Soy to Santos.The US$43.5 million, 662-meter Porto Alencastro bridge extends over the Paranaiba river, connecting Brazilian cities Iturama in Minas Gerais Minas Gerais (mē`nəs zhərīs`) [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. and Paranaiba in Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul (pron. IPA: ['ma.tu 'gɾo.su du suw] [1]) is one of the states of Brazil. Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. , an important route for agricultural shipments to Santos port in Sao Paulo state. The bridge is expected to increase investment in the country's Triangulo Mineiro region in Midwestern Brazil, an area rich in coffee, soy and cattle. Construction of the bridge on federal highway BR-497 began in December 1996. The DNIT DNIT Departamento Nacional de Infra-Estrutura de Transportes (Brazilian government) DNIT Detailed Notice Inviting Tender financed 77% of the project and the Road Department of Minas Gerais state financed the rest. The bridge was built by Constructora Queiroz Galvfio, which also operates roads in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and leads nationwide building projects in Brazil, Uruguay, Peru and Bolivia. |
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