This is a list of town tramway systems in Brazil by Estado . It includes all tram systems, past and present.
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Maceió | Steam | 1868-03-23 | ? | |||
Horse | 1871-12-25 | ? | ||||
electric | 1914-June-12 | 1956 ca. | ||||
Penedo | Horse | 1909-01-01 | 1936-12-31 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Manaus | Steam | 1895 ca. | 1898 ca. | , | ||
electric | 1899-Aug-01 | 1957-02-28 | , Operation suspended 1954 - 1956. | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Alagoinhas | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Cachoeira | Horse | 1872-10-30 | 1921 | |||
Ilhéus | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Nazaré | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Steam | ? | ? | ||||
Salvador | Horse | 1860 | ? | , | ||
Steam | 1869-May-12 | ? | , | |||
electric | 1897-03-14 | 1961-Sep | , , | |||
Santo Amaro | Horse | 1874-01-01 | 1962 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Fortaleza | Horse | 1880-04-25 (or ca. 1875) | ? | |||
electric | 1913-Oct-09 | 1947-05-19 | ||||
Sobral | Horse | 1894 | 1918 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | electric | 1924-12-25 | 1938-June-04 | |||
Vila Velha | 1000 | electric | 1912-Apr-12 | 1967-12-15 | , Connected Paul (ferry terminal for Vitória) and Vila Velha. | |
Vitória | Horse | 1907-July-11 | 1913 by | , | ||
electric | 1911-07-21 | 1963-05-23 | , | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Goiás | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Caxias | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Dom Pedro | Horse | ? | ? | |||
São Luís | Horse | 1872 ca. | ? | |||
electric | 1924-09-15 | 1966-Dec | ||||
♦ Tirirical | electric | 1978-10-26 | 1983 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Cuiabá | Mule | 1891-04-30 | 1935 | |||
Cuiabá | electric | 2014 | ||||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Além Paraíba | 1000 | Mule | 1895 | 1925 (?) | ||
1000 | electric | 1925-11-15 | 1939-07-25 | Closed following an accident. | ||
Belo Horizonte | Steam | 1895-Sep-07 | ? | , | ||
Horse | 1899-02-16 | ? | , | |||
electric | 1902-Sep-02 | 1963-06-30 | , | |||
Bom Sucesso | 1000 | electric | 1930-09-21 | 1950 (?) | ||
Campanha | Mule | 1911 | ? | |||
Steam | 1911 (?) | ? | ||||
Petrol (gasoline) (?) | ||||||
electric (?) | see note. | |||||
Cataguases | Horse | 1910-11-25 1915-Aug-10 | 1914 1918-03-24 | |||
Caxambu | 750 | Horse | 1911 | 1925 | ||
Guarará | Mule | 1895 | 1923 | |||
Juiz de Fora | 1000 | Horse | 1889-Sep-07 | ? | ||
1000 | electric | 1906-June-06 | 1969-04-14 | |||
Lavras | 1000 | electric | 1911-10-21 | 1967-Noc-08 | ||
Mar de Espanha | Horse (?) | see note. | ||||
Nova Lima - Rapopos | 660 | electric | 1913-Apr-03 | 1970 ca. | ||
Ouro Preto | Mule | 1888-Dec-01 | 1891 ca. | |||
Pedro Leopoldo | 1000 | Mule | 1907 | 1930 | ||
Sacramento - Cipó | 1000 | electric | 1913-11-15 | 1937-Oct | ||
São Lourenço | Horse | 1905 | 1932 | |||
Telófilo Otoni | Horse | 1918-Sep | 1938-May | |||
Ubá | Mule | 1895 | 1922 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Belém | Steam | 1869-Sep-01 | ? | , | ||
Mule | 1870 | 1908-07-21 | , | |||
electric | 1907-08-15 | 1947-04-27 | , Heritage tramway opened 18 August 2005 . | |||
Mosqueiro | Horse | 1913 ca. (?) | ? | |||
San Antônio do Prata | Horse | 1907 | 1914 | Replaced by railway branch line. | ||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Itabaiana | Horse | 1914 | 1929 | |||
João Pessoa | Horse | 1896-June-06 | ? | |||
Steam | 1906-10-21 | 1919 | ||||
Petrol (gasoline) | 1911-02-15 | 1919 | ||||
electric | 1914-02-19 | 1958 | ||||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Curitiba | Mule | 1887-Nov-08 | 1913 | , | ||
electric | 1913-Jan-07 | 1952-Jun | , | |||
Paranaguá | Steam | 1893-Dec-07 | 1938 | |||
Mule | ? | 1938 | ||||
Petrol (gasoline) | ? | 1938 | ||||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Afogados da Ingazeira | Horse | 1895 | 1914 ca. | |||
Arcoverde | Horse | ? | ? | See Carpina (below). | ||
Carpina | Horse | ? | ? | Morrison (1989, page 55) cites a Recife historian who states that this town had a tramway. | ||
Caruaru | Horse | ? | ? | See Carpina (above). | ||
Limoeiro | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Petrol (gasoline) | ? | 1952 | ||||
Palmares | Horse | ? | ? | See Carpina (above). | ||
Pesqueira | Horse | 191_ | 193_ | |||
Recife | Steam | 1867-Jan-05 | 1922 | , | ||
Mule | 1871-09-22 | ? | , | |||
electric | 1914-05-13 | 1954-Mar | , Service (one daily return trip, worked by a single car) resumed because of court action by the local authority, and continued to 1960. | |||
Timbaúba | Horse | 1915-10-10 | 193_ | |||
Triunfo | Horse | ? | ? | See Carpina (above). | ||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Parnaíba | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Teresina | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Barra do Piraí | Mule | ? | ? | |||
Campos (dos Goytacazes) | 1000 | Mule | 1875-09-19 | 1916 | [1] | |
1000 | electric | 1916-10-14 1923 | 1918-09-15 1964-11-15 | [1] | ||
Petrol (gasoline) | 1918 | 1923 | [1] | |||
Macaé | 1000 | Mule | 1872-06-29 | 1932 | [1] | |
Magé | Horse | 1873-Feb-04 | 1896-Nov-01 | [1] Temporary operation on planned railway route. | ||
Manuel Duarte | Horse | 1883 | 1911 | [1] Connected Paraibuna and Manuel Duarte. Replaced by railway line. | ||
Mendes | Mule | 1889 | 1912 ca. | [1] See note. | ||
Nova Friburgo | 1100 | Mule | 1883 | 1933 | [1] | |
Petrópolis | 1000 | electric | 1912-12-13 | 1939-07-15 | [1] | |
Riberão das Lajes | Petrol (gasoline) | 1906 | 1935 | [1] Operated over former dam-construction railway from Nicanor Pereira. | ||
(São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro | VLT (Rio de Janeiro) | Horse | 1859-01-31 1868-Oct-09 | 1862-Sep 1910-03-26 | [2] | |
Steam | 1862-Sep 1882 | 1866-11-28 ? | [2] | |||
electric | 1892-Oct-08 | 1967-12-21 | [2] | |||
1435 | electric | 2016-Jun-06 | ||||
♦ Madureira | Horse | 1911-09-28 | 1928 | [2] | ||
electric | 1928-Oct-12 | ? | [2] | |||
♦ Santa Teresa | Santa Teresa Tram | Horse | 1875-05-25 | 1897-Jun | , [2] http://www.tramz.com/br/rj/st/st.html , | |
1100 | electric | 1896-Sep-01 | [2] | |||
♦ Campo Grande | electric | 1917-05-17 | 1967-10-31 | [1] | ||
♦ Ilha do Governador | electric | 1922-Oct-04 | 1965-Apr-10 | [2] | ||
♦ Santa Cruz | 820 | Horse | 1880 | 1911 | [1] | |
♦ Niterói | Horse | 1871-Oct-09 | 1908-08-15 | [1] | ||
Accumulator (storage battery) | 1883-Oct-07 | 1885-Feb (after) | [1] | |||
electric | 1906-10-31 | 1964-07-31 | [1] | |||
♦♦ São Gonçalo | Steam | 1899-Aug-05 | 1917-Feb | [1] Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara. | ||
Petrol (gasoline) | 1917-02-15 | 1925-Jul | [1] Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara. | |||
electric | 1910-08-25 | 1964-07-31 | [1] Connected Niterói and Alcântara. See note. | |||
Teresópolis | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Vassouras | Mule | 1883-July-11 | 1914 | [1] | ||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Macau | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Mossoró | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Steam | ? | ? | ||||
Natal | Horse | 1908-Sep-07 | ? | |||
electric | 1911-Oct-02 | 1955-May | ||||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Bagé | Horse (?) | ? | ? | |||
Cassino | Horse (?) | ? | ? | |||
Passo Fundo | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Pelotas | 1435 | Horse | 1873-09-09 | 1915 ca. | ||
1435 | electric | 1915-10-20 | 1955-Apr | |||
Porto Alegre | Mule | 1864-Nov-01 1873-Jan-04 | 1872 1914 | , | ||
electric | 1908-Mar-10 | 1970-Mar-08 | , | |||
Rio Grande | 1000 | Mule | 1876-July-05 | 1912 ca. | ||
1000 | electric | 1911-11-15 | 1967-06-15 | |||
Santa Maria | Horse | ? | ? | |||
São Leopoldo | 1000 | Horse | 1914-11-29 | 1915 | ||
Uruguaiana | Horse (?) | ? | ? | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Florianópolis | Mule | 1880-Nov-06 1909-June-05 | 1885 193_ | |||
Joinville | Mule | 1911-01-29 | 1917-Apr-10 | |||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | width=80px Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Campinas | electric | 1912-06-24 | 1968-05-24 | |||
electric | 1972-Nov-05 | Heritage tramway, (operates on Saturdays and Sundays, year round). | ||||
♦ Campinas - Joaquím Egido - Souzas - Cabras | Steam | 1894 | 1917 | |||
electric | 1917-03-18 | 1960-02-10 | ||||
♦ Joaquím Egido - Doutor Lacerda | Petrol (gasoline) | 1919 | 1939-Oct-01 | |||
Campos do Jordão | Petrol (gasoline) | 1914-11-15 1924-12-21 | 1916 1956 | , , | ||
1000 | electric | 1956 | , , | |||
♦ Pindamonhangaba - Campos do Jordão | Petrol (gasoline) | 1914-11-15 | 1916 ca. | , , Goods trains worked by steam. Line not operated between ca. 1916 and 1924. | ||
electric | 1924-12-21 | , , Operation suspended 1982 - Oct 1986. | ||||
Guaratinguetá | Mule | 1898 | 1920 ca. | |||
electric | 1914-Mar-07 | 1957 ca. | Line connected Guaratinguetá and Aparecida. | |||
♦ Aparecida | Mule | 1895 | 1913 | |||
electric | 1913-Dec-08 | 1957 ca. | ||||
Jundiaí | 600 | Mule | 1893 | 1896 | ||
(electric) | Morrison (1989, page 46) states that an electric tramway project in 1914 was stopped because of the First World War. | |||||
Lorena | Mule | 1886-10-18 | 1896 | |||
Piracicaba | 1000 | electric | 1916-01-15 | 1969-Oct-03 | ||
Piraju | 1000 | electric | 1915-Aug-01 | 1931 (or 2 August 1937) | Morrison (1989, page 159) , describes conflicting information about the date of closure. | |
♦ Piraju - Sarutaiá | electric | 1915-08-15 | 1931 (or 2 August 1937) | Morrison (1989, page 159) , describes conflicting information about the date of closure. | ||
Ribeirão Preto | (electric) | Peschkes (Part 1, 1980, page 46) states that the tramway was constructed, but not opened. | ||||
Santo André | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Santos | Mule | 1871-Oct-08 | 1912-May-03 | |||
Electric | 1909-04-28 | 1971-02-28 | ||||
Santos heritage tramway | Electric | 10 June 1984 | October 1986 | First heritage tramway [3] | ||
Santos heritage tramway | Electric | 23 Sep 2000 | Second heritage tramway [4] | |||
Santos light rail | Electric | 31 Jan 2016 | Modern tramway/light rail [5] | |||
♦ São Vicente | 1350 | Mule | 1875-10-24 | 1909 | ||
electric | 1909-04-28 | ? | Operated as part of Santos system. | |||
♦ Guarujá - Itapema | Steam | 1893 | 1925 | |||
1000 | electric | 1925-Jan-11 | 1956-07-13 | |||
São Carlos | Horse | 1895 | 1896 | , Tramway closed because of yellow fever epidemic. | ||
electric | 1914-12-27 | 1962-06-16 | , | |||
São Paulo | Mule | 1872-Oct-12 | 1907 | |||
Steam | 1886-03-14 | 1914 | [ permanent dead link ] | |||
electric | 1900-May-07 | 1968-03-27 | ||||
♦ São Bernardo do Campo | 1000 | Petrol (gasoline) | 1923-May-03 | 1930-Oct-05 | Tramway connected São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano (do Sul). | |
♦ Tramway da Cantareira | Steam | ? | 1965-05-31 | See note. | ||
Sorocaba | 1000 | electric | 1915-12-30 | 1959-02-28 | , | |
♦ Sorocaba - Votorantim | electric | 1922-Feb-04 | 1966 | , Public passenger service withdrawn 1966, non-public passenger service withdrawn 1977. | ||
Taubaté | 800 | Mule | 1879-05-27 | 1910 ca. | ||
600 | Steam | 1880 | 1920 | Connected Taubaté and Tremembé. | ||
Non-public tramway:
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Vila de Itatinga | Steam | 1906 | 1958 | , | ||
800 | electric | 1958-Jan | Unknown, c. 2017 or 2016 | . Closed as a tramway by 2017, [6] but the tracks remained in use, with intermittent service (for workers) sometimes using the former tramcars being towed by diesel tractors [7] (effectively making the line an ordinary railway, no longer a tramway) | ||
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Aracaju | Mule | 1908-10-24 | ? | |||
electric | 1926-June-02 | 1955 | ||||
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