Rodovia Fernão Dias

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Map of Rodovia Fernão Dias
Map of Rodovia Fernão Dias
The Fernão Dias highway near the city of Atibaia. Photo by Renato M.E. Sabbatini.
The Fernão Dias highway near the city of Atibaia. Photo by Renato M.E. Sabbatini.

The Rodovia Fernão Dias (official designation BR-381) is a federal highway which runs in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and southern region of Minas Gerais. Major cities connected by the BR-381 are São Paulo, Mairiporã, Atibaia, Pouso Alegre, Lavras, Varginha, Oliveira, Betim, Contagem and Belo Horizonte. In Atibaia, the Fernão Dias highway crosses with the Dom Pedro I highway, which runs from Campinas to Jacarei.

The highway is thus named in honour of Fernão Dias Paes Leme, a Brazilian explorer and "bandeirante" of the 17th century. It is 1,029 km long.

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  • BR-381. Ministry of Transportation.
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