Trans-Amazonian Highway

KM 0 of BR-230 is nothing much to see

Near a petroleum deposit the highway begins is a rather shoddy neighborhood. What it has to do with Trans-Amazon highway is iffy, since the highway itself has many unfinished stretches. If you are int...

KM 0 of BR-230 is nothing much to see

Near a petroleum deposit the highway begins is a rather shoddy neighborhood. What it has to do with Trans-Amazon highway is iffy, since the highway itself has many unfinished stretches. If you are int...

Great for a photo if you're nearby.

The beginning of the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) is located right next to the Port of Cabedelo, not far from the ruins of Fort Santa Catarina and also near the ferryboat that crosses to the town ...

Great for a photo if you're nearby.

The beginning of the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230) is located right next to the Port of Cabedelo, not far from the ruins of Fort Santa Catarina and also near the ferryboat that crosses to the town ...

From Cabedelo to Lábrea!

Few know it, but one beginning of the Trans-Amazonian Highway starts in Cabedelo just north of Joao Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraiba. There is nothing spectacular about the "site"--just a s...