BR 163

Main highway in Mato Grosso to transport grains

North to ports using the Amazon River.

UPDATED: 14 FEB 20
This video shows the section of BR 163 that used be as shown in the photo below on the left.  Each year thousands of trucks would be trapped here during the rainy season trying to deliver grains to the Port at Miritituba. 
AGBR BR 163 BRAZIL PARA STATE
State of Para
AGBR BR 163 HIGHWAY MATO GROSSO
State of Mato Grosso
The BR 163 Map

  • BR 163 North is now paved to the Port of Miritituba lowering shipping cost by 11%.  Only about 16km remain to be paved to complete BR 163 all the way to Santarém, PA. 
     
  • Also used for transporting grains to the Ports of Paranaguá and Santos to the South.
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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