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The first locomotive of the Recife and São Francisco Railway Company, the second oldest Brazilian railway. Some time before the enacting of Law 641, the banker Irineu Evangelista de Souza requested permission to build a railway connecting the Port of Mauá, in the Bay of Guanabara, to Raiz da Serra. This railway became effectively the first ...
Provincial railroads in Brazil in the 19th century. The history of rail transport in Brazil dates back to 1835. In that year, Brazil's first Imperial decree was assigned to authorize a railroad which would connect Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, São Paulo and Rio Grande provinces and the main station would be in the Neutral Municipality (Corte) of Rio de Janeiro. [1]
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Usually, the railway sector was treated in a secondary way in Brazil, due to logistical, economic or political difficulties to install more railways. The Brazilian railroad system had a great expansion between 1875 and 1920. The heyday of the railway modal was interrupted during the Getúlio Vargas government, which prioritized the road modal.
The Rede Ferroviária Federal, Sociedade Anônima (RFFSA, pronounced as Refesa) (lit. ' Federal Railroad Network, S.A. ') was the State-owned national railway company of Brazil created from Brazilian Federal Law #3.115 on March 16, 1957, after several railroads were nationalized by the Brazilian government.
Daily and annual passengers ridership figures in this chart are based on annual and daily (not just weekday) average passenger trips. The year of the source date varies and is provided on the right. Overall, Brazil has the largest number of metros, with 12 such systems, followed by Venezuela with 4 metro systems.
Brazil aims to expand its freight-focused rail system to carry 40% of exports by 2035, up from 17% currently, he said. ... Brazil aims to expand its freight-focused rail system to carry 40% of ...
On 9 February 1855, The imperial government of Brazil signed a contract with Edward Price for the construction of the first section of a railway which had the aim of linking the court (then in the city of Rio de Janeiro) with the provinces of São Paulo and Minas Gerais.