Government plans to settle 100,000 families along its length went awry when small landholders became disillusioned with the poor soil along the road and the great distance to market.
Government plans to settle 100,000 families along its length went awry when small landholders became disillusioned with the poor soil along the road and the great distance to market. It stretches from Recife (ra-SEE-fee) on the Atlantic Ocean to Cruzeiro (croo-ZHAIR-o) do Sul on the Peruvian border and has been criticized because of its potential effects on the rain forests. FTP, name this 3,000-mile Brazilian highway.
Government plans to settle 100,000 families along its length went awry when small landholders became disillusioned with the poor soil along the road and the great distance to market.
{Trans-Amazon}ian Highway or {Rodovia Transamazonica}