On the way from Barra do Garças (MT) to Brasília, the VEJA Expedition passed through one of the most promising industrial hubs in the country. Along the BR-060, in the 200 kilometers between Goiânia and the Federal District, are 70% of the GDP of the Midwest. The city of Anápolis (GO), the second largest economy in Goiás, epitomizes the rapid evolution of the region.
Anápolis is building the first “multilogistic platform” in Brazil, a connection center between the country's road, rail and airport networks. The choice of the city is explained by its location: three quarters of the Brazilian consumer market is 1.200 kilometers away from Anápolis. The city is crossed by three federal highways, which still need to be improved, and will be the starting point of the North-South railroad, whose works are behind schedule. The logistics center will facilitate, speed up and reduce the cost of distributing products in the country.
An area of almost 4,4 million square meters was reserved to host the project. The city will gain a cargo airport integrated to the Agroindustrial District of Anápolis (DAIA), which already houses large industries. The bidding process for the company that will operate the complex for 33 years is in progress.
When the logistics center is operational, Anápolis should attract, for example, internet sales companies: it will be more efficient to centralize stocks in the city of Goiás and from there to ship products throughout the country.
The integration between highways, railways and airport will also place Anápolis on the route of a significant portion of Brazilian exports.
The city of 360.000 inhabitants has always stood out for its agricultural production, but in 1976, when the industrial district was created, the economic profile of the municipality began to diversify. First came grain, milk and meat processing companies. With a policy of tax incentives and a good location, Anápolis also started to attract other types of industries and became less dependent on the processing of agricultural products.
Today, the city is home to more than twenty drug manufacturers, such as Teuto and Neoquímica. The district is consolidating itself as the largest generics producer in Latin America. Hyundai, Ambev and JBS Friboi also have units in Anápolis.
The municipality already houses the Porto Seco do Centro-Oeste, a customs terminal for the storage and transport of goods.
Simultaneously with the arrival of new industries in the city, the municipality's social indexes rose and the piped water system, energy supply and garbage collection were universalized.
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