Benjamin Constant Railway
The Benjamin Constant railway (Portuguese Ramal de Benjamin Constant) was a long gauge Decauville railway in Brazil. It connected the Colônia Agrícola Benjamin Constant from 1904 to 1964 with the riverboat port of Sapucaia on the Rio Caeté opposite Bragança in the state of Pará. History The governor of the Brazilian state of Pará decided, to build a Decauville railway between the Colônia Agrícola Benjamin Constant, named after the republic's founder Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães, and the city of Bragança. He signed on 27 April 1900 a contract with the civil engineer Guilherme von Linde, who could, however, not fulfill his obligations, although the completion date was twice postponed until 27 April 1903. Therefore, his successor, Governor Augusto Montenegro, commissioned engineer Dr. Ing. Amynthas de Lemos to prepare a report on the state of work. He was able to ascertain without much difficulty that the instructions had not been followed because no pl ...
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Estação De Bragança E Núcleo De Benjamim Constant Em 1908
Estação is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 5,940. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul References

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