Amazonian Highway බ්රසීලයේ තුන්වන දිගම මාර්ගයයි The Trans-Amazonian Highway official designation BR-230, official name Rodovia Transamazonica), was introduced on September 27, 1972. It is 4,000 km long, making it the third longest highway in Brazil. It runs through the Brazilian states of Paraíba, Ceará, Piaui, Maranhão, Tocantins, Pará and Amazonas, from the proximities of Saboeiro up until the town of Lábrea. An unpaved portion of the highway, taken between Rurópolis and Uruará. The highway was intended to integrate these regions with the rest of the country, and with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Another main goal of the project was to alleviate the effects of the drought affecting the Northeast region of the country by providing a route to largely empty land in the middle of the rainforest, which could be settled It was originally planned to be a fully paved highway 5200 kilometers long. However, these plans were modified following its inauguration. In particular, ...