Railways: |
total:
30,539 km (2,129 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail
broad gauge:
5,679 km 1.600-m gauge (1199 km electrified)
standard gauge:
194 km 1.440-m gauge
narrow gauge:
24,666 km 1.000-m gauge (930 km electrified)
dual gauge:
336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (1999 est.)
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Highways: |
total:
1.98 million km
paved:
184,140 km
unpaved:
1,795,860 km (1996)
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Pipelines: |
crude oil 2,980 km; petroleum products 4,762 km; natural gas 4,246 km (1998)
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Ports and harbors: |
Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Vitoria
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Merchant marine: |
total:
171 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,788,999 GRT/6,067,314 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 33, cargo 26, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 56, roll on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
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Airports: |
3,264 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
570
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
21
1,524 to 2,437 m:
141
914 to 1,523 m:
370
under 914 m:
33 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
2,694
1,524 to 2,437 m:
68
914 to 1,523 m:
1,279
under 914 m:
1,347 (2000 est.)
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