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Railways:
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total: 28,538 km
broad gauge: 5,627 km 1.600-m gauge (467 km electrified)
standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge
narrow gauge: 22,717 km 1.000-m gauge (2008) |
Transportation - note:
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the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Atlantic Ocean remain a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; 2010 saw an 80% increase in attacks over 2009; numerous commercial vessels were attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen |
Roadways:
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total: 1,580,964 km
paved: 212,798 km
unpaved: 1,368,166 km
note: does not include urban roads (2010) |
Waterways:
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50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2012) |
Pipelines:
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condensate/gas 62 km; gas 13,514 km; liquid petroleum gas 352 km; oil 3,729 km; refined products 4,684 km (2010) |
Ports and terminals:
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cargo ports: Ilha Grande (Gebig), Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao
container ports (TEUs): Santos (2,677,839), Itajai (693,580)
oil terminals: DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal |
Merchant marine:
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total: 109
by type: bulk carrier 18, cargo 16, chemical tanker 7, container 13, liquefied gas 11, petroleum tanker 39, roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 27 (Chile 1, Denmark 3, Germany 6, Greece 1, Norway 3, Spain 12, Turkey 1)
registered in other countries: 36 (Argentina 1, Bahamas 1, Ghana 1, Liberia 20, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 3, Singapore 9) (2010) |
Shipyards and Ship Building:
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void |
Airports:
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4,105 (2012) |
Airports density:
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48,968 people per Airport |
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 713
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 174
914 to 1,523 m: 449
under 914 m: 55 (2012) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 3,392
1,524 to 2,437 m: 91
914 to 1,523 m: 1,648
under 914 m: 1,653 (2012) |
Heliports:
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13 (2012) |
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This page was last updated on 11 May, 2013 |
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