Airports: Airports - with paved runways: Airports - with unpaved runways: Heliports: Pipelines: Railways: Roadways: Waterways: Merchant marine: Ports and terminals: Transportation - note:
4,105 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 2
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
total: 713
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
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)
total: 3,392
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m:
91
914 to 1,523 m:
1,648
under 914 m:
1,653 (2012)
13 (2012)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
condensate/gas 62 km; gas 13,514 km; liquid petroleum gas 352 km; oil 3,729 km; refined products 4,684 km (2010)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]
total: 28,538 km
country comparison to the world: 10
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)
[see also: Railways country ranks ]
total: 1,580,964 km
country comparison to the world: 4
paved:
212,798 km
unpaved:
1,368,166 km
note:
does not include urban roads (2010)
[see also: Roadways country ranks ]
50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 3
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
total: 109
country comparison to the world: 50
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)
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]
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
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
Brazil Transportation 2013
SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
