High-speed train between Rio and Sao Paulo could revolutionize travel in Brazil

Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

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Brazil's plans for a groundbreaking high-speed rail (HSR) system that promises to connect Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in an estimated 1 hour and 45 minutes could potentially revolutionize transport in South America. Read full article

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FortHay
Cool. I remember the original days when they flew Lockheed Electras on the ponte aero. Whose land will be expropriated and at what price?
Nov 04th, 2025 - 11:19 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Brasileiro
I believe that the high-speed train connecting all the northeastern capitals, except Teresina, will be completed faster than the train from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. Chinese companies have already started the section linking Salvador to Aracaju. Structural works and land expropriation along the tracks have begun.

However, the first structural project to be completed is the bridge linking Salvador to Itaparica Island, which reduces the distance between northern and southern Bahia by 300 km, benefiting not only the people but also the Enseada naval shipyard complex, which was recently contracted by Transpetro to build eight supertankers powered by biofuel.

https://www.gov.br/casacivil/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2025/setembro/governo-federal-inclui-ponte-salvador2013ilha-de-itaparica-em-lista-de-projetos-prioritarios-para-investimentos
Nov 05th, 2025 - 08:28 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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