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Renata Passos

April 3, 2023 | Main line

São Paulo state publishes tender for first InterCity Train concession

Bids have been invited for Brazil’s first inter-city passenger project.

March 7, 2023 | Locomotives

VLI buys new Wabtec locomotives for Brazil’s Central Atlantic Railway

The new locomotives will be delivered within 18 months.

February 8, 2023 | Central/South America

No new rail projects in Brazilian government’s 100-day infrastructure plan

Focus on existing projects aims to boost rail freight flows from the central region to the port of Ilhéus.

January 18, 2023 | Central/South America

IRJ projects to watch in 2023 in South and Central America

A new concession contract starting in 2026 sets targets for one of Brazil’s busiest freight railways to invest Reais 31bn and increase intermodal volumes by a factor of seven, as Renata Passos explains. IRJ’s editorial team also profiles the rail projects to watch in South and Central America over the next 12 months.

January 10, 2023 | Financial

BNDES approves $US 873.8m financing for ViaMobilidade

New fleet for São Paulo lines 8 and 9.

December 16, 2022 | Central/South America

Rio launches ambitious light rail project

Rio de Janeiro has announced plans to build three new light rail lines at a cost of around $US 3bn to create a 145.5km network, making it one of the largest systems in the Americas, reports Renata Passos.

September 16, 2022 | Metros

São Paulo Metro tenders engineering study for Line 16-Violet

The study will determine the route of the line.

September 12, 2022 | Metros

São Paulo Metro launches planning tender for Line 22-Brown

The line will be 29km long.

August 31, 2022 | Light Rail

Light rail proposed for Salvador in Brazil

Route would be 20.4km long with 20 stops.

August 8, 2022 | Freight

MRS Logistics commits to major investment in renewed concession

Brazilian freight railway will invest Reais 11bn under new 30-year agreement.

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