BR-153 (Brazil highway)

BR-153
Transbrasiliana Highway
Route information
Length	2,234.14 mi (3,595.50 km)
Existed	February 1, 1959–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 BR-386 in Soledade, 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

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 Anápolis, in the state of Goiás.

It crosses Brazil in a north-south direction, starting in São Domingos do Araguaia, in the 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, Tocantins.
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  BR-153 on the Tocantins/Goiás state line.
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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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  Urban segment of BR-153 in Goiânia.
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  Hazardous stretch of BR-153 between Imbituva, Paraná and Irati, Paraná.
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  Segment of BR-153 in rural Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.

See also

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

External links

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