Abandoned British-built railways
Originally developed to export coffee, the railways were abandoned when coffee production disappeared, leaving scores of ruined train stations including those in the jungle.
Brazilian Railroads Then and Now
While originally created for an export market, many of today’s railways are located in and around urban areas in the prosperous southern region.
A scholarly account of he of railroad development on labor dynamics in nineteenth-century Brazil.
The map below shows the coastal orientation of the first railways in Brazil.
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