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RAILWAY S


''total:''
27,882 km (1,122 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail

''broad gauge:''
4,057 km 1.600-m gauge

''narrow gauge:''
23,489 km 1.000-m gauge

''dual gauge:''
336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (1999 est.)


''standard gauge:''
10 km 1.435mm gauge - line 5 of the São Paulo so that they can use off the shelf equipment.


Cities with Metro s



Railway links with adjacent countries




HIGHWAY S

''See main article: '' Brazilian Highway System ''

''total:''
1.98 million km

''paved:''
184,140 km

''unpaved:''
1,795,860 km (1996 est.)


WATERWAYS

50,000 km navigable


PIPELINE S

Crude Oil 2,980 km; Petroleum products 4,762 km; Natural Gas 4,246 km (1998)


SEAPORT S AND HARBOR S

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


MERCHANT MARINE


''total:''
174 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,964,808 GRT/6,403,284 DWT

''ships by type:''
bulk 34, cargo 28, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 10, liquified gas 10, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 11, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)


AIRPORT S

3,277 (1999 est.)


Airports - with paved runways


''total:''
541

''over 3,047 m:''
5

''2,438 to 3,047 m:''
20

''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
138

''914 to 1,523 m:''
346

''under 914 m:''
32 (1999 est.)


Airports - with unpaved runways


''total:''
2,736

''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
73

''914 to 1,523 m:''
1,306

''under 914 m:''
1,357 (1999 est.)


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