8 GeoFroggy

Pipelines

Condensate/gas 62 km; gas 9,989 km; liquid petroleum gas 353 km; oil 4,517 km; refined products 4,465 km (2009)

Railways

Total: 28,857 km

Broad gauge: 5,709 km 1.600-m gauge (459 km electrified)

Standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 22,954 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways

Total: 1,751,868 km

Paved: 96,353 km

Unpaved: 1,655,515 km (2004)

Merchant Marine

Total: 126

By type: bulk carrier 19, cargo 18, chemical tanker 6, container 12, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 42, roll on/roll off 7

Foreign-owned: 26 (Chile 1, Denmark 3, Germany 6, Greece 1, Norway 3, Spain 12)

Registered in other countries: 27 (Argentina 1, Bahamas 1, Ghana 1, Liberia 20, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 3) (2010)

Ports and Terminals

Cargo ports (tonnage): Ilha Grande (Gebig), Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao

Container ports (TEUs): Santos (2,677,839), Itajai (693,580)

Transportation Note

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen
Year

Airports

  • 4,072 (2010)

Heliports

  • 13 (2010)

Waterways

  • 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2010)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    726
  • Over 3,047 m
    7
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    28
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    176
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    460
  • Under 914 m
    55 (2010)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    3,346
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    87
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    1,617
  • Under 914 m
    1,642 (2010)