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With 17 thousand km in length, the new railway will connect Brazil and China and promises to revolutionize trade routes between the continents! The megaproject will cost US$ 490 billion.

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published 06/11/2024 às 09:12
With 17 thousand km in length, the new railway will connect Brazil and China and promises to revolutionize trade routes between the continents! The megaproject will cost US$ 490 billion.
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New railway will unite Brazil and China: Countries enter into partnership and promise billion-dollar investment in megaproject to build new 17 km transoceanic railway in Brazil, check out the details below.

Railway with 17 thousand km: The physical distance between South America and China may be approximately 17 km, but economic partnerships are reducing this distance, bringing these regions closer than ever. A new megaproject, called the transoceanic railway, promises to revolutionize not only trade relations, but also logistics between South America and Asia, opening new routes and opportunities for both continents, with a new railway that will connect Brazil and China.

17 km railway that will connect Brazil and China in a new megaproject of +400 billion dollars

O The Transoceanic Railway megaproject is a manifestation of the globalized world in which we live, where physical distances are shortened by shared vision and cooperation between nations. The new railway will connect Brazil and China and aims to redefine the dynamics of negotiation and trade routes between South American and Asian countries. 

The Belt and Road Initiative has already demonstrated China’s ability to bridge distant regions, promoting trade and cultural exchange. Now, by focusing on South America, the country aims not only to cement trade partnerships, but also to invest in infrastructure projects that promise to transform the continent’s logistics and economy.

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The economic relationship between China and South America has seen substantial growth in recent years, with bilateral trade surpassing the $490 billion mark. The Transoceanic Railway will offer a new route for trade that can shorten distances and significantly reduce costs.

The new railway will connect Brazil and China, benefiting the nations directly involved, but it also has the potential to positively impact the entire South American region, facilitating access to Asian markets and vice versa.

Understand the challenges of the transoceanic railway megaproject

Although the megaproject has transformative potential, the logistical and financial challenges that accompany a project of such magnitude cannot be ignored.

The complex South American geography, which includes the vastness of the Amazon Rainforest and the grandeur of the Andes, poses considerable obstacles due to the difficult terrain and sensitive ecosystems.

Despite these challenges, China's experience in mega-infrastructure projects suggests that these obstacles can be successfully addressed. Conceived in the 1950s as the Transulamerican Railway, the idea of ​​connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by means of a railway that crossed the South American continent gained new momentum in the 21st century.

In 2008, the project was relaunched by the Brazilian government as the Transoceanic Railway, with a focus on integrating the country's regions and boosting the economy.

Understand what the new Brazilian railway will be like

With a total length of approximately 4.400 kilometers, the railway is divided into three large sections in Brazilian territory. The first section connects Porto do Açu to the North-South Railway, the second connects Campinorte to Porto Velho, on the banks of the Madeira River, and the third stretches from Porto Velho to the border with Peru, in Cruzeiro do Sul.

This extensive railway network will allow the integration of several regions of the country and the connection with important producers and consumers. The partnership between Brazil, Peru and China for the construction of the Transoceanic Railway gained new momentum in 2014, with the signing of an agreement that made studies and projects possible. However, it was in 2022 that Brazil, Peru and China once again mobilized to move forward with the Transoceanic Railway project.

In August 2024, China announced that it will invest US$100 billion in the railway project, strengthening this partnership and positioning the railway project as strategic for the Belt and Road initiative.

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Francisco Fortes Filho
Francisco Fortes Filho
06/11/2024 16:13

It will be Brazil's redemption if the project is put into practice.

olive concrete
olive concrete
In reply to  Francisco Fortes Filho
06/11/2024 18:56

lol the Chinese asslicker appeared!!

MrToxic
MrToxic
In reply to  olive concrete
07/11/2024 03:27

Shut up, you cuckold, you imperialist underwear sniffer

Nilson de Oliveira
Nilson de Oliveira
In reply to  olive concrete
07/11/2024 23:51

What do you have against China?
Have you ever been eaten by one of them or tried to give it to him and the guy didn't want it?
Capitalist **** licker.

Emidio Rainer
Emidio Rainer
In reply to  olive concrete
08/11/2024 08:14

Nowadays, the important thing is to establish relationships with a view to trade and development for all. Those who do not do this will be losing out. The business world has no prejudices or ideologies.

Hahahaha
Hahahaha
In reply to  Francisco Fortes Filho
07/11/2024 05:48

iPhone Communist

Emidio Rainer
Emidio Rainer
In reply to  Hahahaha
08/11/2024 08:15

LOL communists can't have an iPhone?

See you soon
See you soon
06/11/2024 17:30

It will never leave the paper….

Nilson de Oliveira
Nilson de Oliveira
In reply to  See you soon
07/11/2024 23:57

It was already on paper many years ago.
The work is already flying high in both Brazil and Bolivia.
There in China the railway is already cutting through the desert.

olive concrete
olive concrete
06/11/2024 18:55

China, ****, **** government, without democracy, Brazil cannot be a partner of dictatorships, Brazil must be against Dictatorships, against Tyrannies! The Chinese CCP hates the Western way of life!!!!

Mrtoxic
Mrtoxic
In reply to  olive concrete
07/11/2024 03:25

Shut up ****, imperialist disinformation repository

iPhone Communist
iPhone Communist
In reply to  Mrtoxic
07/11/2024 05:46

**** AND PARASITIC CUZIST ****!

Sertorio
Sertorio
In reply to  iPhone Communist
08/11/2024 09:35

That's why Brazil is such a ****! An important piece of futuristic news for our development and the brainless are cursing each other. The worst thing about Brazil is the Brazilian people.
One gratuitously offending the other and the country being sliced ​​up by the gang

Sertorio
Sertorio
In reply to  Sertorio
08/11/2024 09:39

All powers are necessary to each other. Stop acting like 5-year-olds. China is absolutely an admirable country, and the US is essential for global balance. Now that Trump is back, a lot of things will return to normal, including our Supreme Court. **** insults the US with his iPhone in his hand, uses the X to badmouth Elon Musk... He has no brains and no ****

Alexandre Paiva
Alexandre Paiva
06/11/2024 20:10

RAILWAYS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ARE WELCOME!

Adriano Macedo
Adriano Macedo
06/11/2024 21:40

China, our most important partner… while the US only exploited us, now China, the greatest power in the world, is giving us a hand!!! CONGRATULATIONS BRAZIL AND CHINA

Josue
Josue
In reply to  Adriano Macedo
07/11/2024 00:44

Macedo, you are mistaken, this partnership with China is not good for Brazil. Our culture and customs have nothing in common with China.

Mrtoxic
Mrtoxic
In reply to  Josue
07/11/2024 03:29

Go to Argentina or go wash dishes abroad, leave the country

Ron
Ron
In reply to  Mrtoxic
07/11/2024 16:21

Mrtoxic you You are the one who has to disappear from Brazil, because you are a **** of the Brazilian homeland and a worshiper of communes, go to China or Cuba, where you were born! Brazil will never belong to China! Brazil is a free country!

Douglas Sagazdemais
Douglas Sagazdemais(@douglassagazdemais)
Member
In reply to  Ron
08/11/2024 08:45

Oh Freedom my sweet illusion

Carlos
Carlos
In reply to  Josue
08/11/2024 15:04

What does culture have to do with international trade and geopolitics?

Joaum
Joaum
In reply to  Josue
09/11/2024 08:29

Brazilian culture and customs were initially a representation of Europeans. Perhaps because of the hot climate, we gradually abolished our ancestral status to copy the American way of life. We were so faithful in copying that we ended up smoking, drinking, snorting and consuming even what we didn't need. It's not possible to say that "the whole" ended well... only some

RENATO SANTO
RENATO SANTO
In reply to  Adriano Macedo
07/11/2024 06:37

Even the USA is a buyer from China

Gilberto
Gilberto
In reply to  Adriano Macedo
07/11/2024 09:32

They just want raw materials and grains.
😛🤔🤔

Borges
Borges
In reply to  Adriano Macedo
07/11/2024 19:57

Good joke

Valdemar Medeiros

Journalist in training, specialist in creating content with a focus on SEO actions. Writes about the Automotive Industry, Renewable Energy and Science and Technology

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