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4 % is handled by ducts and air transportation . A cause for concern is that in the early 2000s the country had attained some success in balancing the transport matrix , giving the impression that it had in the past decade a proper strategy for developing the transport infrastructure .
Brazil features over 5 thousand miles ( 8000 km ) of coastline and navigable rivers , with open possibilities for the integration of the hinterland . Sadly , the coastal shipping and inland navigation system is severely underdeveloped , having meager participation in cargo transport . Brazil , which in the early twentieth century had ramped up its rail network deployment , now struggles to keep cargo railways as a sustainable growth inducer .
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