Service area
Highway stops in SP, RJ, MG, PR and SC, Brazil
Gas stations, restaurants, SAU bases and rest areas, by highway, km and direction.
- SAU
- Stops
- 4,319
- Highways
- 92
- States
- 5
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Most searched highways
- Via DutraBR-116 · São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro · 215 stops
- Governador Mário Covas (Santa Catarina)BR-101 · Joinville – Tubarão · 176 stops
- Fernão DiasBR-381 · Belo Horizonte – São Paulo · 164 stops
- BR-040 (Juscelino Kubitschek)BR-040 · Paracatu – Juiz de Fora · 133 stops
- Raposo TavaresSP-270 · Presidente Prudente – São Paulo · 124 stops
- BR-116 (Rio-Bahia)BR-116 · Teófilo Otoni – São Gonçalo · 123 stops
- AnhangueraBR-050 · Ribeirão Preto – São Paulo · 119 stops
- Régis BittencourtBR-116 · Curitiba – São Paulo · 116 stops
Frequently asked questions
What do “sentido” and “km” mean on this site?
Sentido is the direction of travel, shown by the city the pista (roadway) leads to, as in “sentido São Paulo” (toward São Paulo). Km is the position on the highway, the same as on the kilometer posts by the roadside. On federal highways (BR), the count starts again in each state, so the km is always shown together with the state. When the km does not come from an official source and was calculated, it is marked as approximate.
What is an SAU base?
It is a user assistance base (Serviço de Atendimento ao Usuário) run by the highway’s concessionária, the private company that runs the toll highway. On federal toll highways, the contracts provide for 24-hour mechanical assistance and emergency medical care. Many bases have parking, restrooms and water, but facilities vary: check on site. Learn more in Road safety.
Can I sleep at a gas station?
It depends on the gas station. Lei nº 13.103/2015 includes gas stations among the places where professional drivers rest, but each business sets its own rules on use and length of stay. Ask on site and follow the signs. This site shows where stops are; it does not assess places or suggest any for overnight stays.
How long can a truck driver drive without stopping?
No more than 5½ hours in a row. In freight transport, the driver takes 30 minutes of rest within every 6 hours of driving; in passenger transport, 30 minutes for every 4 hours. In every 24 hours, the driver needs at least 11 hours of rest. See the details and the articles of law in Truck driver rules.
How often is the data updated?
The directory is rebuilt every week with the latest data from OpenStreetMap and the official sources (ANTT, ARTESP, DNIT and ANP). Each source has its own publication date, and services, opening hours and signs can change between updates. Always check on site.
How do I report an error?
Use the “Report an error” link on the stop’s page or contact us with the name, highway and km of the place and what needs to be corrected. You can also fix the map directly on OpenStreetMap: changes reach the site in the next update.
What are diesel S10 and ARLA 32?
Diesel S10 is on-road diesel fuel with no more than 10 mg/kg of sulfur; the other type sold for vehicles is S500. ARLA 32 is diesel exhaust fluid (DEF, AdBlue): a solution of urea in water used in diesel vehicles with an SCR system to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions; the number 32 refers to the urea concentration of 32.5%. Heavy vehicles made in Brazil since 2012 have this system. What each station offers is shown according to the sources; check on site.
Does the site show whether a stop is certified?
No. Paradas na Estrada shows where gas stations, service areas, SAU bases and rest areas are, with the services reported by the sources. We do not certify any place, and we do not indicate which ones are recognized as a Ponto de Parada e Descanso (PPD, an official stopping and rest point for professional drivers); for that, check the official list from the Ministry of Transport (Ministério dos Transportes).
Road glossary
- SAU
- Serviço de Atendimento ao Usuário (user assistance service): the bases and services that a highway’s concessionária runs for road users, such as mechanical assistance and emergency medical care, as provided for in the concession contract.
- PPD
- Ponto de Parada e Descanso (stopping and rest point): a roadside business with suitable facilities for professional drivers to wait and rest, recognized by the Ministry of Transport at the business’s own request. This site does not show which places are PPDs.
- PPA
- Ponto de parada e de apoio (stopping and support point). Lei nº 13.103/2015 includes stopping and support points among the places where professional drivers rest (art. 9º, § 2º). This site does not show which places have official recognition.
- Pista and sentido
- The pista is the part of the road used by moving vehicles (the roadway). On divided highways (pista dupla), each pista carries one sentido, or direction, identified by the city it leads to (for example, “sentido Curitiba”, toward Curitiba). That is why the site shows the sentido of each stop.
- km (kilometer post)
- The kilometer posts (marcos quilométricos) by the roadside show the position on the highway. On federal highways (BR), the official kilometer count is recorded by state in the National Road System (Sistema Nacional de Viação, SNV) kept by DNIT, the federal highway department, and starts again from zero in each state: the BR-116, for example, has one km 0 in São Paulo and another in Paraná. That is why a km only identifies a place together with the state.
- Concessionária
- A company that operates a stretch of highway under a concession contract and provides services to road users, such as mechanical and medical assistance. On federal highways, the concession contracts are signed with the ANTT (the National Land Transportation Agency), which oversees the services.
- Diesel S10
- On-road diesel fuel with no more than 10 mg/kg of sulfur, under the specification of the ANP (Brazil’s national petroleum agency). Diesel S500, with up to 500 mg/kg, is dyed red to tell it apart.
- ARLA 32
- Agente Redutor Líquido Automotivo (automotive liquid reducing agent), the Brazilian name for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF, AdBlue): a solution of urea in demineralized water used in diesel vehicles with an SCR system to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The 32 refers to the urea concentration of 32.5%.
- GNV (CNG)
- Gás natural veicular: compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles. It can only be used in vehicles with a CNG system installed and approved in the safety inspection, with the seal of Inmetro (Brazil’s national standards institute). Not every station sells CNG.
- Acostamento (shoulder)
- The part of the road, separate from the traffic lanes (pista de rolamento), intended for vehicles to stop or park in an emergency, and for pedestrians and bicycles when there is no proper place for them (CTB definition). Parking on the shoulder without a case of force majeure is a violation (CTB, art. 181, VII).