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Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project


Proposal would connect Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay, cutting shipping times to Asia by up to 12 days.

Proposal would connect Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay, cutting shipping times to Asia by up to 12 days If built, the corridor could shorten shipping times to Asia by as much as 12 days compared with current Atlantic routes that pass through the Panama Canal. In April, a Chinese delegation visited the Fico and Fiol railway lines in Brazil, which are expected to form key parts of the planned corridor.

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