page_title: Southeast Region, Brazil
section_title: Highways
hierarchical_section_title: Southeast Region, Brazil / Infrastructure / Highways
context_page_description: The Southeast Region of Brazil is composed by the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is the richest region of the country, responsible for approximately 60% of the Brazilian GDP. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais are the three richest states of Brazil, the top three Brazilian states in terms of GDP. The Southeast of Brazil also has the highest GDP per capita among all Brazilian regions.
  The Southeast region leads the country in population, urban population, population density, vehicles, industries, universities, airports, ports, highways, hospitals, schools, houses and many other areas.
context_section_description: The Southeast Brazilian region is highly covered by Paved roads – due to the policy in the Brazil's economy in the 1960s (automobilization of the country) – which led to the car's manufacturing to be a major industry not only in the region but in Brazil as well.
  The Southeast's highways are generally in good or very good conditions – some exceptions are made to the southern parts of the BR-101.
  Railways are present as well (and also, the region is more covered than any other region), but mainly for freight transport – soil and iron, mainly, from the farms and mines to the seaports.
  Also, a very complicated hydrocanal system is present in the region, with ten major dams.
  Health care and education are of major concern in the larger cities, but in smaller ones, the population are generally well-looked after.
caption: Dom Pedro Highway, part of Campinas Beltway. Photo by Renato M.E. Sabbatini.
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