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Publication Date
March 2009
Description
Cargo trucks parked at a rest station along the highway from Florianópolis (Santa catarina) to Curitiba (Paraná). Most goods in Brazil are still transported by truck, and there exists an extensive if poorly maintained highway network. A major challenge of the government is to offer alternative modes of transportation such as railroads (which have been neglected), to modernize the coastal ports and provide options so that products from more isolated regions can reach the centers of consumption or be exported.Caminhões de transporte num posto de descanso no caminho da estrada entre Florianópolis (Santa Catarina) e Curitiba (Paraná). A maioria dos produtos do Brasil ainda é transportado por caminhões, numa extensa rede de estradas deficientemente mantidas. O maior desafio do governo é oferecer modos alternativos de transporte, tais como estradas de ferro (as quais têm sido negligenciadas), para modernizar os portos do litoral e oferecer opções para que os produtos de áreas isoladas possam alcançar os centros de consumo ou serem exportados.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1993
Keywords
Brazil: Brasilia
