Aceguá, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on the Brazil/Uruguay border. The highway, highly variable in quality and traffic, cuts through the states of Pará, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.

Gallery

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  Stretch of BR-153 in Fortaleza do Tabocão, TO.
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  BR-153 on the state line of Tocantins and Goiás.
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  Urban segment of BR-153 in Araguaína, Tocantins.
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  Stretch concurrent with BR-060 in Goiânia.
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  Trecho urbano da BR-153 em Goiânia (GO).
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  Hazardous segment of BR-153 between Imbituva, PR and Irati, PR.
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  Segment of BR-153 in rural Cachoeira do Sul, RS.

See also

• Paleorrota Geopark
• Belém-Brasília Highway
• Brazilian Highway System
• Route 8 (Uruguay)

External links

• BR-153 Highway. Ministry of Transport of Brazil.