Rapid transit in Brazil

Rapid transit in Brazil consists of seven metro systems, one hybrid metro-suburban system, and several tram/light rail systems.

Rapid transit systems

Operational
City System Start of operations System length Lines Stations Gauge Operator
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Metro 1986[1] 28.1 km (17.5 mi) 1 19 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) CBTU
Brasília Brasília Metro 2001[2] 42.4 km (26.3 mi) 2 25 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF)
Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Metro 1985[3] 43.8 km (27.2 mi) 1 22 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Trensurb
Recife Recife Metro 1985[4] 39.5 km (24.5 mi) 2 28 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) CBTU
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Metro 1979[5] 58 km (36 mi) 3 41 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. (Invepar)
Salvador Salvador Metro 2014[6] 32.5 km (20.2 mi) 2 19 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) CCR Metrô Bahia
São Paulo São Paulo Metro 1974[7] 101.1 km (62.8 mi) 6 89 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 1–3)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Lines 4–5)
None (Line 15, monorail)		 Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Lines 1–3, 15)
ViaQuatro (Line 4)
ViaMobilidade (Line 5)

Proposed
City System Start of operations System length Lines[lower-alpha 1] Stations[lower-alpha 2] Gauge Operator
Curitiba Curitiba Metro Proposed[8] 17.6 km (10.9 mi) 1 14 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Hybrid metro/suburban systems
City System Start of operations System length Lines Stations Gauge Operator
Fortaleza Fortaleza Metro 2012 43 km (27 mi) 2 28 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Metrofor

References
  1. Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
  2. Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.
  1. "Empresa – História" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU – METRÔ BH. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. "Sobre o metro – Memória" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal – Metrô. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. "História" [History]. www.trensurb.gov.br (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. "Empresa – Histórico" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU-STU Recife. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. "Sobre o MetrôRio" [About MetrôRio] (in Portuguese). Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  6. Barrow, Keith (11 June 2014). "Salvador metro opens in time for World Cup". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. "Quem somos" [About us] (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo - Metrô. 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  8. "Curitiba re-launches metro concession tender". 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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