Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs.
History
Poços was founded in 1 ...
, in
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 ...
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
. Its extension is planned to the municipality of
Angra dos Reis
Angra dos Reis (; Portuguese for ''cove'' or ''bay of the Kings'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city is located by the sea and includes in its territory many offshore islands, the l ...
, in the state of
Rio de Janeiro
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Pouso Alegre
Pouso Alegre is a municipality in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a population of 152,549 in 2020. The area of the municipality is 543 km². It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River.
Cities that form boundaries with Po ...
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Santa Rita do Sapucaí
Santa Rita do Sapucaí () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality situated in the southernmost part of the State of Minas Gerais. The city is known as the "electronic valley", since it has plenty of electronic industries, and both a technical ...
Itajubá
Itajubá is a municipality in southeastern Minas Gerais state of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It lies in a valley by the Sapucaí river and has terrain elevations ranging from 827 to 1500 metres, occupying an area of 290.45 km2 (112.14&n ...
,
Wenceslau Braz Wenceslau Braz may refer to: People
*Venceslau Brás
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician who served as ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Repub ...
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Delfim Moreira
Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro (; 7 November 1868 – 1 July 1920) was a Brazilian politician who served as tenth president of Brazil.
Biography
He was born in Minas Gerais state to a Portuguese father and to a Portuguese Brazilian mother wh ...
, located in the Mesoregion of the South and Southwest of Minas. km 0 of the stretch in Minas Gerais is located in Poços de Caldas, while km 215.4 is located on the border with the state of São Paulo. In this state, the highway is part of the Caminhos Gerais, Serras Verdes do Sul de Minas and Caminhos do Sul de Minas tourist circuits.
In the state of São Paulo, BR-459 is long and crosses the municipalities of
Piquete
Piquete is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 13,575 (2020 est.) in an area of 176.00 km². The elevation is 645 m.
The municipality co ...
and Lorena, located in the Mesoregion of Vale do Paraíba Paulista. km 0 of the São Paulo stretch is located on the border with Minas Gerais and km 32.2 at the junction with
BR-116
BR-116 is a federal route of highways of Brazil and the longest highway in the country, with of extension. The road connect Fortaleza, Ceará, one of the largest Northeast Brazil metropolises, to the southern city of Jaguarão, Rio Grande do ...
.
Future
The planned extension for BR-459 passes through the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In São Paulo, the layout of this extension includes a stretch that coincides with the BR-116 in the municipalities of Lorena and
Guaratinguetá
Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...
and the entire
SP-171
SP-171 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 ...
highway, passing through Cunha. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, the extension coincides with the RJ-165, in Paraty, and with a stretch of the
BR-101
The BR-101 (also called ''Translitorânea'' (transcoastal), officially named ''Rodovia Governador Mário Covas''.