Construction of Trans-Amazonian Highway

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:challenge environmental impact
heavy rainfall
difficult terrain
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Brazilian_federal_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Construction of Trans-Amazonian Highway
gptkbp:impact increased migration to Amazon region
opened up Amazon to agriculture
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Brazilian_government
gptkbp:length approximately 4,000 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:notableFor Cabedelo to Marabá
Itaituba to Lábrea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Trans-Amazonian_Highway
gptkbp:purpose to integrate remote regions of the Amazon
to promote settlement and development
gptkbp:resultedIn deforestation
displacement of indigenous peoples
gptkbp:route gptkb:BR-230
gptkbp:startDate 1972
gptkbp:status partially completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brazilian_military_regime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7