Highway BR 163

The main highway in Mato Gorsso giving access to the ports in the North (Arc Norte) on the Tapajos and Amazon Rivers. 
UPDATED: NOV 2021
BR 163 before being asphalted.
BR 163 before
 BR 163 after being asphalted
BR 163 after
The BR 163 Map

  • The concession was won yesterday (8 July 21) by a group of companies from the State of Minas Gerais. The concession is for 10 years for the section of BR 163 in Mato Grosso running 1009 km from Sinop, MT to Mirituba, PA 
      
  • BR 163 North is now paved to the Port of Miritituba lowering shipping cost by 11%.  Now paved all the way from Mato Grosso to Santarém, PA. 
     
  • Also used for transporting grains to the Ports of Paranaguá and Santos to the South.​
KORY MELBY: BR 163 Mato Grosso, Brazil
BR 163
Near Lucas do Rio Verde
BR 163
North of Sinop prior to being paved.
​BR 163 
During harvest
Foto: Hugo Harada / Gazeta do Povo