Brazil’s $21bn ‘bullet train’ runs out of steam

An auction on Monday failed to attract any bidders for the 511km high-speed rail link between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. But the government is undeterred and has decided to split the auction into two distinct phases with construction now earmarked to start in 2013 at the latest.

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