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BR-153
Transbrasiliana Highway
Route information
Length	2,234.14 mi[1] (3,595.50 km)
Existed	February 1, 1959–present
Major junctions
North end	São Domingos do Araguaia,Pará
Major intersections	TO-222 inAraguaína,TO TO-080 inParaíso do Tocantins,TO BR-060 inGoiânia,GO BR-456 inSão José do Rio Preto,SP BR-277 inIrati,PR BR-285 inPasso Fundo,RS BR-386 inSoledade,RS RS-403 inCachoeira do Sul,RS
South end	Aceguá,Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil-Uruguay border
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

BR-153 is a majorfederal highway ofBrazil, officially named theTransbrasiliana Highway. It also serves as part of theBelém–Brasília Highway in the stretch located between the cities ofWanderlândia, in the state ofTocantins, andAnápolis, in the state ofGoiás.^[2]

It crosses Brazil in a north–south direction, starting inSão Domingos do Araguaia, in the state ofPará and ending inAceguá, in the state ofRio Grande do Sul on the Brazil/Uruguay border. The highway, highly variable in quality and traffic, cuts through the states ofPará,Tocantins,Goiás,Minas Gerais,São Paulo,Paraná,Santa Catarina andRio Grande do Sul.

A 315 km section betweenAnápolis andMonte Alegre de Minas has already been duplicated.

In 2020, the Federal Government plans to grant 850.7 km of the highway to the private sector, in the Anápolis (GO) section to Aliança (TO), to double 623.4 km of the section.^[3]

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  Stretch of BR-153 inFortaleza do Tabocão,Tocantins.
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  BR-153 on the Tocantins/Goiás state line.
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  Urban segment of BR-153 inAraguaína, Tocantins.
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  Section of BR-153 inCampinorte,Goiás.
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  Stretch concurrent withBR-060 inGoiânia.
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  Urban segment of BR-153 in Goiânia.
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  BR-153 inMinas Gerais
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  Precarious stretch of BR-153 in the rural area ofMallet,Paraná, 2013
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  BR-153 inHerveiras,Rio Grande do Sul
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  Segment of BR-153 in ruralCachoeira do Sul,Rio Grande do Sul.

• Paleorrota Geopark
• Belém–Brasília Highway
• Brazilian Highway System
• Route 8 (Uruguay)

• BR-153 Highway.Ministry of Transport ofBrazil.

• Federal highways in Brazil

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