Rio Madeira-Mamoré Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway
gptkbp:academic_programs gptkb:Henry_Meiggs
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:tropical_rainforest
environmental issues
gptkbp:challenges bridges and tunnels
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1972
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Porto_Velho
gptkb:Guajará-Mirim
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Madeira-Mamoré_Railway_Company
gptkbp:construction_started 1907
1912
gptkbp:cultural_impact local communities
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1972
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:José_Bonifácio
gptkb:Cândido_Mendes
gptkb:Viscount_of_Mauá
gptkb:Getúlio_Vargas
gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II
gptkb:Joaquim_Nabuco
gptkb:Barão_de_Rio_Branco
gptkb:Eugênio_de_Lima
gptkb:Henry_Meiggs
Joaquim Silveira
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance rubber boom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rio Madeira-Mamoré Railway
gptkbp:influenced regional trade
gptkbp:influenced_by American engineering practices
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:is_funded_by foreign investment
gptkbp:legacy historical railway tourism
gptkbp:length 366 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:notable_feature difficult terrain
gptkbp:opened 1912
gptkbp:operated_by Brazilian government
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:purpose transportation of rubber
gptkbp:replaced_by road transport
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway
gptkbp:used_for freight transport
passenger transport
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rio_Madeira
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6