Cuiabá Light Rail () is an unfinished

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in the Brazilian city of

Cuiabá Cuiabá () is the capital city and the largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America and also forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várz ...

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

. Work on the line has been suspended since 2015 due to suspicion of bidder fraud. As of 2021, there is no intention to finish the construction and the system is to be replaced by BRT. The light rail system was designed to connect Cuiabá ("Centro Político Administrativo") with Cuiabá International Airport in the city of Várzea Grande. The spanish manufacturer CAF delivered 40 tramway cars of the Urbos series with seven elements. They are 44 meters long.

Planned system

Cuiabá's Light Rail was planned to be in length, operating on two lines:

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