Trans-Amazonian Highway

BR-230 Trans-Amazonian Highway
Map of BR-230 (paved portion shown in red)[1]
Trans-Amazonian highway within the city of Pombal, Paraíba.
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

The Trans-Amazonian Highway (official designation BR-230, official name Rodovia Transamazônica Portuguese pronunciation: [ho.doˈvi.ɐ tɾɐ̃.za.maˈzõ.ni.kɐ]) was introduced on September 27, 1972. It is 4,000 km long, making it the third longest highway in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon forest and the Brazilian states of Paraíba, Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Tocantins, Pará and Amazonas, from the proximities of Saboeiro up until the town of Lábrea.