Brazil's Development Dilemma

A teenager jumps into the water in front of a railroad bridge operated by Vale, a mining company and Brazil?s biggest exporter in Acailandia, Brazil. The railroad transports iron ore from the world's largest mine across the bridge on its way to a port to be exported. The 554-mile line uses a train comprised of 330 cars and four locomotives and is the main lifeline of the country's iron industry.

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