Editing Rio de Janeiro (section)

==== Ports ====
[[File:Cruise_Ship_Costa_Serena_docked_in_Rio_de_Janeiro_(city)_-_Feb._2011.jpg|thumb|[[Port of Rio de Janeiro]]]]

The [[Port of Rio de Janeiro]] is Brazil's third busiest port in terms of cargo volume, and it is the main port for [[Cruise ship|cruise vessels]]. Located on the west coast of the [[Guanabara Bay]], it serves the States of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Minas Gerais]], and [[Espírito Santo]]. The port is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro. The Port of Rio de Janeiro covers territory from Mauá Pier in the east to Caju Wharf in the north. The Port of Rio de Janeiro contains almost {{cvt|7|e3m|e3ft|spell=in|abbr=off|sp=us}} of continuous wharf and an {{cvt|883|m|ft|adj=mid|abbr=off|sp=us}} pier. The Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro directly administers the Gamboa Wharf general [[Container terminal|cargo terminal]]: the [[wheat]] terminal with two warehouses capable of moving 300 tons of grains; General Load Terminal 2 with warehouses covering over {{cvt|20|e3m2|e3ft2|0|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and the São Cristóvão Wharves with terminals for wheat and liquid bulk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WPS – Port of Rio de Janeiro contact information |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/BRA_Port_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_1327.php |access-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Worldportsource.com |archive-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629040531/http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/BRA_Port_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_1327.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

At Gamboa Wharf, leaseholders operate terminals for [[sugar]], [[paper]], and [[iron]] and [[steel]] products. Leaseholders at Caju Wharf operate terminals for [[roll-on/roll-off]] cargoes, containers, and liquid bulk. In 2004, the Port of Rio de Janeiro handled over seven million tons of cargo on almost 1700 vessels. In 2004, the Port of Rio de Janeiro handled over two million tons of containerized cargo in almost 171&nbsp;thousand TEUs. The port handled 852&nbsp;thousand tons of wheat, more than 1.8&nbsp;million tons of iron and steel, over a million tons of liquid bulk cargo, almost 830&nbsp;thousand tons of dry bulk, over five thousand tons of paper goods, and over 78&nbsp;thousand vehicles. In 2003, over 91&nbsp;thousand passengers moved through the Port of Rio Janeiro on 83 cruise vessels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port of Rio de Janeiro |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/BRA_Port_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_1327.php |access-date=17 April 2010 |publisher=Worldportsource.com |archive-date=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117073953/http://worldportsource.com/ports/BRA_Port_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_1327.php |url-status=live }}</ref>