Avenida Brasil (Rio de Janeiro)

Its emergence is associated with the expansion of the city to residential areas further away from its central region during the first half of the 20th century.

It started to serve as a gateway by road, hitherto hitched by sea or by the path taken by trains.

At 58.5 kilometres (36.4 mi), it is the biggest avenue in extension in Brazil, as well as the largest urban track of BR-101.

Its speed limit is up to 90 kilometers per hour; however, the average speed on the expressway significantly decreases because of traffic jams In addition to BR-101, Avenida Brasil is also part of the BR-040, BR-116 and BR-465 routes, totaling all federal highways that pass through the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The City Hall of Rio de Janeiro measures Avenida Brasil as being responsible for the largest traffic flow in the city, with more than 800 thousand vehicles per day, attributed to the geographic influence of the road - caused by the phenomenon of pendular migration, that is, the daily movement of vehicles.