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Interesting facts

Historic road in Brazil progresses towards completion in 2026 with 88.6 km of paving, an investment of R$ 254 million, 86 km already completed, and a new connection in western Bahia to shorten routes, reduce isolation, and improve regional flow.

Alisson Ficher 15/06/2026 at 23:41

Interesting facts

Pantanal’s “Highway of Death” will become a ‘showcase’ road for wildlife in Brazil with a R$ 30 million project, 170 km of fencing, 17 animal crossings, 44 bridges, and environmental monitoring in the heart of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Alisson Ficher 31/05/2026 at 16:35

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

Economy

Government wants to end wooden bridges: plan aims to replace 700 federal structures using artificial intelligence, sensors, and satellite images after tragedies, risk of collapse, and city isolation; DNIT will have only 45 days to act

Alisson Ficher 16/05/2026 at 18:20

Construction

International bridge of R$ 214 million between Brazil and Argentina will be 950 meters long, feature customs complexes, and promises to replace slow ferry with a minutes-long crossing on the border Uruguay River by 2030.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 14/05/2026 at 21:30

Construction

After the collapse in 2022, DNIT conducts a two-day load test and opens on Monday (the 27th) the new bridge over the Altas Mirim river, at km 24 of BR-319, 244.6 m long and 11 m wide, to end the ferry and queues.

Carla Teles 24/04/2026 at 20:18

Peças arqueológicas foram localizadas durante obras de pavimentação da BR-156, no Sul do Amapá. Achados reforçam a importância do trabalho do DNIT e da preservação histórica.

Science and Technology

BR-156 Works Uncover Archaeological Site Where Decorated Pottery, Axe Blades, and Textile Artifacts Linked to Indigenous Civilizations Between 1000 and 1700 AD Were Found in Amapá.

Ruth Rodrigues 02/03/2026 at 18:09

O DNIT adota um método inovador com muvuca de sementes no PRAD da BR-285, em São José dos Ausentes (RS), para recompor a vegetação e estimular a regeneração natural.

Science and Technology

Indigenous Technique Becomes Innovative Method: DNIT Bets on Seed Mixture to Restore Degraded Areas on BR-285

Ruth Rodrigues 26/02/2026 at 18:27

BR-235 recebe R$ 375 milhões para pavimentar 60 km no Piauí e reduzir trajeto entre Caracol e Bom Jesus de 432 km para 150,7 km.

Road Transport

With ‘Super’ Asphalt, New Highway (BR) Will Receive R$ 375 Million to Pave 60 Km, Reduce Route from 432 Km to 150.7 Km and Apply 10 Cm of Asphalt in 24 Months

Alisson Ficher 25/02/2026 at 12:35

$BR-319, ponte Autaz-Mirim, DNIT, desabamento de ponte 2022, solo fraco Amazônia, reconstrução de ponte, infraestrutura no Amazonas, investimento R$ 30 milhões$

Construction

Amazon Receives Super Bridge of 210 Meters on BR-319 With Investment of R$ 30 Million, But “Weak Soil” Forces DNIT to Redo Foundations After 2022 Collapse and Completely Change Project

Alisson Ficher 13/02/2026 at 15:12

Ponte sobre o Rio Ibicuí na BR-293 atinge 80% de execução com investimento de R$ 15,7 milhões, segundo o DNIT. Veja detalhes da obra.

Construction

Colossal Bridge Over R$ 200 Million Advances 80% on BR-293 and Enters Critical Phase With Unprecedented Structural Reinforcement, Strategic Widening, Half-Pipe Operation With Stop and Go, and Direct Impact on Grain Flow

Alisson Ficher 12/02/2026 at 22:24

Governo Lula anuncia dois túneis no Morro dos Cavalos, na BR-101, com investimento de até R$ 3 bilhões e mudança na concessão da rodovia.

Construction

Lula Orders Construction Of Two 23-Kilometer Tunnels For R$ 3 Billion After Tragedy On BR-101; Project Promises To Eliminate Historic Bottleneck, Change Highway Control, And Could Revolutionize Traffic In Santa Catarina

Alisson Ficher 01/02/2026 at 08:17

Historic road in Brazil progresses towards completion in 2026 with 88.6 km of paving, an investment of R$ 254 million, 86 km already completed, and a new connection in western Bahia to shorten routes, reduce isolation, and improve regional flow.

Pantanal’s “Highway of Death” will become a ‘showcase’ road for wildlife in Brazil with a R$ 30 million project, 170 km of fencing, 17 animal crossings, 44 bridges, and environmental monitoring in the heart of Mato Grosso do Sul.

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.

Government wants to end wooden bridges: plan aims to replace 700 federal structures using artificial intelligence, sensors, and satellite images after tragedies, risk of collapse, and city isolation; DNIT will have only 45 days to act

International bridge of R$ 214 million between Brazil and Argentina will be 950 meters long, feature customs complexes, and promises to replace slow ferry with a minutes-long crossing on the border Uruguay River by 2030.

After the collapse in 2022, DNIT conducts a two-day load test and opens on Monday (the 27th) the new bridge over the Altas Mirim river, at km 24 of BR-319, 244.6 m long and 11 m wide, to end the ferry and queues.

BR-156 Works Uncover Archaeological Site Where Decorated Pottery, Axe Blades, and Textile Artifacts Linked to Indigenous Civilizations Between 1000 and 1700 AD Were Found in Amapá.

Indigenous Technique Becomes Innovative Method: DNIT Bets on Seed Mixture to Restore Degraded Areas on BR-285

With ‘Super’ Asphalt, New Highway (BR) Will Receive R$ 375 Million to Pave 60 Km, Reduce Route from 432 Km to 150.7 Km and Apply 10 Cm of Asphalt in 24 Months

Amazon Receives Super Bridge of 210 Meters on BR-319 With Investment of R$ 30 Million, But “Weak Soil” Forces DNIT to Redo Foundations After 2022 Collapse and Completely Change Project

Colossal Bridge Over R$ 200 Million Advances 80% on BR-293 and Enters Critical Phase With Unprecedented Structural Reinforcement, Strategic Widening, Half-Pipe Operation With Stop and Go, and Direct Impact on Grain Flow

Lula Orders Construction Of Two 23-Kilometer Tunnels For R$ 3 Billion After Tragedy On BR-101; Project Promises To Eliminate Historic Bottleneck, Change Highway Control, And Could Revolutionize Traffic In Santa Catarina

In the cold desert of Ladakh, where it hardly rains, engineer Sonam Wangchuk created the ice stupa, a tower that freezes winter water and stores it for irrigating crops in the spring, a simple engineering feat that mimics nature.

Almost 6,000 residents live concentrated along a single street nearly 9 km long in the interior of Poland. Houses form a continuous row, and behind them, narrow agricultural strips emerge, creating one of the most unusual rural patterns in Europe.

Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China.

They planted a sea of eucalyptus to produce cellulose, but the monoculture turned into a green desert, dried up springs and rivers, and pushed families out of regions in Minas Gerais and Bahia.

Júlia Pimentel, an 11-year-old from Minas Gerais, independently invented a new formula to calculate the square root using simple addition and multiplication, and her method was published in one of the most important mathematical scientific journals in Brazil.

Hidden beneath a small entrance in Namibia’s underground, the largest underground lake in the world is the size of 2 football fields, 264 meters deep, and even has rare animals that survive without sunlight.

Boxer with a fortune of £162 million, Tyson Fury wants to spend £6 million on a private 6.5-acre island to dock his £42 million superyacht near a naval base in the UK.