What are the border crossings between Argentina and Brazil?

The border between Argentina and Brazil travels 1,079 kilometers and bIt covers the provinces of Corrientes and Misiones, and the states of Río Grande do Sul and Paraná. Traveling by road from one country to another is possible thanks to several international steps.

In 2023, the government inaugurated the San Antonio-Santo Antonio do Sudoeste pass, on the border between Misiones and the state of Paraná. In this way, that province was consolidated as the one that concentrates the majority of land crossings to Brazil.

As much of the border is marked by rivers, several bridges allow crossing to the neighboring country. The first to be enabled was Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana (Uruguayana)which was already operating in 1945 and was officially inaugurated in 1947.

As reported by the Argentine government on its website, this area that connects the province of Corrientes with the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, is “the most densely populated area of ​​our international border. It is located 730 km from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and 410 km from the capital of Corrientes; 638 km from Porto Alegre, capital of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and 1835 km from Rio de Janeiro. It is accessed from Argentina through National Route 117 and from Brazil, through route BR-290.”

In Misiones, meanwhile, another large bridge built in the so-called “triple border” stands out because, from Brazil, it allows the trip to continue to Ciudad del Este, in Paraguay. It is also known for being a place with a lot of neighborhood traffic and for the illegal activities it concentrates.

One of the main international steps connecting Argentina and Brazil is the Trancredo Neves bridge that connects Puerto Iguazú (60,000 inhabitants) with Foz de Iguaçu (250,000). It measures 489 meters and crosses the Iguazu River.

From Foz de Iguazú, meanwhile, travelers can cross the La Amistad Bridge and thus reach Ciudad del Este, in Paraguay. These two steps make up what is called the Triple Border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguayan area of ​​very high commercial level.

Immigration procedures, both for entry and exit from our country, are carried out at the Border Center, located on the Argentine side. Meanwhile, the Federal Police and the Federal Revenue, both Brazilian authorities security and customs, respectively, carry out the procedures in Foz de Iguazú.

The step works 24 hours and it is enabled for local traffic, cargo, export and import and, of course, tourism, since in summer thousands of people come there, along National Route 12, to reach the beaches of southern Brazil.

In addition to having a parking lot for private and cargo vehicles, there is also a taxi service to go to Brazil and Paraguay, and a bus service. Security, on the Argentine side, is in charge of the National Gendarmerie.

Being, as they are, the two most important countries in South America, and with no less than 1,079 linear kilometers of border, there are some 24 Argentine cities in Misiones and Corrientes that have access to Brazil, as you can see. in this informative text on the website.

The Argentine government, through your official page of the Naval Prefecturealso communicates all the authorized border posts in the country.

There you can see that other relevant steps that unite Argentina and Brazil, in addition to the triple border of Puerto Iguazú, are:

• Paso de los Libres-Uruguayana. The Agustín P. Justo – Getulio Vargas international bridge connects the towns of Paso de los Libres, in Corrientes, Argentina, and Uruguayana, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• Santo Tomé-Sao Borja. Connect the Corinthian city of Santo Tomé with the Brazilian city of Sao Borja. From Argentina it is accessed by National Route 121 and then splicing National Route 14, and from Brazil going by Route
• Bernardo de Irigoyen-Dionisio Cerqueira. It is located in northwest Argentina, and joins the town of Bernardo de Irigoyen in Misiones with two Brazilian cities: Dionísio Cerqueira, in the State of Santa Catarina, and Barracão, in the State of Paraná. The three cities are located on the drainage network of the Pepirí Guazú River, a tributary of the Uruguay River.
• Andresito-Capanema. Inaugurated in 1994, this highway bridge over the San Antonio River connects the cities of Comandante Andresito, in the extreme northeast of Misiones, with the city of Capanema, in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is 124.15 meters long by 13 meters wide. It links provincial route 19 in Misiones with state routes PR-889 and, later, PR-281 in Brazil.