8 GeoFroggy

Pipelines

Condensate/gas 62 km; gas 13,514 km; liquid petroleum gas 352 km; oil 3,729 km; refined products 4,684 km (2010)

Railways

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)

Roadways

Total: 1,580,964 km

Paved: 212,798 km

Unpaved: 1,368,166 km

Note: does not include urban roads (2010)

Merchant Marine

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)

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)

Oil terminals: DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal

Transportation Note

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
Year

Airports

  • 4,105 (2012)

Heliports

  • 13 (2012)

Waterways

  • 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2012)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • 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

  • Total
    3,392
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    91
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    1,648
  • Under 914 m
    1,653 (2012)