Inter Press ServiceA passenger train meets a freight train on the Carajás Railway, built for the export of iron ore in northern Brazil. Railways in Brazil are mainly used to transport grains and minerals, accentuating the weight of commodities in the economy. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/2021/06/infrastructure-expands-brazil-despite-crises/aa-207/feed/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:57:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 A passenger train meets a freight train on the Carajás Railway, built for the export of iron ore in northern Brazil. Railways in Brazil are mainly used to transport grains and minerals, accentuating the weight of commodities in the economy. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS https://www.ipsnews.net/2021/06/infrastructure-expands-brazil-despite-crises/aa-207/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2021/06/infrastructure-expands-brazil-despite-crises/aa-207/#respond Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:04:50 +0000 Stephanie Wildes http://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2021/06/aa-1.jpg

A passenger train meets a freight train on the Carajás Railway, built for the export of iron ore in northern Brazil. Railways in Brazil are mainly used to transport grains and minerals, accentuating the weight of commodities in the economy. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS

By Stephanie Wildes
Jun 4 2021

A passenger train meets a freight train on the Carajás Railway, built for the export of iron ore in northern Brazil. Railways in Brazil are mainly used to transport grains and minerals, accentuating the weight of commodities in the economy. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS

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