BR-308 is a federal highway that connects the cities of Belém, Pará, and the locality of Atracadouro do Cojupe in the municipality of Alcântara in Maranhão.
[1] It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Belém and Santa Maria do Pará.
Near Alcântara, there is a space center from which satellite launch vehicles are launched, the CLA - Alcântara Space Center.
In Latin America, CLA is the only competitor for the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana.
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