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The Transpantaneira Road
It is the only communication route in the Northern Pantanal.
According to the original project of 1971 it should connect the extreme North with the extreme South of the region, that's to say the two cities of Poconé and Corumbá, totalling approximately 400 km.
The initial project which contemplates a connection via railway, road and waterway has been reduced to a simple dirt road running for 145 km with 125 little wooden bridges, which starts in Poconé and ends abruptly d at Porto Jofre, a tiny tourist village and resort on the Cuiabá River.
Transport conditions are rather precarious, especially during the rainy season.
The road is mainly used for supply transports to the Fazendas, for cattle transfer and by fishermen and tourists exploring the wild Pantanal region.