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Metro systems in Brazil

Brazil has 10 networks in 8 cities on The Metro Map, with 41 lines and 500 stations.

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Metro and train news: Brazil

Metro cities: Brazil 8 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the list of cities below has the same information. Belo Horizonte Brasília Fortaleza Porto Alegre Recife Rio de Janeiro Salvador São Paulo
Simplified outlines, not for navigation. Dots mark cities with a metro network.

Records and rankings

Oldest network
São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains opened 1974
Newest network
VLT Carioca opened 2016
Largest by stations
São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains 180 stations
Longest of 3 networks with known length
Trensurb 43.4 km
Total length
116.0 km 3 of 10 networks with known length

Networks by opening year

  1. São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains — 1974
  2. MetrôRio — 1979
  3. Metrô do Recife — 1985
  4. Trensurb — 1985
  5. Metrô BH — 1986
  6. Trens Urbanos do Rio de Janeiro — 1998
  7. Metrô-DF — 2001
  8. Metrofor — 2012
  9. Metrô de Salvador — 2014
  10. VLT Carioca — 2016

Compare the networks

Metro networks in Brazil
Network City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains São Paulo 14 180 — Complete
Trens Urbanos do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 5 81 — Complete
Metrofor Fortaleza 4 41 — Complete
MetrôRio Rio de Janeiro 3 41 41.0 Complete
Metrô do Recife Recife 5 36 — Complete
VLT Carioca Rio de Janeiro 4 30 — Complete
Metrô-DF Brasília 2 27 — Complete
Trensurb Porto Alegre 1 22 43.4 Complete
Metrô de Salvador Salvador 2 21 31.6 Complete
Metrô BH Belo Horizonte 1 21 — Complete

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