Short facts about transportation in Brazil

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.)

Highways:

total:  1.98 million km paved:  184,140 km unpaved:  1,795,860 km (1996)

Waterways:

50,000 km

Pipelines:

crude oil 2,980 km; petroleum products 4,762 km; natural gas 4,246 km (1998)

Ports and harbors:

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

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.)

Airports:

3,264 (2000 est.)

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.)

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.)

Source: World Factbook