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Alto Araguaia
Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Quick Facts
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Population: |
14,324 |
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Attitude: |
692 mts (2,283 ft) |
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Cuiabá: |
362 km ( 226 miles) |
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Goiânia, GO: |
478 km (300 miles) |
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Jatai, GO: |
171 km (106 miles) |
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Porto of Santos: |
1, 200
km (750 miles) |
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Rondonópolis:
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178 km (111 miles) |
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26 Oct
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Truckers wait up to 8 days to unload grain
at
Alto Araguaia, Mato Grosso rail terminal.
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Railroad Alto
Araguaia to Rondonópolis
The concession
for the construction of the 140 km between these two cities will
be signed next week. Construction has been on hold for
five years. The consortium of companies have two years to
complete the rail line. Eventually, the line will connect
Cuiabá (the capital) to the
Port of Santos.
source:
Revista Ferroviária
(25 April 2008)
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