Interesting facts Forget the common asphalt in Brazil: highway is paved with recycled plastic for the first time, incorporating more than 87,000 PET bottles in a technology that could transform roads across the country and potentially retire petroleum from pavement composition for good. Alisson Ficher 04/06/2026 at 14:24
Economy New ‘Rota dos Sertões’ could elevate the Brazilian Northeast with R$ 4.1 billion in investments, nearly 500 km modernized on the BR-116, 95 km of duplications, and strategic works that promise to transform logistics, agribusiness, and the regional economy. Alisson Ficher 03/06/2026 at 13:17
Construction The largest port in SC will invest R$ 12.5 million in two new lanes on BR-280 to ease truck access, reduce bottlenecks, and wear on the asphalt, in a 1.4 km project expected to be completed within 10 months after commencement. Carla Teles 01/06/2026 at 20:12
Construction Highway (BR) 116 between São Paulo and Curitiba will have a billion-dollar auction with more than R$ 13 billion, 383 strategic kilometers, 90 kilometers illuminated, 60 kilometers of third lanes, and an unprecedented competition for full control of the concessionaire with tolls decided by the discount offered. Alisson Ficher 01/06/2026 at 15:34
Economy Brazil wants to change its level and for that it is putting R$ 396 billion on the table in a mega plan with 35 concessions, 23 auctions, 11,300 km of highways, 9,000 km of railways, and a promise to transform national logistics. Alisson Ficher 01/06/2026 at 14:14
Economy The exodus of Brazilian industries to Paraguay is already changing the logistics of the South, putting pressure on BR-277, shifting cargo between ports, and raising an alert about competitiveness in the country. Romário Pereira de Carvalho 29/05/2026 at 20:26
Construction Brazil’s most feared highway will become the “most sustainable road on the planet” with a R$ 1.5 billion project, 170 wildlife crossings, 50 bridges, and environmental protection in an area of 40,000 km² in the heart of the Amazon. Alisson Ficher 28/05/2026 at 14:00
Construction The government is moving forward with the paving of BR-319 in the heart of the Amazon, with R$ 1.3 billion in bids, but the legal path involves construction companies under investigation by the Federal Police and heavy criticism from environmentalists, who point to the risk to one of the most preserved areas of the forest. Bruno Teles 27/05/2026 at 21:32
Construction 900-meter bridge over the Araguaia River is closed after just 15 years of use as engineers identify severe damage to the central pillars, forcing DNIT to prepare for demolition, total reconstruction, and the temporary return of ferries on BR-230. Carla Teles 25/05/2026 at 17:24
Construction Brazilian highway (BR) will have a colossal condominium worth R$ 40 million with 115,000 m², 103 industrial lots, redundant energy, structure outside the flood area, and strategic location in a section with a daily circulation of 25,000 vehicles on BR-386. Alisson Ficher 23/05/2026 at 19:20
Construction Transamazônica can overcome decades of mud with Roller Compacted Concrete, a technology used in giant dams and heavy load corridors that is now on the radar of BR-230 to tackle extreme rain, bogs, and the brutal wear of the Amazon highway. Valdemar Medeiros 21/05/2026 at 12:17
Interesting facts The Brazilian government closed a channel 90 years ago in SC, built a landfill over the sea, and now aerial images reveal an impressive contrast of the water, sediment accumulation, and a billion-dollar project with a 100-meter span on BR-280. Alisson Ficher 20/05/2026 at 22:23