Driving from Montes Claros to Lavras: 395 miles, roughly 8 h 57 min without stops. Road by road, 6 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Driving from Montes Claros to Jequié: 388 miles, roughly 8 h 58 min without stops. Road by road, 3 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

8 stops between Montes Claros and Itabira, plus the route: 324 miles (522 km), about 7 h 37 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

9 stops between Montes Claros and Conselheiro Lafaiete, plus the route: 318 miles (512 km), about 7 h 27 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

Driving from Belo Horizonte to Montes Claros: 263 miles, roughly 5 h 60 min without stops. Road by road, 4 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Plan the Três Lagoas to Corumbá road trip: 467 miles (752 km), 9 h 50 min of driving, 3 stops along the way and what the U.S. advisory says about Brazil.

Driving from Jataí to Passo do Lontra: 523 miles, roughly 10 h 33 min without stops. Road by road, 4 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Driving from Araçatuba to Passo do Lontra: 493 miles, roughly 10 h 38 min without stops. Road by road, 4 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

3 stops between Três Lagoas and Passo do Lontra, plus the route: 400 miles (643 km), about 8 h 39 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

3 stops between Teresina and Paulo Afonso, plus the route: 546 miles (879 km), about 11 h 39 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.