National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 9
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 443
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,039,359
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 149.393 million
mt-km
(2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
PP
(2016)
Airports:
4,093
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
2
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 698
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 7
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 179
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 436
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 49
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3,395
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 92
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 1,619
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 1,684
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
13
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
5959 km refined petroleum product (1,165 km distribution, 4,794 km transport), 11696 km natural gas (2,274 km distribution, 9,422 km transport), 1985 km crude oil (distribution), 77 km ethanol/petrochemical (37 km distribution, 40 km transport)
(2016)
Railways:
total: 29,850 km
(2014)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 194 km
1.435-m gauge
(2014)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 23,341.6 km
1.000-m gauge (24 km electrified)
(2014)
[see also: Railways - narrow gauge country ranks ]
broad gauge: 5,822.3 km
1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified)
(2014)
[see also: Railways - broad gauge country ranks ]
dual gauge: 492 km
1.600-1.000-m gauge
(2014)
[see also: Railways - dual gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
9
Roadways:
total: 2 million km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
paved: 246,000 km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - paved country ranks ]
unpaved: 1.754 million km
(2018)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
4
Waterways:
50,000 km
(most in areas remote from industry and population)
(2012)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
3
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 791
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 13, container ship 15, general cargo 47, oil tanker 38, other 678
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
28
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Belem, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao
oil terminal(s):
DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Ilha Grande (Gebig), Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal
container port(s) (TEUs):
Santos (3,853,719)
(2017)
LNG terminal(s) (import):
Pecem, Rio de Janiero
river port(s):
Manaus (Amazon)
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Sepetiba ore terminal, Tubarao
