Born with BR-153, the fourth largest highway in the country, which integrates Brazil from North to South, Araguaína is now considered the economic capital of the state. This strategic position was very important and boosted the development of the city, helping to shape the municipality's economic vocation. 58 years later, Araguaína is the major supplier of consumer goods, supplies and services to a region that covers the entire north of Tocantins and the south of Maranhão and Pará, with a consumer market of over than 2 million people . Araguaína is also known as the national capital of the fat cattle, thanks to its immense cattle herd and to the large refrigerators installed in the city.