The BR-472 is a
Brazilian federal highway that connects
Frederico Westphalen
Frederico Westphalen is a southern Brazilian town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
History
The colonization of the Alto Uruguay region began in 1905. The first inhabitants were attracted by the natural resources of the region, special ...
and
Barra do Quaraí
Barra do Quaraí (also ''Quarahim'' in archaic Portuguese spelling) is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay (on the Rio Quaraí) and Argentina on the Uruguay River. The town became the westernmost city in the state of Rio ...
, in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
. It has a total length of 658.5 km.
Transversais
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The highway runs along the border with Argentina, until it reaches the triple Brazil-Argentina-Uruguay border. In the region there is a large production of soybeans, corn, rice, sheep, cattle, among other products. Uruguaiana
Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River
bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of P ...
has great international commercial strategic importance, considering that it is located equidistant from Porto Alegre, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asunción; as well as due to the importance in the national agricultural production.
References
{{Federal highways in Brazil
Federal highways in Brazil