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| | Renseignements internationaux - The Brazilian Railroad System After Privatization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | FCA originated from the former Malha-Centro Leste railroad of the Rede Ferroviaria Federal S.A. Their tracks extend through the states of Sergipe, Bahia, Goiás, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Espiríto Santo and Rio de Janeiro, covering a total of 7,080 km, and hauling about 20 million tons of cargo per year. |
 | | FCA connects Brazil's major railroads and harbors, with direct access to Salvador's Harbors (BA), Aratu (BA), Vitória (Es), and Angra dos Reis (RJ), besides Pirapora (MG) and Juazeiro (BA). |
 | | In addition to these major metropolitan centers, Belo Horizonte (MG), Recife (PE), Fortaleza (CE), Natal (RN), and Porto Alegre (RS) are in the process of building and transferring to municipal governments their own mass transportation systems. |
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