{
  "name": "Rio-Santos Highway: Angra dos Reis to Paraty",
  "slug": "rio-santos-angra-paraty-br-101",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/rio-santos-angra-paraty-br-101/",
  "summary": "The Costa Verde stretch of the BR-101 runs 93 km from Angra dos Reis through Bracuí, Frade and Mambucaba to Paraty, with the Serra do Mar on one side and dozens of islands off the other.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "BR-101"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Brazil",
    "region": "Rio de Janeiro",
    "start": {
      "name": "Angra dos Reis",
      "lat": -23.002035,
      "lon": -44.29776
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Paraty",
      "lat": -23.222453,
      "lon": -44.732906
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 58.6,
    "lengthKm": 94.3,
    "driveMinutes": 107,
    "corners": 36,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 127,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Night-time resurfacing works until about February 2027",
    "Landslides after heavy rain can close the road",
    "Heavy truck traffic",
    "Traffic stands still on holiday weekends"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Bar do Chuveiro",
    "Angra 1 nuclear plant",
    "Mirante da Praia Brava",
    "Vila Histórica de Mambucaba",
    "Restaurante Tico e Lúcia"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 523
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}