Plan on about 8 h 52 min of driving for the 433-mile (697 km) trip from Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas, before any stops.
- Level 4: Do Not Travel in Brazil: informal housing developments (favelas, vilas, comunidades or conglomerados).
Full advisory: Brazil. Advisory issued: Brazil August 31, 2026; checked October 10, 2026.
On the roads, the State Department says:
- Brazil: “Drivers must have their daytime running lights on during the day and headlights on at night on Federal Highways.”
| Distance by road | 433 mi (697 km) |
|---|---|
| Drive time without stops | 8 h 52 min |
| Main roads, in order | SP-063 → SP-065 → SP-330 → SP-334 → MG-428 → BR-146 → BR-365 |
| States on the route | São Paulo, Minas Gerais |
| Fuel estimate (car at 25 mpg) | about 17.3 gal; actual use varies by vehicle and traffic |
| Stops listed below | 9 |
How the Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas drive plays out
SP-330 (133 mi) and SP-334 (91 mi) carry about 52% of the 433 miles. It runs through 2 states: São Paulo, Minas Gerais. Of the 9 stops listed below, 4 are within a mile of the road.
Road-by-road breakdown: Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas
| Road | Route miles (from–to) | Length, mi | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| local roads | 0–1 | 1 | São Paulo |
| SP-063 | 1–20 | 19 | São Paulo |
| connecting roads | 20–21 | 1 | São Paulo |
| SP-065 | 21–47 | 26 | São Paulo |
| connecting roads | 47–48 | 1 | São Paulo |
| SP-330 | 48–181 | 133 | São Paulo |
| SP-334 | 181–272 | 91 | São Paulo |
| MG-428 | 272–332 | 60 | São Paulo, Minas Gerais |
| connecting roads | 332–334 | 2 | Minas Gerais |
| BR-146 | 334–413 | 79 | Minas Gerais |
| BR-365 | 413–428 | 15 | Minas Gerais |
| local roads | 428–433 | 5 | Minas Gerais |
- Mile 273 of this route: São Paulo → Minas Gerais (state line)
Places worth a stop between Bragança Paulista and Patos de Minas
- Right off the route (under 1 mile): Basílica Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio (mile 89), Vassununga State Park (mile 136), Museu de Cravinhos (mile 165), Jardim Zoobotânico de Franca (mile 234)
- Nature and outdoors: Museu de História Natural (mile 37), Vassununga State Park (mile 136), Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park (mile 258)
- Museums and history: Museu de História Natural (mile 37), Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas-José Pancetti (mile 37), Mata de Santa Genebra (mile 45), Basílica Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio (mile 89), Museu de Cravinhos (mile 165)
- With kids: Jardim Zoobotânico de Franca (mile 234)
Museu de História Natural
In Campinas' Bosque dos Jequitibás, the Natural History Museum (Museu de História Natural) has displayed about 5,000 pieces since 1939, from taxidermied mammals, birds and reptiles to fossils and specimens from Brazil's biomes.
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas-José Pancetti
Campinas's Museum of Contemporary Art (MACC), founded in 1965, sits on Avenida Benjamin Constant downtown, beside the city hall and municipal library. Its collection focuses on postwar Brazilian art, with paintings, sculpture, works on paper and installations.
Planetário de Campinas
Inside Parque Portugal, the Lagoa do Taquaral park in Campinas, this municipal planetarium has projected the night sky onto its 8-meter dome since 1987, with shows on constellations and astronomy.
Mata de Santa Genebra
Mata de Santa Genebra is a forest in Campinas protected as an Area of Relevant Ecological Interest. The José Pedro de Oliveira Foundation has hosted guided trail walks there with wildlife researchers from Unicamp.
Basílica Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio
Araras' Basílica Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio is a Catholic parish church that Pope Benedict XVI elevated to the rank of minor basilica in 2010; it belongs to the Diocese of Limeira.
Vassununga State Park
Vassununga State Park, beside the Anhanguera highway in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, protects Atlantic Forest and cerrado and shelters the Patriarca, a jequitibá-rosa about 42 meters tall estimated at roughly 600 years old.
Museu de Cravinhos
The Museu de Cravinhos is a natural history museum in Cravinhos, in the Ribeirão Preto region of São Paulo state. It opened on October 7, 2004.
Jardim Zoobotânico de Franca
In the city of Franca, the Jardim Zoobotânico de Franca is a public zoo and botanical garden that preserves plants and native forest. It began as a 1950s tree nursery and became a zoobotanical garden in the 1990s.
Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park
Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park in São Paulo state protects cerrado and Atlantic Forest with high biodiversity in and around a canyon.
Once you reach Patos de Minas
St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Patos de Minas
St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, also called Patos de Minas Cathedral, is a Catholic church in the city of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais.
More drives to Patos de Minas
- Ipatinga to Patos de Minas
- Marília to Patos de Minas
- Sorocaba to Patos de Minas
- São Paulo to Patos de Minas
- Teresópolis to Patos de Minas
- Jacareí to Patos de Minas
From Bragança Paulista to other places in Brazil
- Bragança Paulista to Itu
- Bragança Paulista to Mogi Guaçu
- Bragança Paulista to Jaú
- Bragança Paulista to Botucatu
- Bragança Paulista to Araxá
- Bragança Paulista to Araguari
Frequently asked questions
How long is the drive from Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas?
About 8 h 52 min of driving without stops, over 433 miles.
How far is Patos de Minas from Bragança Paulista by car?
About 433 miles (697 km) on the Wayro route. Other map services may show a few miles more or less, depending on where they start and end in each city.
What does the U.S. travel advisory say about the Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas drive?
The U.S. State Department rates Brazil Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Read the full advisory before you go.
What roads does the drive from Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas use?
In order: SP-063, SP-065, SP-330, SP-334, MG-428, BR-146 and BR-365. The road-by-road table above shows the route miles for each one.
Where can you stop on the way from Bragança Paulista to Patos de Minas?
Closest to the road: Basílica Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio (basilica, mile 89, 0.7 mi from the route); Vassununga State Park (state park, mile 136, 0.2 mi from the route); Jardim Zoobotânico de Franca (zoo, mile 234, 0.5 mi from the route). All stops are described above.
How we put this guide together
Wayro calculates the route from OpenStreetMap road data; mile numbers are positions along this route, not highway markers, and "from the route" distances are straight-line, so the real detour depends on access roads. Stops are chosen from parks, natural sites, museums, historic sites and attractions close to the route: at least one strong stop for each stretch of the drive, then the best-known places nearest the road, up to nine in all. Places that are closed, private or not open to visitors are removed. Place descriptions are written by the Wayro team from official park, museum, tourism and government websites and other published sources. Safety levels and entry rules were checked against the U.S. Department of State on October 10, 2026. Conditions change, so check the linked sources before you travel.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors.