BR-308 | |
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Rodovia Transoceânica | |
Route information | |
Length | 650.7 km (404.3 mi) |
Major junctions | |
East end | Alcântara, Maranhão |
West end | Belém, Pará |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Highway system | |
BR-308 is a federal highway that connects the cities of Belém, Pará, and the locality of Atracadouro do Cojupe in the municipality of Alcântara in Maranhão. [1]
It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Belém and Santa Maria do Pará.
Near Alcântara, there is a space center from which satellite launch vehicles are launched, the CLA - Alcântara Space Center. In Latin America, CLA is the only competitor for the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. [2]
References
- ↑ "Rodovias Diagonais" (PDF). dnit.gov.br (in Portuguese). Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT) — Sistema Nacional de Viação. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010, UNIAN (December 3, 2009)
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