Estrada de Ferro Carajás

Opened in 1985, this railway was built to move iron ore and other minerals from the Serra do Carajás to a new deep-water port at Ponta da Madeira near São Luis. It also operates the Ferrovia Norte-Sul (226 km) which runs south from Açailandia to Estreito. Operator Vale, which also ...

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