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The most expensive megaprojects from Brazil in our catalogue

The 16 most expensive of 16 built and under-construction megaprojects in Brazil in the BudgetGuessr catalogue, ranked by documented cost in US dollars.

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  1. 1Português A Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu (em espanhol: Itaipú, em guarani: Itaipu) é uma usina hidrelétrica binacional localizada no Rio Paraná, na fronteira entre o Brasil e o Paraguai. Construída por ambos os países no período de 1975 a 1982, no qual tanto o Brasil quanto o Paraguai eram governados por ditaduras militares, Itaipu é a segunda maior produtora de energia do mundo, perdendo o posto para a Barragem das Três Gargantas, que em 2014 produziu 98,8 MWh, contra 98,5 MWh de Itaipu. O nome

    Itaipu Dam

    1984 · Dam$12 billion
  2. 2(Altamira-PA, 09/09/2021) Vice-Presidente da República, Hamilton Mourão durante Visita à Usina Hidrelétrica Belo Monte. Foto: Bruno Batista/ VPR

    Belo Monte Dam

    2019 · Dam$10.65 billion
  3. 3A Usina hidrelétrica de Tucuruí.

    Tucuruí Dam

    1984 · Dam$5.5 billion
  4. 4Vista das usinas de Angra.

    Angra 3 Nuclear Power Plant

    2033 · Energy$3.58 billionOn holdEstimate
  5. 5Chegada do Primeiro trem da Linha 6-Laranja Local: Pátio Morro Grande Data: 10/07/2025 Foto: Pablo Jacob/Governo do Estado de SP

    São Paulo Metro, Line 6

    2027 · Railway$3.4 billionUnder constructionEstimate
  6. 6Sacomã Station - Line 2 - Green of Sao Paulo Metro.

    São Paulo Metro Line 2 extension

    2028 · Railway$1.4 billionUnder constructionEstimate
  7. 7Vista aérea da Arena Corinthians, em Itaquera, na Zona Leste da capital paulista

    Neo Química Arena

    2014 · Stadium$418.62 million
  8. 8Arena do Grêmio is a multi-use stadium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was inaugurated on December 8, 2012. It is used mostly for football matches and as the home stadium of Grêmio, replacing the Estádio Olímpico Monumental. With 55,662 capacity, the stadium is one of the most modern venues in South America.

    Arena do Grêmio

    2012 · Stadium$307.21 million
  9. 9Aerial view of Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, photographed on 17 February 2022.

    Arena Pantanal

    2014 · Stadium$274.76 million
  10. 10Arena Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil

    Arena Amazônia

    2014 · Stadium$265.14 million
  11. 11Estádio Arena das Dunas, em Natal, Brasil.

    Arena das Dunas

    2014 · Stadium$239.12 million
  12. 12Botafogo - RJ - Brazil X River Plate - Argentina September 19, 2007 Game from the South American Cup João Havelange Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

    Estádio Nilton Santos

    2007 · Stadium$195.17 million
  13. 13Inside view of Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, before Clube Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo FR game, 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 16 September 2023.

    Arena MRV

    2023 · Stadium$170.19 million
  14. 14The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge, São Paulo - Brazil. View from the North Tower of the CENU complex (Northeast of the bridge)

    Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge

    2008 · Bridge$141.78 million
  15. 15Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, Brasília, Distrito Federal do Brasil, Brasil

    Juscelino Kubitschek bridge

    2002 · Bridge$54.79 million
  16. 16Jogo do Vitória no Barradão

    Barradão

    1986 · Stadium$3.27 million

How this ranking works

This is a curated catalogue, not an exhaustive list of every megaproject. Projects are ordered by their recorded US-dollar equivalent; each detail page shows the source amount and any currency conversion. Figures are not adjusted for inflation, and construction bills, estimates, and programme costs can have different scopes. Unbuilt proposals and cancelled projects are excluded.

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