BR-060 (Brazil highway)
Highway in Brazil
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BR-060 is a federal highway of Brazil.[1] The 1329 kilometre road connects Brasília to Bela Vista, on the Paraguayan border.[2][3]
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| Length | 1,329.3 km (826.0 mi) |
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| North end | Brasília, Distrito Federal |
| South end | Bela Vista, Mato Grosso do Sul |
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| Country | Brazil |
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It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Brasília and Anápolis.
Duplication
Economic Importance
The highway helps in the flow of agricultural production in the Center-West Region, which specializes in: soybeans, corn, sugarcane, tomatoes, beans, in the planting of eucalyptus for the production of cellulose and paper, and in cattle raising. Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul also have considerable mineral exploration, producing a lot of iron ore, nickel and copper, in addition to gold, manganese and niobium. The BR-060 will in the future serve as a link with the Bioceanic Corridor that is being built with 3 other South American countries, connecting Campo Grande to Antofagasta, passing through Paraguay, northern Argentina and northern Chile. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
The highway is also of tourist importance, as it connects to Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, and Bonito, an important Brazilian tourist city. [14][15][16][17][18]