This is already in Proz, but anyway, here are some more references:

This site (http://www.der.df.gov.br/005/00502001.asp?ttCD_CHAVE=11763) gives an explanation of a faixa de domínio, and I found this explanation - "All public roads are located within land which is referred to as road right-of-way. Within a typical road right-of-way, the following public facilities can be found: the driving surface, roadside shoulders and ditch, public utilities, sidewalks, and traffic signs to name a few. Road right-of-way width is established by deed, statute, or through the platting process." - on this site (http://www.inghamcrc.org/road_row.htm). See also this site (http://www.county.clearwater.ab.ca/PublicWorks/PolicyDocs/Po...