BR-308 (Brazil highway) explained

Country:BRA
Type:BR
Route:308
Alternate Name:Rodovia Transoceânica
Length Km:650.7
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Alcântara, Maranhão
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Belém, Pará

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodovias Diagonais. dnit.gov.br. Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT) — Sistema Nacional de Viação. 13 March 2021. pt.
  2. http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-350103.html Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010