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Pipelines

Condensate/gas 244 km; gas 11,669 km; liquid petroleum gas 341 km; oil 5,212 km; refined products 4,755 km (2006)

Railways

Total: 29,295 km

Broad gauge: 4,932 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)

Standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 23,773 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)

Dual gauge: 396 km 1.000 m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 km electrified) (2006)

Roadways

Total: 1,751,868 km

Paved: 96,353 km

Unpaved: 1,655,515 km (2004)

Merchant Marine

Total: 135 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,020,182 GRT/3,039,015 DWT

By type: bulk carrier 20, cargo 21, carrier 1, chemical tanker 6, container 9, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 7

Foreign-owned: 16 (Chile 1, Denmark 2, Germany 7, Mexico 1, Norway 1, Spain 4)

Registered in other countries: 5 (Bahamas 1, Ghana 1, Liberia 3) (2007)

Ports and Terminals

Gebig, Guaiba, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Son Sebastiao, Tubarao
Year

Airports

  • 4,263 (2007)

Heliports

  • 16 (2007)

Waterways

  • 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2007)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    718
  • Over 3,047 m
    7
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    25
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    167
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    467
  • Under 914 m
    52 (2007)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    3,545
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    83
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    1,555
  • Under 914 m
    1,907 (2007)