Brazil Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

30,612 km (1992)

broad gauge:

5,369 km 1.600-m gauge (1,108 km electrified)

standard gauge:

194 km 1.440-m gauge

narrow gauge:

24,739 km 1.000-m gauge (112 km electrified); 13 km 0.760-m gauge

dual gauge:

310 km 1.600-m/1.000-m gauge (78 km electrified)

Highways:

total:

1,670,148 km

paved:

161,503 km

unpaved:

gravel/earth 1,508,645 km (1990)

Inland waterways:

50,000 km navigable

Pipelines:

crude oil 2,000 km; petroleum products 3,804 km; natural gas 1,095 km

Ports:

Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Vitoria

Merchant marine:

total:

215 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,128,654 GRT/8,664,776 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 52, cargo 34, chemical tanker 13, combination ore/oil 12, container 12, liquefied gas tanker 11, oil tanker 64, passenger-cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 11

Airports:

total:

3,467

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

126

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

286

with paved runways under 914 m:

1,652

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

1,303

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