FINANCING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN BRASIL

Noting the shift in financial resources from the centralized Federal government to the municipal governments in Brazil, this paper describes the history of transit financing. It goes on to discuss recent trends, including transit subsidies and private operators. The paper concludes by reviewing the status of transit in several urban areas.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers, 55th Annual Meeting, August 18-22, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Sola, S M
• Publication Date: 1985-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 252-256
• Serial:
  • ITE Compendium of Technical Papers
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Finance; Financing; Private carriers; Public transit; Subsidies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial sources
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Old TRIS Terms: Private operators
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479747
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM