Question

Which of the following statements do you think might be true about the transportation systems in Brazil?

• A. Roads are the primary carriers of freight and passenger traffic.
• B. The railway network in Brazil is run by a number of public and private operators.
• C. Brazil's railway network is largely restricted to only a few urban tourist routes.
• D. The Nile River forms an integral part of Brazil's waterways.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

Brazil's railway network is largely restricted to only a few urban tourist routes.

• According to popular sources, road transport is the most frequently used form of transport in Brazil. Roads are the primary carriers of freight and passenger traffic.
• Rail transit is the second most frequently used method of transportation. However, the railway network in Brazil suffers from infrastructural deficiencies. Only a small fraction of the entire rail network is electrified.
• The River Nile does not flow across the continent of South America. Rivers such as the Amazon and the Parana, however, do form integral parts of Brazil's waterways.