[BR-319] South America’s Most Dangerous Road | Season 21 | Episode 11

Motorcycle Adventure Tour
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Join us for another chapter of our 32,000km South America motorcycle adventure. In this episode, we will make the final preparations for the jungle. I will take you on a tour of the famous BR-319 road in Brazil. Also exploring remote roads, scenic routes, local culture, and real adventure motorcycle travel. Expect long-distance riding, off-road challenges, border crossings, and authentic moments from the road - all part of this multi-country journey through Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. If you enjoy adventure riding, motorcycle trips, and real-world travel stories, this episode is for you. Gear up and ride along!
Slowly, slowly the condition of the road starts to fall apart.
So far so good.
So this is the famous BR390.
As you can see, we're getting muddy and muddy.
So far the road is good.
You can see that the suspension of this AXA XRE works somehow.
Even with our weight and our luggage, it works.
I hope it will last the whole journey.
Because many kilometers like that.
Because the light is weak, we ride side by side to provide a little bit more light.
Fresh information.
Another petrol station 35 km away.
And the sign said 78 km another one.
So the information that we can find online, even from people, it's always questionable.
So keep in mind that this video is filmed in December 2024.
So some things may change for good or bad.
They even made the road.
Good.
Even brand new asphalt here.
So this is Carrero de Castaño.
Here we're gonna refill whatever the tank takes.
Like 3 liters maybe.
And then we'll continue.
See, gasolina normal.
Yes, yes.
With card?
Credit?
Ok, ok.
So the right column is when you pay with card.
What is the difference?
I don't know.
3 liters more or less.
More, more, more.
Full, full.
A little more, a little more.
That's it.
5 liters and something.
Good.
Not one, two petrol stations here in this town.
And from here supposed to be dirt road.
But let's see it first.
I don't know what river is this.
Hotel on the right.
Slowly, slowly the condition of the road starts to fall apart.
And eventually it should became only dirt but so far 122 km nothing.
151 km still asphalt, brand new.
185 km still asphalt.
So, 195 km and the asphalt finish.
So the first 195 km are perfect asphalt.
And then we have this.
So far so good.
70-80-90 km per hour are not a problem.
But we don't know what will be after that.
Will we become red?
Just don't die.
18 meters.
So this is the famous BR319.
As you can see we are getting muddy and muddy.
So far the road is good.
Today we have a perfect, perfect weather window.
So we will try to use it as much as possible before the sky fall apart.
Not much traffic which is a big plus.
Without traffic it's a problem because
when it's dry it's too much dust.
When it's rain it's too much mud.
But it is what it is.
Yes, let's go guys.
Today we are lucky.
Ah, here is some edge.
Not one, two trucks.
When we are moving it's fine but when we stopped
it's very, very hot and humidity is very high.
There is some kind of town.
Ok.
So that's it.
If we have a river that means that this is, yes, this is
Igapo Ako.
Good.
We have a ferry so we are going to get on the ferry.
And we will go on the other side and on the other side there are petrol stations.
We can buy water.
There are even hotels to spend the night.
10 more.
Ok.
So 10 reais per motorcycle.
10 reais are like 2 dollars per motorcycle to cross this river.
Again we came just on time.
2 minutes paid and the ferry started.
Very good.
This is how we move the ferry.
Interesting system.
Alright.
Igapo Ako.
So.
Ok, let's wait to buy water here.
In India diesel and gasoline are sold on the left.
Yes.
So, water from here.
And petrol from here.
Petrol here was 12 reais which means 2 dollars.
But there are no other options.
So now we have full tanks.
4 liters and another 2 and 6 liters.
So, we are not going to spend the night here.
We will continue riding for the next 400 kilometers.
I don't know how many we will be able to cover.
But, we will see.
Let's go.
Is this the way to cross the river?
Do I have to put two wheels?
I completely forgot that this is a car.
I will not fit in this car.
You can see that the suspension of this AXA XRE works somehow.
Even with our weight and our luggage.
It works.
I hope it will last the whole journey.
Because many kilometers like that.
We are waiting for the right time.
Thank you very much.
It will take a while to get here.
We made good progress.
Around 100 kilometers.
300 more to go.
I really hope that we will be able to cover it today.
We are going to have lunch here.
One of the camps.
We have beers.
And this guy is one of the most famous guys on this road.
His Instagram is Jewel.
JewelBR390.
Nice to meet you, Jewel.
And if you have any information, you can ask him.
Unfortunately, only Portuguese.
This is his motorcycle.
His car, Starlink.
This was a nice stop.
We ate a bit, got one beer.
Refresh.
And Jewel just told us that we have another 230 kilometers to Realidade.
Where we can spend the night.
Refill the petrol.
I just used 4 liters of petrol can.
Plamenos well.
In our tanks.
Now they are empty.
We are going to keep it.
Because we might need it in the future for the next road.
230 road that we plan to take.
Direction Belém.
But today is just an opportunity that we cannot miss.
Because of this sunny day, sunny weather.
We just got to go.
That's it.
It's another restaurant here.
So, Petro.
If for some reason you cannot make it to a hotel.
Because it is still a long distance.
Almost 400 kilometers.
Without petrol station, without anything.
If for some reason you cannot make it to a hotel.
Then you can always spend the night in one of these antennas.
So let me show you what I mean exactly.
Because here around is a jungle.
Real jungle.
With wild animals.
So you can go to one of these antennas.
Go inside.
And find a place to spend the night.
At least you will be partly protected.
Not exactly here because the fence is cut.
But you will find a place somewhere to spend the night.
Not in the wild.
Because there are a lot of leopards, panteras and any kind of wild animals here.
So these antennas are on around 40-50 kilometers one from another.
So if you have a breakdown situation or something goes wrong.
You can always go to some of these.
And spend the night.
Listen now.
Nothing.
Even the birds stopped.
Not much time to waste.
We still need to cover this 230 kilometers.
They work on the surface.
Make it flat.
Let's go to the right side.
It's further away.
Where should we go now?
Can you see that house?
It's a farmland.
Another one of these towers.
They set every 40 kilometers.
It also has barbed wire.
And some buildings.
And now it's 5.30.
And we have maybe one more hour to ride.
We will have like 15-20 minutes in the dark.
Bare feet walking where?
No idea.
The closest town is 70 kilometers.
Almost sunset.
We have 40 more kilometers.
The red, purple, yellow sunset.
6.30.
25 kilometers more.
Because the light is weak.
We ride side by side to provide a little bit more light.
We made it.
Petrol station here on the left.
Hotel on the right.
7 o'clock.
13 hours today.
13 hours.
We made it to Real Aidade.
Let me put my sticker here.
Where?
Visible position.
Good.
The hotel is on the opposite side.
We took one part of the jungle.
600 kilometers.
From which 41 off-road.
And...
At the end of the dark.
A light hit.
I don't know if you saw it.
Because it's so foggy.
We have money, but now we will process it.
Let's say...
They have rooms.
This is the hotel room.
Very small.
But that's fine.
We just need two beds to sleep.
And shower.
The price is less than 20 dollars for both of us.
Good morning.
5.30.
Just got light.
Paco, are you ready?
I'm ready.
The room was...
Interesting.
Very small prison cell.
Smell of urine.
Everywhere.
But it is what it is.
We just slept well.
Woke up at 4 o'clock.
Fallen probably at 3.
But we went to sleep around 9 o'clock.
So we are good.
Today's plan is to reach...
A small town named Apui.
500 kilometers away from here.
What is the condition of the road?
We still don't know.
We are about to see.
So, let's move.
Alright.
At least it's light.
Because last night in the dark...
Was not really pleasure to ride.
And all of this potholes everywhere.
Plum and open.
His visor for a while...
A bee or something...
Just bite him.
It's not a small town.
Many supermarkets.
Two hotels.
You can easily spend the night here.
As we did.
Now regarding to the map.
Supposed to be like 100 kilometers.
The same like this.
Then we gonna switch to another road.
230.
The real Trans-Amazonica.
What will be the condition?
We don't know yet.
I told you this many times.
But every time we go to bed very tired.
And early morning.
We start with such a pleasure.
I cannot even explain to you what I mean.
But everyone who travels know.
Beautiful picture on the left.
Sunrise, fog, jungle.
I don't know what the camera is able to capture.
But it's very mystical moment.
See how bad is behind the truck.
All of this red dust.
Cover everything.
Camera, visor.
Everything.
See the camera.
This is good.
A lot of big potholes on this road.
Need to be done carefully.
Because it will be very easy to cut a tire.
Especially these soft tires that we've got now.
Jumanita, Puerto Velo.
Now it's Jumanita, Puerto Velo.
Jumanita 6 kilometers.
After 2 kilometers petrol station and restaurant.
It's us.
We gonna refill the tanks.
Even though it's only 100 kilometers.
Just in case we need more later.
We are 230.
So popular as Trans-Amazonica.
So far it's only asphalt.
We gonna see what will be after that.
It is a big town.
And actual name is Jumanita.
Not Jumanita or Juanita as I said before.
Jumanita.
Petrol stations, hotels, everything here.
Civilization.
The Thai tuba.
I think that this was in our direction.
Another hotel here.
Motorcycle nice.
Ok, so this is the ferry.
We need to go on the other side.
The rate is 12 reales per motorcycle.
So now we gonna wait.
It's raining.
And it's raining.
The boarding started.
Today we are here again.
Ok?
You will be surprised to see.
But even on this ferry.
On this part of the world.
Almost everywhere we were able to pay.
Buy cards.
Here now as well.
On the top we ate some breakfast.
Small wooden barrack.
Again with cards.
Easy process.
Progress is the name of this.
