BRAZIL
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AltaVista
Brasil
Almirante, Marcelo. Transport fan.
Tram
and trolleybus photos
Associação Nacional de Peservação Ferroviária (ANPF)
Turismo Ferroviário: railway & tramway museums and lines
Associação Nacional das Empresas de Transportes Urbanos
(NTU)
Metro
and trolleybus data for eleven
cities
Brazilian tramways
Two
pages of tram lore: anecdotes, cartoons, poems, photos
Camargo e Silva, Ayrton. Transport fan.
Bondes
sobreviventes / Surviving trams: description and
pictures
Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU). Transport
group.
Nice
bilingual website with links
E.F. Santos a Jundiaí (EFSJ). Ex-São
Paulo Railway.
Photos
of electric trains
Gagliano Brandemarte, Marco Antonio. Transport fan.
Trólebus Brasileiros: Nice site about Brazil's trolleybus systems
Gardé, Emídio. Tramway & trolleybus
historian.
Tramway
data, photos & links for Brazilian systems
Trolleybus
data, photos & links for Brazilian (& Portuguese) systems
Giesbrecht, Ralph Mennucci. Railfan.
Estações Ferroviárias do Brasil: history & pictures of Brazilian railway stations
Gorni, Antonio. Railfan.
Descriptions & photographs of Brazilian
railroads
Gorni, Antonio. Railfan.
The Electrification of Brazilian railroads
"Light Rail in Brazil" - Rio de Janeiro & Campinas
13
pages, 29 illustrations, 2 maps
Memória do Trem. Railfan group.
Website
with links, Portuguese & English text
Mendes, Carlos Pimentel
Bondes no Brasil: photos and histories of Brazilian tramways
Ministério dos Transportes. Government agency.
Moving
(electric) train, links to rail lines, maps & train
sounds
Museu Nacional dos Transportes (in Patrocínio, MG)
Webpage
"The First Railways in Brazil - Intercity & Urban"
Map
showing 1st steam, animal, cog, battery & electric
lines
Prestes, Sylvio.
Tram fan.
TrolleyMania
Elaborate website about trams and trolleybuses in Brazil
Ribeiro, Helio. Tram fan.
Bondes do Rio de Janeiro. Detailed history, many photos, of Rio trams.
Silva, Luiz Costa de Lucca. Tram fan.
As Características do Bonde
Elaborate website about trams in Brazil and abroad
"The Tramways of Brazil: A 130-Year Survey"
Page-by-page scan of my 1989 book, all 197 pages
"The Tramways of Brazil: A 130-Year Survey"
Text
(only) of my 1989 book
"A Vida nos Trilhos: Literatura, Bonde e Sociedade"
Scholarly
study (69 endnotes!) of trams in literature
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Além Paraíba. Tramway (closed).
History, 2 maps, 11 illustrations
Aparecida + Guaratinguetá. Tramway (closed).
History, 2 maps, 9 photographs
Photograph
of Brill car 3 (derailed)
Photograph
of Brill car 8
Araraquara. Trolleybus system.
CTA company history!
Emídio
Gardé website with photos, data & maps
Atibaia. Battery-powered tramway.
Video 1 (0:32)
Video 2 (1:53)
Belém. New tramway project!
My pages: description, map, pictures
The car in Santos, before departure for Belém
FUMBEL update, 22/8/2005
Belém. Tramway (closed).
My page: history, map, pictures
Belo Horizonte. Rapid transit system.
Official website
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Map
(389 kb!)
Pdf
map of system under construction
Nice
photo of train in station
Belo Horizonte. Original tramway (closed).
My webpage with history, map, 27 photographs!
Belo Horizonte. Trolleybus.
Nice 12-second video shows Marmon-Herrington
Brasília. Metro.
Official website
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Photographs
of line, trains, stations
Tentative
maps, 27/9 & 22/10/1998
Webpage
by Antônio Gorni
Complete
history, 1992-2000
Inauguration,
31/3/2001
Investigation,
19/4/2001
Inauguration,
24/9/2001
Campinas. Heritage tramway in Parque Portugal/Taquaral.
Official page with text, photos and map
Another official page shows aerial view of park
Local
webpage has photo and description:
scroll down
2004 page has good information
My webpage: description, 3 maps, 14 photographs
Campinas. Light rail line (closed).
Detailed
history of the line by Antonio Gorni
Website
with history, map and 19 photographs!
Campinas-Cabras interurban line (closed).
Gorni
webpage with text and photos
Campinas. Tramway (closed).
My webpage: history, photos, maps
Nice chronology
Old photos show trams
Bondes de Campinas - official page with my info and pix
Campos do Jordão. Tramway.
New official site (11/11)...
Official
webpage: history, data, photos
Official map (oriented incorrectly, with north on the right!)
My map (oriented correctly, with north on top)
Early
photo of train at Pindamonhangaba
Strange,
buggy website has old and new photos
Website
by Allen Morrison: description, 40
photos, large map
Website
1 by Antonio Gorni: text & 13
photographs
Website 2 by Antonio Gorni: electrification of the line: text, photos
Website
by Kelso Médici: history, map, many
photos
Webpage by Ralph Giesebrecht
Timetable 2011
from Pindamonhagaba
Curitiba. Metro project.
Esteio
monorail plan
Monorail
contract, 12/4/2002
Another
rail plan, 17/7/2003
Web site 9/2009
Curitiba. Tramway (closed).
History, map, 18 illustrations
História, mapa, 18 ilustrações
Curitiba. Heritage tramway project.
Newspaper article with pictures
Fortaleza. Metro project.
UrbanRail
description, links
Metrofor
website: description, photos, map,
news
Goiânia. Metro (under construction).
Description
Guaratinguetá. Tramway: see Aparecida, above
Guarujá. Tramway (closed).
History
of electrification; links to photos
Itatinga. Private tramway at hydroelectric complex.
Elaborate
website by Kelso Medici
Two
photos, 1980 & 1996
Webpage
by Antonio Gorni
Website by Marcello Tálamo and Sergio Martire
12 photos from a Swiss fan
My 9-minute video (1980)
Another video (2003)
Juazeiro do Norte. Light rail line.
Official webpage (via Metrofor)
Trem do Cariri PPS download
Wikipedia description
Newspaper pictures [scroll down]
Juiz de Fora. Tramway (closed).
Brief
history
Juiz de Fora. Light rail project, 2004.
Document, 2/2004
Document, 3/2004
Macapá. Pier tramway.
Description
and photographs of the car and line
Manaus. Tramway (closed).
History, map, 29 photographs
Piracicaba.
Tramway (closed).
Interview with former motorman
Photo
of two cars preserved on university
campus
Piraju. Heritage tramway project.
Article, 8/2/2001
Piraju. Tramway (closed).
History, 22 photographs, 2 maps
História, 22 fotografias, 2 mapas
Poços de Caldas. Monorail (closed).
Small
photograph
Porto Alegre. Coester monorail.
Description [scroll down]
Interesting Japanese video (7:10 minutes)
Video (1:06 minutes)
Porto Alegre. Rapid transit line.
Official Trensurb website
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Porto Alegre. Heritage tramway project.
Newspaper
article
Museu Memória Carris blog
Porto Alegre. Tramway (closed).
History, map, 22 photographs
História, mapa, 22 fotografias
Carris homepage today
125
old photographs - some show trams
Museu Memória Carris blog
Recife. General.
Hundreds of old city views: many show trams.
Recife. Public transportation (general).
World
Bank survey, 1995
Recife. Rapid transit system.
Metrorec
website: description, photos, maps
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Giant
map (1 mb)
Description
of new South line, 3/4/1998
Map
shows present system and new planned
lines
Recife. Tramway (closed).
History, map, 49 photographs
Brief
history of steam tramway
Filmed from a tram on Boa Viagem beach in 1926
Description
of PT&P archive
Photo
of horsecar at Brum tram depot
Recife. Trolleybus system (closed).
My
webpage with history, photos & link to
map
Video (1980)
Update
#1, 15/6/2000
Update
#2, 15/6/2000
Plan
to close two lines, 3/3/2001
System
may close completely, 22/5/2001
Trolleybus
service "temporarily" discontinued [scroll down]
News
update, 3/10/2001
CRT
wants to end trolleybus service, 11/11/2001
Rio de Janeiro. (General)
Funicular
survey with photographs
Rio de Janeiro. BarraShopping monorail (closed).
Official
webpage
Webpage
with better photo
Two
nice photographs
Rio de Janeiro. Corcovado rack railway.
Official
website
Antonio
Gorni website
Basic description, photos
Rio de Janeiro. Funiculars.
Great illustrated page from Ferrolatino
Rio de Janeiro. Rapid transit system.
Metrô Rio homepage
Rio Trilhos site
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Website
about the defunct "pre-metro" project
Antonio Gorni page with nice photos
Rio de Janeiro. Suburban railway system.
Official Supervia site: description, maps, timetables, etc.
Nice
Flumitrens page: text, maps, photos et
al.
Rio de Janeiro. Sugar
Loaf aerial tramway.
Extraordinary
website with text, old and new
photos
Rio de Janeiro. Tramway (1100 mm gauge/Santa Teresa).
Aerial
view of aqueduct with tram
Allen
Morrison's illustrated history
AMAST
website
Machado
de Assis essay on funicular inauguration
My
charter on Silvestre line, 31/8/1996
Nice
history
Photo
showing 2 cars
Report
in Recife newspaper, 14/6/2000
Sunset
view of tram on aqueduct
Tim
Spragens photo of tram depot
17 recent (8/2005) photos by Tim Deakin
Il Bondinho di Santa Teresa: nice Italian site
Rio de Janeiro. Tramway (1435 mm gauge, closed).
Alto
da Boa Vista line: text & 11 photographs
Early
photo of tram in Copacabana
Illustrated
history of trams in suburb of
Irajá
Helio Ribeiro site with dozens of rare photographs of Rio trams
Rio de Janeiro. Vila Jardim Santa Cecília monorail.
My page with 5 photos by Sergio Luis dos Santos
Rio Grande. Tramway system (closed).
History, 28 illlustrations, 3 maps
Sacramento. Tramway (closed).
Photo
of former station, now a museum:
6th photo on right
Salvador. Calçada-Paripe suburban railway.
Webpage
by Allen Morrison: text & photos
History of electrification by Antonio Gorni
Salvador. Elevators and funiculars.
History
and 11 illustrations
Illustrated page from Ferrolatino (text in English)
Illustrated page from Ferrolatino (text in Portuguese)
Salvador. Rapid transit project.
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Official
website: text, maps, diagrams of cars and
stations
My
map shows tram, train and metro
routes
Salvador. Tramway (closed).
My history, map, 42 photographs
2-page
transport history: click "Continuar" for second page
Brief
transport history with photos
Transport
photos (some mislabeled)
Santos. Light rail plan.
Proposal, 10/2004
(LRT image borrowed from Light Rail in Brazil)
Santos. Monte Serrat funicular.
Official website: text, many pictures
Antonio
Gorni page: text, 10 excellent
photos
Ferrolatino page: photos, text in Englilsh
Ferrolatino page: photos, text in Portuguese
Telephoto
shows both cars
Santos. Tramway (closed).
My history with 31 photographs
Wonderful video history
19
photographs of trams and trolleybuses
Preserved Scottish cars 32, 40, 46 and 84
Another
history
Santos. Tourist tramways.
Article about my 1985 visit (in Portuguese)
Nice article in Recife newspaper
Trailer added 11/2000
Official site 1: data, history, 20 photographs
Official site 2: elaborate website with many photos & documents
Numerous tram (and trolleybus) videos by Emílio Pechini
My map
Santos. Trolleybus system.
Viação Piracicabana site (does not mention its trolleybuses!)
Elaborate page by Emílio Pechini: many photos and statistics
Partial
history
São Bernardo do Campo. Gasoline tramway (closed).
Two
photos [push left
arrow to see the other]
São Carlos. Metro (monorail) plan.
Illustrated
document
São Carlos. Tramway (closed).
History, map, 25 photographs
São Luís (Tirirical). Tramway (closed).
Three undated photographs
Video, 7 minutes, 1980
São Paulo. (General)
History
of the city's transport in 58 photographs (on the same
page...)
São Paulo. Rapid transit system.
UrbanRail
map, description, history, links
Official
website (elaborate and slow
running)
Webpage
by Antonio Gorni
São Paulo. Suburban railway system (CPTM)
Page
by Antonio Gorni: nice photos
Nice CPTM map
São Paulo. Tramway (closed).
Illustrated
4-page history by Werner Vana
Illustrated page by Ralph Giesebrecht
Santo
Amaro line: history & 3 photos
Museum
photo no. 1
Museum
photo no. 2
São Paulo. Transport museum.
Elaborate
website with text and many photos
SPTrans page
São Paulo. Trolleybus system - "fura-fila" / "VLP"
Description & 6 photos of fura-fila, 11/2000
Epitaph,
9/3/2002
São Paulo. Trolleybus systems: urban & suburban
EMTU website
EMTU in Wikipedia
Metra website: video, photos, map, etc.
Map of Metra (suburban) system
Nice pix with stats of Metra fleet
Model
of Pullman-Standard trolleybus
Sobral. Light rail
Metro de Sobral
Sorocaba. Tramway.
The Tramways of Sorocaba: history, map, 41 photos
Brief history in Enciclopédia Sorocabana
Teresina. Diesel metro.
Nice website
Ubajara (Ceará state). Aerial cableway.
Nice
website
Vila Velha. Tramway (closed).
Inauguration [photo shows tram in Santos!]
Vitória. Tramway (closed).
History, track map, 31 photographs
Text & 12 old photos (!) of trams & rails
Votorantim. Interurban line from Sorocaba.
The Tramways of Sorocaba: includes Votorantim
Description, map
and 10 photos
Detailed history with links to many photos
Brief history
