Table 1.Urban population growth percentagesin Brazil, 1970–2000.

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Table 2.The Curitiba mass transit system.

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Table 3.Bus system performance in selected Brazilian cities.

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Table 4.Fuel lost as a result of severe traffic congestion—selected state capitals.

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Table 5.Cost of time lost as a result of severe traffic congestion—selected state capitals.

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Table 6.Gross domestic product 1985–2003 in Curitiba, Paraná State, and Brazil—selected years.

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Figure 1.Institutional framework.

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