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The World’s 100 Best Rest Stops · 2026

The Best Rest Stops in Latin America

4 of the 100 rest stops in The World’s 100 Best Rest Stops 2026 are in Latin America. The highest placed is Posto Decio Parada Bonita in Uberlândia, at number 49 in the world. Posto Pelanda Alpino II in Campina Grande do Sul (number 59) and Roselanche in Barbacena (number 82) follow.

Posto Decio Parada Bonita
N° 49 · Posto Decio Parada Bonita, Uberlândia

Fuel stations and truck parking

Posto Decio Parada Bonita stands on BR 365 near Uberlândia and serves drivers travelling between Goiânia and São Paulo. It has clean bathrooms, a shaded outdoor area with a carp pond and a large truck parking area. Posto Pelanda Alpino II in Campina Grande do Sul has a restaurant and a barbershop. Its staff are well regarded, and it offers enclosed motorhome parking for travellers on the routes to Curitiba and São Paulo.

Roadside restaurants in Minas Gerais

Roselanche sits on the BR-040 highway in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, and combines a restaurant with a grocery. Its cheese bread, Minas cheeses and clean bathrooms are the features the entry names. Nadinho's Restaurante in Ubaporanga, on the BR-116, is popular with truck drivers. Coffee is free with orders, showers are free, and cheese bread is on the menu.

Rest stops

100. Nadinho's Restaurante 82. Roselanche 59. Posto Pelanda Alpino II 49. Posto Decio Parada Bonita
100. Nadinho's Restaurante 82. Roselanche 59. Posto Pelanda Alpino II 49. Posto Decio Parada Bonita
  1. Posto Decio Parada Bonita N° 49 Posto Decio Parada Bonita Uberlândia, Brazil Service area
  2. Posto Pelanda Alpino II N° 59 Posto Pelanda Alpino II Campina Grande do Sul, Brazil Service area
  3. Roselanche N° 82 Roselanche Barbacena, Brazil Service area
  4. Nadinho's Restaurante N° 100 Nadinho's Restaurante Ubaporanga, Brazil Service area

Best by region

  1. EuropeBauli in AutostradaSommacampagna, ItalyN° 3
  2. AsiaRoadside Station ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasaka, JapanN° 29
  3. The Middle Eastİpekyolu Dinlenme Tesisleri GöbeklidağNiğde, TurkeyN° 1
  4. North AmericaRoselawn Rest AreaDe Motte, United StatesN° 4
  5. Latin AmericaPosto Decio Parada BonitaUberlândia, BrazilN° 49
  6. AfricaAlzu Petroport N4Middelburg, South AfricaN° 25

Best by country

  1. United StatesRoselawn Rest AreaDe MotteN° 4
  2. United KingdomFormula Premier TruckstopEllesmere PortN° 6
  3. GermanyMarché HirschbergHirschbergN° 10
  4. JapanRoadside Station ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasakaN° 29
  5. FrancePort Lauragais Service AreaAvignonet-LauragaisN° 30
  6. Turkeyİpekyolu Dinlenme Tesisleri GöbeklidağNiğdeN° 1