In a city of Roraima, Brazil, on the leethem border in Guyana, drivers are faced with rare peculiarity in the Americas: the sudden change from the direction side. While in Brazil he goes on the right, across the bridge over the Tacutu River in force the English hand, inherited by the Guyana of his former colonizing, the United Kingdom.
The transition occurs through a viaduct that overlaps the tracks, allowing the change in a fluid form, which has generated surprise and viral videos among visitors who cross the border.
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Ponte Mayor Olavo Brasil Filho, inaugurated in 2009, was funded by Brazil and is considered strategic for trade with Guyana and, indirectly, with the Caribbean. Despite differences in traffic, Brazilians can cross the border with their own vehicles within an agreed area, without the requirement of inverted steering wheel, although the use of cars with the direction of the track requires extra attention. Crossing from one country to another takes a few minutes and there are already bus lines operating on the way, driven by drivers with international qualification.
In addition to facilitating the transportation of people and cargo, the construction of the bridge strengthened diplomatic ties between the two countries, even facing resistance from Venezuela, which contested part of the Guianense territory. Today, the crossing is considered by some the “easiest border to cross” in the Americas, but the adaptation to the new sense of direction continues to demand care, and in some cases it has already caused accidents with unsuspecting Brazilians.
Source: UOL | Photo: Google Maps – Ackem Thomas | This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team
