BR-308 (Brazil highway)

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]

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BR-308
Rodovia Transoceânica
Route information
Length650.7 km (404.3 mi)
Major junctions
East endAlcântara, Maranhão
West endBelém, Pará
Location
CountryBrazil
Highway system

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

  1. "Rodovias Diagonais" (PDF). dnit.gov.br (in Portuguese). Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT) — Sistema Nacional de Viação. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010, UNIAN (December 3, 2009)


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