The BR-242 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Maragogipe, in the state of Bahia, to Sorriso, Mato Grosso. It has a total length of 2,295.5 km.^[1]

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BR-242
Route information
Length	2,295.5 km (1,426.4 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Maragogipe, Bahia
West end	Sorriso, Mato Grosso
Location
Country	Brazil
Highway system
Highways in Brazil Federal

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The highway still has many sections unpaved or yet to be built, mainly in the states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins. In the state of Bahia, BR-242 is the main access road to the Chapada Diamantina ecotourism region. It passes through the MATOPIBA region (in western Bahia and Tocantins), which is an important producer of soy, corn and cotton, among other products.^[2][3][4]