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BR-146 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 678.7 km (421.7 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais |
South end | Bragança Paulista, São Paulo |
Highway system | |
Highways in Brazil |
BR-146 is a federal highway of Brazil. [1] The 678.7 kilometre road connects Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais to Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. [2]
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Uberlândia is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fourth largest city of the interior region of Brazil. The city is located on the Brazilian Highlands 2,802 feet (854 m) above sea level. It is an important logistic hub between São Paulo and Brasília. The city sits within the Brazilian cerrado and has eight protected zones of tropical savanna vegetation.
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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.
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Caetanópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 11,749 people living in a total area of 156 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the micro-region of Sete Lagoas. It became a municipality in 1954.
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