BR-365 is a Brazilian federal highway that begins in

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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

and ends in São Simão in the state of

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

Duplications

The highway is duplicated in a few parts near

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. The stretch between

and the junction with

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was doubled between 2010 and 2020. In 2020, there was also a forecast to double between the junction with

and

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Economic importance

The BR-365 has its greatest economic importance through the flow of agricultural production from Minas Gerais. It also promotes regional and state integration, facilitates tourism to the beaches of Espírito Santo and the Northeast Region, among others. Via the BR-365, grain from the Center-West region travels to the

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, and the route is used to supply the southern region of Goiás and Minas Gerais, among others, with industry products, building materials and food. New phase of works on the BR-365 is completed
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Gallery

Image:BR-365 em Uberlândia (2008).jpg, BR-365 in

, 2008.

References

{{coord missing, Brazil Federal highways in Brazil