Rapid transit in Brazil

Rapid transit in Brazil consists of seven metro systems, one hybrid metro-suburban system, and several tram/light rail systems.

Rapid transit systems

Operational

City	System	Start of operations	System length	Lines	Stations	Gauge	Operator
Belo Horizonte	Belo Horizonte Metro	1986 [1]	28.1 km (17.5 mi)	1	19	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)	Metrô BH
Brasília	Federal District Metro	2001 [2]	42.4 km (26.3 mi)	2	27	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)	Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF)
Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre Metro	1985 [3]	43.8 km (27.2 mi)	1	22	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)	Trensurb
Recife	Recife Metro	1985 [4]	39.5 km (24.5 mi)	3	37	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)	CBTU
Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Metro	1979 [5]	326.5 km (202.9 mi)	10	145	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)	Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. (Invepar)
Salvador	Salvador Metro	2014 [6]	38 km (24 mi)	2	21	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	CCR Metrô Bahia
Fortaleza	Fortaleza Metro	2012	24.1 km (15.0 mi)	3	20	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	Metrofor
São Paulo	São Paulo Metro CPTM	1974 [7]	381 km (237 mi)	13	184 (171 unique stations)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Lines 1–3, 7-13) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Lines 4–5) None (Line 15, monorail)	Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (Lines 1–3, 15) ViaQuatro (Line 4) ViaMobilidade (Line 5, 8, 9) CPTM (Lines 7, 10-13)

Proposed

City	System	Start of operations	System length	Lines [a]	Stations [b]	Gauge	Operator
Curitiba	Curitiba Metro	Proposed [8]	17.6 km (10.9 mi)	1	14	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

References

1. Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
2. Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.

1. "Empresa – História" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU – METRÔ BH. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
2. "Sobre o metro – Memória" (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal – Metrô. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
3. "História" [History]. www.trensurb.gov.br (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
4. "Empresa – Histórico" [Company – History] (in Portuguese). CBTU-STU Recife. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
5. "Sobre o MetrôRio" [About MetrôRio] (in Portuguese). Concessão Metroviária do Rio de Janeiro S.A. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
6. Barrow, Keith (11 June 2014). "Salvador metro opens in time for World Cup". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
7. "Quem somos" [About us] (in Portuguese). Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo - Metrô. 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
8. "Curitiba re-launches metro concession tender". 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.