Highway under construction

Rodoanel Mário Covas is the planned (and partially built) Greater São Paulo Beltway, around the largest megalopolis of Brazil. Upon its completion, it will have a length of 172 km, with a radius of approximately 23 km from the geographical center of the city. It has been named after Mário Covas, who was mayor of the city of São Paulo (1983-1985) and a state governor (1994-1998/1998-2001) until his death by cancer.