Brazil–Guyana border

[[Takutu River Bridge]]{{Short description|International border}}

{{Short description|International border}}

The '''Brazil–Guyana border''' is the international border between the territories of [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]]. The terrestrial boundary is 1,605 km (997 mi) long.

The '''Brazil–Guyana border''' is the international border between the territories of [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]]. The terrestrial boundary is 1,605 km (997 mi) long.

As a resolution to the series of land disputes known as the {{Interlanguage link|Pirara Dispute|PT|Questão do Pirara}}, a treaty was drawn up and signed on November 6, 1901. It was then submitted to the arbitration of King [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]] of Italy who, on June 15, 1904, ruled in favor of Britain and granted them the territory enclosed by the Tacutu and Ireng Rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 1904 |title=Boundary between the Colony of British Guiana and the United States of Brazil |url=https://parliament.gov.gy/documents/orders/21642-boundary_between_the_colony_of_british_guiana_and_the_united_states_of_brazil.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Edmundson |first=G. C. |date=1923 |title=The Relations of Great Britain with Guiana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3678425 |journal=Transactions of the Royal Historical Society |volume=6 |pages=1–21 |doi=10.2307/3678425 |jstor=3678425 |issn=0080-4401|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

As a resolution to the series of land disputes known as the {{Interlanguage link|Pirara Dispute|PT|Questão do Pirara}}, a treaty was drawn up and signed on November 6, 1901. It was then submitted to the arbitration of King [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]] of Italy who, on June 15, 1904, ruled in favor of Britain and granted them the territory enclosed by the Tacutu and Ireng Rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 1904 |title=Boundary between the Colony of British Guiana and the United States of Brazil |url=https://parliament.gov.gy/documents/orders/21642-boundary_between_the_colony_of_british_guiana_and_the_united_states_of_brazil.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Edmundson |first=G. C. |date=1923 |title=The Relations of Great Britain with Guiana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3678425 |journal=Transactions of the Royal Historical Society |volume=6 |pages=1–21 |doi=10.2307/3678425 |jstor=3678425 |issn=0080-4401|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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It is also where the Takutu River Bridge is which is the only instance in the Americas of a land border where drivers must change from driving on the left (in Guyana) to driving on the right (in Brazil), or vice versa. The changeover is achieved by means of a crossover bridge on the Guyanese side.

In 1926, a slight modification gave the boundary the present shape, and boundary markers were placed between 1932 and 1939.

In 1926, a slight modification gave the boundary the present shape, and boundary markers were placed between 1932 and 1939.