Rodoanel Mário Covas

SP-021
Rodoanel Mário Covas
Via Perimetral Metropolitana (until 1990)
Rodoanel Metropolitano de São Paulo (until 2001)
Rodoanel Mário Covas and its four sections. The west (purple), south (green) and east (yellow) sections are already completed. The municipality of São Paulo is highlighted in white.
A view of the highway with the entrance to the first tunnels
Route information
Maintained by RodoAnel (CCR) - Dersa (in the West Segment since 2008) and SPMar (Bertin) (in the South and East Segments since 2011)
Length177 km (110 mi)
132.5 km (82.3 mi) completed until now.
Existed
  • 2002 (West Segment)
  • 2010 (South Segment)
  • 2014 (East Segment)–present
RestrictionsThe North Segment is still in construction (it will be completed in 2026).
Major junctions
Beltway around São Paulo, Brazil
West endAv. Raimundo P. Magalhães
Perus, São Paulo, SP
Major intersections Bandeirantes
Anhangüera
Castelo Branco
Raposo Tavares
Régis Bittencourt
Imigrantes
Anchieta
Jacu Pêssego
Henrique Eroles
Ayrton Senna
Dutra
Hélio Smidt (2026)
Fernão Dias (2026)
East endRodovia Presidente Dutra
Arujá, SP
Location
CountryBrazil
StateSão Paulo
Highway system

Rodoanel Mário Covas (official designation SP-021) is the planned (and partially built) beltway of the Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Upon its completion, it will have a length of 177 km (110 mi), with a radius of approximately 23 km (14 mi) from the geographical center of the city. It was 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 from cancer. It is a controlled access highway with a speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph) under normal weather and traffic circumstances.