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B R A Z I L I N NU MBE R S ? 62,351 km of paved federal highways (2010) ? Electricity consumption: STATE INFRASTRUCTURE:
INFRAESTRUCTURE

? 212,738 km of total paved
road network (2010) 505,684 GWh (2010) BUILDING TODAY FOR
? Hydroelectric power plants: 887
? 29,637 km of railroads (2009) ? Gas-fired electricity generation plants: 129
? 67 airports with total capacity for ? Biomass power plants: 389
128 million PAX per year (2010) ? Petroleum-fuelled power plants: 866 TOMORROW’S GROWTH

? 216 public ports and private ? Nuclear power plants: 2
port terminals (2010)
? Coal-fired electricity generation plants: 9
? 2.78 million barrels of oil equivalent
? Wind farms: 50
per day in oil & gas output (2012)
? Solar plants: 4
? Freight transportation matrix in Brazil:
? Ethanol production: 20.9
» 58% road,
billion liters (2011/12)
» 25% rail, Investment in transportation, power genera- Infrastructure investments have tripled in real
» 13% water (maritime and inland waterways) tion, sanitation, housing and logistics are fun- terms over the last ten years, reaching about
damental to ensure Brazil’s continued economic $100 billion in 2012, and are set to continue to
» 4% air (2010) development. grow through increased investment of public
Over the past ten years Brazil’s domestic mar- funds in priority projects under the Accelerated
ket has grown at a phenomenal pace, creating a Growth Program (PAC), launched in 2007, as well
surge of demand that has heightened pressure as auctioning infrastructure assets to the private
HYDROPOWER PLANTS IN CONSTRUCTION on the country’s infrastructure networks. Brazil’s sector based on a concessions contract model un-
agriculture is going through a period of extraordi- der the Logistics Investment Program, launched
HYDROPOWER PLANTS TO BE AUCTIONED
nary dynamism, thanks to rising global demand, in 2012. These two ambitious programs benefit
the vitality of its entrepreneurial-led expansion from widespread support from both the public
and technological advances in production meth- and private sectors and together will achieve ap-
ods. Advanced manufacturing exports have ex- proximately $550 billion in total new investment
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across the whole spectrum of Brazil’s infrastruc-
panded, led by aircraft, automobiles and sophis-
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AMAZONAS PA PI ticated equipment and machinery. The discovery ture assets. In addition to providing a strong pipe-
of huge oil fields off the coast of Brazil in the larg-
line of new infrastructure assets to Brazil, the in-
77,058 MT TO BA est oil discovery in the Americas in the past three vestment is also aimed at upgrading and building
decades, coupled with Brazil’s leadership in non-
upon existing assets.
Additional drivers of infrastructure invest-
food based biofuels and emerging shale potential,
Soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games
support infrastructure.
PARANA TOCANTINS ARAGUAIA SAO FRANCISCO ATLANTICO CUDESTE URUGUAI OTHERS GO require development of new supply chains and ment are Brazil’s successful bids to host the FIFA™
in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. As a direct consequence,
At the same time, however, much is still to be
10,742 11,297 9,501 done to address fundamental social infrastruc- Brazil has increased investment in urban mobility
systems by $5.8 billion, with total investment in
ture, such as sewage treatment, water sanita-
5,550 6,482 5,534
BRAZILIAN HYDROELETRIC POTENTIAL tion, housing and electricity transmission. Invest- civil infrastructure reaching $11.5 billion and social
MW BY RIVER BASIN ment in infrastructure has been small in the past investments of $4.2 billion to supplement existing
– between 2% and 2.5% of GDP. public expenditure programs for healthcare, secu-
The challenge currently facing Brazil is there- rity, telecoms, energy and accommodation. Many
fore one of boosting investment to accelerate host cities across Brazil are embarking on major
upgrades to Brazil’s infrastructure. The Brazilian urban renewal projects, as well as investing in en-
government is meeting this challenge head-on. ergy-efficient sports infrastructure.
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