Brazil's Transportation Ministry says it hopes to have a high-speed train operating in time for the 2014 Wold Cup. The objective of the work is to connect Campinas - São Paulo - Rio de janeiro. The extension will have 518 kilometers. Ministry's transportation policy director Marcelo Perrupato says the new train line is expected to cost some $15 billion. In Brazil trains are mainly used to transport goods. Travel between cities in Brazil is mainly by bus.
The only train I ever took in Brazil was a charming steam locomotive called "Maria Fumaça" (Smoking Mary), from São João del Rei to the nearby city of Tiradentes it´s a 35-minute ride that covers about 13 kilometers. Trains are run on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. It is Part of the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas (West Minas Railway), and is the oldest in Brazil still in activity.