Tackling Brazil's Infrastructure Challenge

Over the past two decades, Brazilian production of commodities such as iron ore and soybeans has outgrown the country's transportation infrastructure. Considerable bottlenecks have resulted, creating challenges in getting commodities to port. Brazil is learning from its mistakes, and over the next five years attempts to improve and expand Brazil's road, rail and port infrastructure will likely succeed where previous efforts have failed. Still, the sheer expanse of the Brazilian hinterlands means it will probably take decades before the country's interior is efficiently linked with export hubs.