Integrated Sustainable Mobility Project in the Foz do Rio Itajai Region

About this project

The Integrated Sustainable Mobility Project in the Foz do Rio Itajai Region (AMFRI) will achieve a total investment amount of 162 USD million, out of which 90 USD million will be IBRD financing and 30 USD million counterpart financing, the rest of the investment concessions from the Private Sector for electric buses and barges. This project would be a pioneer in Brazil for being designed and implemented by a consortium of 11 Municipalities (CIM-AMFRI) in the Foz do Rio Itajai Region. The three major municipalities of the AMFRI (Itajai, Navegantes, and, Balneario Cambioriu) will be responsible vis-a-vis the Consortium for the loan repayment, being the Consortium the Borrower and responsible for the project implementation. The main outcome objectives of the project are to improve accessibility and mobility in select areas of the Region in an inclusive and low-emission manner. For those outcomes, the project seeks to improve the quality of service of the Public Transport in the Region, offering an integrated multimodal transport system with a fully electric regional public transport system that includes both Bus-Rapid-Transit (BRT) corridors as the backbone and electric buses in mix-traffic corridors, creating a more efficient, safe, punctual, accessible, comfortable, and sustainable alternative than the deficient current public transport that hampers access to jobs, services, and markets to the Region citizens. With the new public transport system, including the BRT, the outco…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Brazil

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessPublic transport services

Places

Brasilia

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Consorcio Intermunicipal Multifinalitário - AMFRI - PCU

Accountable

CIM - AMFRI (Foz do Rio Itajai Region Consortium of Municipalities)

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P178557.

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