Infrastructure

Basis for Growth

Investments in  transportation, power generation, sanitation, housing and water resources are basic for the development of Brazil. With the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), infrastructure projects have benefitted the entire country, whether for its economic or social impact.

If on the one hand recent discoveries of Pre-salt and natural gas reserves, as well as investments in bio-fuels and ethanol point to the country’s huge energetic potential, on the other hand there is still much to be done in order to surpass inequalities. As for sewage collection, for example, only 43.2% of the population counts on the service.

Investments in infrastructure in Brazil are still little, ranging between 2% and 2.5% of the GDP. The public sector employs a little over 1% of the GDP in infrastructure, and the private sector, 2%. 

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• The Brazilian railway network covers 29,637 km

Highway network in 2010
62,351.4 km of federal paved highway network
212,738.0 km of total paved highway network

Railway network in 2009
29,637 km

Airports in 2010
67 airports with total capacity for 128.1 million passengers/year

Ports in 2010
216

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• Investments in infrastructure in Brazil are still little, ranging between 2% and 2.5% of the GDP

Sanitation *
Total water service – 81.2%
Urban water service – 94.7%
Total sewage collection service – 43.2%
Urban sewage collection service – 50.6 %
Total sewage treatment – 34.6 %
* Data from last survey, in 2008

Power generation

Oil Production in 2010
2.18 million barrels per day

Electricity in 2010
Total Consumption of 505,684 GWh.

Natural gas in 2010
69 million cubic meters per day 

Pre-salt
65.2 thousand bbl/d and 2.312 million m³/d of natural gas

Biodiesel in 2010
2.4 billion liters

Ethanol in 2010
27.9 billion liters

Power Plants
Hydroelectric - 887
Gas - 129
Biomass - 389 
Petroleum - 866
Nuclear - 2
Coal - 9
Wind - 50
Solar – 4

Sources (content in portuguese): 
ANP
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Ministry of Transportation
Ministry of Cities
National Agency for Land Transport
Infraero