Brazilian roadsides along paved highways are the scenario of many environmental problems&#46; &#40;a&#41; Area along MG-10 left alone for many years and later ill-restored with noxious weeds by the Department of Roads of the state of Minas Gerais &#40;DER-MG&#41;&#46; &#40;b&#41; Spread of ruderal and invasive species into pristine vegetation from highway MG-10&#46; &#40;c&#41; &#8220;Restoration&#8221; of highway MG-735 roadside in Minas Gerais &#40;DER-MG&#41; with exotic African grasses and other species&#46; &#40;d&#41; Use of roadside along highway GO-118 &#40;Brasilia-Alto Para&#237;so&#41; to expand the plantations of soybean and bean&#46; &#40;e&#41; Plantation of corn to the very edge of the RS-472 in Rio Grande do Sul state&#46; &#40;f&#41; Plantation of soybean and plantation&#47;invasion of pine trees along BR 290 in the Pampa&#44; Rio Grande do Sul state&#46;