BR-364 is an inter-state highway in Brazil connecting the southeast state of São Paulo to the western state of Acre. The highway was opened in the 1960s and paved in the 1980s. It has brought economic development and population growth, as well as an unprecedented process of deforestation in the Amazon basin states of Rondônia and Acre. It is also important for the flow of agricultural and livestock production in the states of Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Goiás, for Brazilian domestic consumption and for export, predominately by Port of Santos.
Route
BR-364 starts in Limeira in São Paulo state and runs northwest through Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia and Acre to Rodrigues Alves, then on to Mâncio Lima on the frontier with Peru. It passes through the cities of Cuiabá (Mato Grosso), Porto Velho (Rondônia) and Rio Branco (Acre). The all-weather highway gives the people of the remote Amazon states of Rondônia and Acre access to goods, services and people from the well-populated regions around São Paulo. The highway runs through the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon rainforest biomes, and through sugar cane, soy bean and cotton farming areas. In some areas it is poorly maintained. In western Rondônia a ferry used to be the only way to cross the Madeira River, but in May 2021 the Abunã Bridge opened, finally linking Acre and western Rondônia to the rest of Brazil by road.
Duplication In the state of Mato Grosso, the Federal Government has been doubling BR 364 between the cities of Cuiabá and Rondonópolis, a stretch of 191 km. At the end of 2018, the duplication of the section between the cities of Cuiabá and Jaciara, about 100 kilometers, was inaugurated. As of March 2019, there were already 151 duplicate km, and the forecast for completion of work was 2020.Obra na via entre Cuiabá e Rondonópolis deve ser concluída em meados de 2020
History Early years Construction was started in 1961 by President Juscelino Kubitschek. The road would be used to transport cassiterite to industries in the east, and to open the west for settlement. BR-364 and the BR-230 Trans-Amazonian Highway were intended to integrate, protect and bring people to the "undeveloped, unproductive and empty" Amazon. BR-364 was the first main road between the Amazon basin and the rest of Brazil, and was intended to provide an access route for developing infrastructure between Cuiabá and Porto Velho. It connected São Paulo to the west of Acre.
Interoceanic Highway
The Interoceanic Highway or Trans-oceanic highway is an international, transcontinental highway in Peru and Brazil to connect the two countries. The east–west passageway spans 2600 kilometers. From Peru's Pacific Ocean coastline, it continues across the Andes mountains and through a large part of the Amazon rainforest in the Peruvian department of Madre de Dios. It then travels into Brazil where it connects with a network of existing highways to the Atlantic. It entailed the renovation and construction of roughly 2,600 kilometers of roads and 22 bridges. Completed in 2011, it creates a connected highway from the Peruvian ports of San Juan de Marcona to Brazilian ports and cities throughout the City of Rio Branco ZPE (Special Export Zone). The project came into being via a 2004 agreement between the presidents of the two countries.
In Peru the project is known by the MTC () as the (search for 'Corredor Vial Interoceánico') and by ProInversion (Private Investment Promotion Agency - Peru) as the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America () (IIRSA), SUR axis. The project is part of a national road investment plan which involves the construction of three longitudinal highways, and 20 transversal highways. Parts of these transversal highways make up part of IIRSA SUR.
As the project now links three Peruvian ports to Brazil, the route has several branches.map Furthermore, the construction of the various branches has been divided up into a number of stretches or sections, each of which has been constructed as part of a separate concession. Five concessions were constructed in two blocks: block of concessions awarded in 2005: 2: Urcos (near Cusco) - Inambari, Inambari District (in the Amazon Basin, near Puerto Maldonado); 300 km of previously unpaved roads 3: Inambari - Iñapari, Iñapari District (on the Brazilian Border, opposite the Brazilian town of Assis Brasil); 403 km of previously unpaved roads 4: Azangaro - Inambari; 306 km of previously unpaved roads block of concessions awarded in 2007: 1: San Juan de Marcona (Pacific Ocean) - Nazca - Abancay - Cusco – Urcos; 763 km of previously paved roads 5: branch 1 Matarani (Pacific Ocean) - Arequipa - Juliaca (near Lake Titicaca) - Azangaro; and branch 2 Ilo (Pacific Ocean) - Moquegua - Humajalso - Puente Gallatini - Puno - Juliaca; 752 km of previously paved roads and 62 km of previously unpaved roads
In June 2005, the second, third, and fourth sections were leased to specialized Peruvian and Brazilian consortia of private companies for 25 years, in which they will be responsible for looking after the highway, the built and forthcoming bridges, and tollbooths. The first and the last section were leased in 2007. The Brazilian section runs from the border town of Assis Brasil via BR-317 into the main Brazilian road network through Porto Velho and Cuiabá via BR-364.
The total project has an estimated cost of US$1.3 billion, but some analysts predict a higher cost. Of this, about US$810 million is for stretches 2–4, $199 million is for stretches 1 and 5, and the remainder for bridges, urban connections, and overhead. The project employed about 6,000 people during construction. It was inaugurated by Peruvian President Garcia in August 2011.
Economy by state Rondônia Rondônia stands out in the production of coffee (largest producer in the North and 5th largest in Brazil), cocoa (2nd largest producer in the North and 3rd largest in Brazil), beans (2nd largest producer in the North), corn (2nd largest producer in the North region), soybean (3rd largest producer in the North region), rice (3rd largest producer in the North region) and cassava (4th largest producer in the North region). Despite the large volume of production and the small territory by the region's standards (7 times smaller than Amazonas and 6 times smaller than Pará), Rondônia still has more than 60% of its territory fully preserved. The state of Rondônia has dozens of indigenous reserves in the east and west (BR-364 cuts the state in half), blocking the opening of highways and farms in the state.RELAÇÃO DAS TERRAS INDÍGENAS DE RONDÔNIA
In coffee production, Rondônia was, in 2019, the 5th largest producer in the country, being the 2nd largest producer of Coffea canephora, getting a total of 2.3 million bags of 60 kg of coffee (near 138,000 tons) this year.Produção de café conilon avança e pode ter safra recorde em 2019 gerando emprego e renda
In soy, in the 2019 Brazilian harvest, Rondônia harvested 1.2 million tons, 3rd in the North Region.Rondônia deve produzir 1,2 milhão de toneladas de soja na safra 2019/2020Soja é ouro no estado do TocantinsEspecialistas e produtores debatem sobre a expansão da soja no Pará
In 2019, the state produced 805,000 tons of corn, second largest production in the northern region, losing only to Tocantins.Colheita do milho safrinha cresce 20% e Conab estima produção de 805 mil toneladas em Rondônia
In cassava production, Brazil produced a total of 17.6 million tons in 2018. Rondônia was the 11th largest producer in the country, with 583,000 tons.Produção brasileira de mandioca em 2018
In 2018, Rondônia produced 124,000 tons of rice.Safra de arroz tem aumento de produtividade em Rondônia
In the production of cocoa, Pará has been competing with Bahia for the leadership of Brazilian production. In 2019, Pará harvested 135,000 tons of cocoa, and Bahians harvested 130,000 tons. Rondônia is the 3rd largest cocoa producer in the country, with 18,000 tons harvested in 2017.Pará retoma liderança na produção brasileira de cacau, com a união de agricultoresRondônia é o terceiro maior produtor de cacau do Brasil
In 2017, the state had a cattle herd of 14,098,031 head of cattle (73.37% for beef and the rest for dairy), second largest herd in the North, second only to Pará, being the 6th largest in the country, 5th in meat exports and 8th in milk production.Rebanho bovino ultrapassa 14 milhões de cabeças em Rondônia The state's milk production in 2018 was around 800 million liters, the largest producer in the North.Produção de leite em Rondônia resulta em cerca de 800 milhões de litros por ano e é um dos destaques da feira
In 2017, Rondônia had 0.62% of the national mineral participation (8th place in the country). Rondônia had production of tin (10,900 tons at a value of R$333 million), gold (1 ton at a value of R$125 million), niobium (in the form of columbita-tantalita) (3,500 tons at R$24 million), and zinc in gross form (26,000 tons at R$27 million).Anuário Mineral Brasileiro 2018 In addition, in gemstones, the state has some production of garnet.Algumas Gemas Clássicas
In industry, Rondônia had an industrial GDP of R$8.2 billion in 2017, equivalent to 0.7% of the national industry. It employs 49,944 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Industrial Services of Public Utility, such as Electricity and Water (54.4%), Construction (19.2%), Food (17.6%), Wood (1.8%) and Non-metallic minerals (1.2%). These 5 sectors concentrate 94.2% of the state's industry.Industry Profile of Rondonia
Mato Grosso In 2020, Mato Grosso was the leader in the national grain production, with 28.0%.IBGE prevê safra recorde de grãos em 2020 It is the largest producer of soy in Brazil, with 26.9% of the total produced in 2020 (33.0 million tons); the largest producer of corn in the country;Quatro estados concentram quase 70% da produção de grãos do país the largest producer of cotton in Brazil, with around 65% of national production (1.8 out of the 2.8 million tons harvested in the country);Qualidade do algodão de MT é destaque em congresso nacionalMT segue como líder isolado na produção de algodão e safra sobe para 65% em 2017/18 the 6th largest producer of sugarcane in the country, 16 million tons harvested in the 2019–20 harvest; and the 3rd largest producer of beans, with 10.5% of Brazilian production. In sunflower, the state was the largest national producer in 2019, with 60,000 tons.MT é o maior produtor de girassol do país In cassava production, Brazil produced a total of 17.6 million tons and Mato Grosso produced 287,000 tons in 2018.
In 2019, the cattle herd from Mato Grosso reached the mark of thirty million cattle, the largest cattle herd in the country, representing almost 14% of national production alone. In 2018, Mato Grosso was the fifth largest pork producer in the country, with a herd of around 2.5 million animals.Rebanho bovino de Mato Grosso chega a 30.3 milhões de cabeçasMato Grosso tem o maior rebanho bovino do país e representa 13,8% da produção nacionalPara suinocultores de MT, entrada da carne suína dos EUA no Brasil agravaria a crise do setor
In 2017, Mato Grosso had 1.15% of the national mineral participation (5th place in the country). Mato Grosso had production of gold (8.3 tons at a value of R$1 billion) and tin (536 tons at a value of R$16 million). In addition, in gemstones, the state is the 2nd largest national producer of diamond, having extracted 49,000 carats in the year 2017. The city of Juína is the main one in this activity in the state. The state also has a small production of sapphire and jasper.Com produção de 49 mil quilates de diamante por ano, MT ocupa a 2ª colocação no ranking nacional