A2 - Auto-estrada do Sul
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The A2 is a major motorway (freeway) in Portugal
. It connects Lisbon
, the capital, to the Algarve, the country's southern-most mainland province
. A2 was completed in 2002. It extends for 240 km. A2 is operated by Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal
.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It connects Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, the capital, to the Algarve, the country's southern-most mainland province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
. A2 was completed in 2002. It extends for 240 km. A2 is operated by Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal
Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal
Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal, S.A. is Portugal-based international transportation company. The group's largest business area is highway management, in which it is the largest concessionaire in its home country. Founded in 1972, Brisa also has significant operations in countries including the...
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