Passenger road transport in Brazil

Abstract

Circulation between places is an action that marks the history of mankind. With the development of the technical means and the revolutions and evolutions on transportation it is possible to travel hundreds of kilometers in a fraction of the week or daytime. Nevertheless, all this group of techniques that allow such accomplishments on human movement have a complex spatial organization. In this context, this paper aims to point out the spatial organization of the passengers road transportation service in Brazil, highlighting the companies structures and the role played by the state on the organization of this important transportation field.