brazil

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

1. COUNTRY: BRAZIL
2. CAPITAL: BRASILIA
3. GDP GROWTH RATE: 4.1%
4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Fortaleza
5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:
   • Sao Paulo International Airport,
   • Rio De Janeiro Airport,
   • Brasilia Airport,
   • Santos Dumont Airport,
   • Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.
6. MAJOR SEAPORTS:  Port of Colón, Port of Santos, Port of Rio de Janeiro, Port of Paranaguá, Port of Itajaí, Port of Rio Grande, Port of São Francisco do Sul and Suape Port.
7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: The Brazilian railway network has an extension of about 30,000 kilometers, International rail links exist between Brazil and Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. Highways in the country are BR-101 and BR-116
8. EXPORT GOODS: aircraft, steel, machinery, transport equipment, automobiles, vehicle parts, soybeans, iron ore, pulp (cellulose), maize, beef, chicken meat, soybean meal, sugar, coffee, tobacco, cotton, orange juice, footwear, gold, ethanol, semi-finished iron
9. EXPORT PARTNERS: China, European Union, USA, Argentina, Japan.
10. IMPORT GOODS: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics
11. IMPORT PARTNERS: European Union, USA, China, Argentina, South Korea