Brazil Has Neglected Its Railroads for 25 Years

Brazil’s Presidential Chief of Staff (ministra da Casa Civil), Dilma Rousseff, says that completion of the Brazilian North-South railroad will be one of the government’s main investment targets this year in the area of infrastructure.

She said US$ 59.86 million had been earmarked for the project because it will "integrate the distant interior of the country with the rest of Brazil."

According to Rousseff, the stretch of 215 kilometers between Açailândia in the state of Maranhão and Aguiarnópolis in Tocantins, which links up with the port of Itaqui, will be completed.

Some of the funding, US$ 17.7 million, explained Rousseff, is from the government’s Investment Pilot Project (PPI).

The details for the construction and financing of another stretch of 505 kilometers from Araguaina and Palmas remain to be worked out.

Rousseff said the stretch from Anápolis to Pátio Santa Isabel in the state of Goiás will cost US$ 200 million and begin in 2007.

"Brazil has not invested this much in railroads in 25 years," said the minister, adding that there were firm plans to spend another US$ 213 million on the Transnordestina railroad connecting the ports of Suape in Pernambuco and Pecém in Ceará.

The Transnordestina project, when completed, will cost over US$ 1 billion.

Agência Brasil

Tags:

You May Also Like

Brazil’s Reason to Fight Inflation: To Narrow Inequalities

Inflation represents a "powerful" mechanism of income concentration and must be controlled to prevent ...

And the World’s Most Desirable Woman Is… Brazil’s Adriana Lima

AskMen.com, a Canada-based online men’s portal announced that a bombshell beauty from Brazil drew ...

Brazil: Up Close to Zero Hunger

Pastor Alves da Silva is not a pastor, but a fisherman. He lives in ...

Dilma Running for Brazil’s Presidency as National Candidate Against São Paulo

Brazil’s nationwide elections on October, 3 will see more than 130 million voters choose ...

Brazilians Looking for a Few Good Politicians

Brazilian voters who plan to cast their votes on Sunday, October 3, are looking ...

Brazil Wants Its Share of Indian Riches

The Brazilian government wants mining to cease on Indian lands. For this purpose, it ...

Despite Weak Dollar Sales Up 11% at Brazil’s Perdigí£o

Brazilian food company Perdigão reported net sales of R$ 1.2 billion in the first ...

The US Plan to Prevent Brazil from Becoming a New Cuba

Declassified documents prove that the United States was planning a military coup in Brazil ...

A Study Trip to Brazil Shows an Unexplored Side of Bahia

Bahia Street, a nonprofit organization based in Salvador, Seattle, and London, will be hosting ...

Top Names in Brazilian Fashion Have Arab Blood

They grew up listening to the their parents and grandparents speaking in Arabic. At ...