Maringá evaluates implantation of Light Rail in the city
The city of Maringá, which is located in the northwest region in Paraná State in the south of Brazil, wishes to implant a Light Rail line. The third biggest city…
Intercities Train of São Paulo will be changed to enable the beginning of the works
The feasibility study of the Intercities Train, which is a project to connect Vale do Paraíba to the main metropolitan regions of São Paulo, is at its final stage of…
Modernization of Teresina’s metro and news trains
The governor of the state of Piauí, in the Northeast of Brazil, has announced that Teresina’s metro (capital of the state) will be renovated and gain new trains. The renovation…
Rio de Janeiro tests autopilot system of metro Line 4
The technical team of MetrôRio, which operates the metro lines in Rio de Janeiro city, has been testing the auto pilot system of Line 4, which started to operate at…
Brazilian cities will have R$11.7 billion to finance works
The president Michel Temer announced a measure to stimulate works of infrastructure in the Brazilian cities on July 12. The package includes the creation of a fund to finance projects…
Concession of metro lines and monorail of São Paulo has new date
The Secretaria de Transportes Metropolitanos do Estado de São Paulo has delayed the auction which will grant Line 5-Lilac of Metrô de São Paulo and Line 17-Gold of the monorail…
Government of Bahia delays bidding of Light Rail Vehicle for August 28th
The bidding for the implementation and operation of the Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) of the suburbs of Salvador city, in Bahia, has been delayed. Initially, the opening of the proposals…
São Paulo has US$ 14 bi of investment potential with concessions and partnerships
The governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, has said that there is a potential for “US$14 billion in investments with concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the State of São…
VLT Carioca completes one year in operation
The Light Rail (VLT) of the port and central region of the city of Rio de Janeiro completed one year in operation on June 5th. According to the Rio de…
Study will define the second stretch of Santos Tram, on São Paulo coast
The government of the State of São Paulo and the Metropolitan Transports Company (EMTU) have launched a bidding notice to hire the company that will execute the traffic study aiming…
Sorocaba City Hall evaluates implementation of a tram in the city
The City Hall of the Sorocaba city, which is located in the countryside of the State of São Paulo, performed a preliminary study for the implantation of a tram line…
São Paulo launches notice of concession of the Lines 5-Lilac and 17-Gold
The Government of São Paulo launched the notice of concession for the Lines 5-Lilac of the Metro and 17-Gold of the monorail, both located in São Paulo city. “The Auction…