Cuiabá Light Rail


The Cuiabá Light Rail is an unfinished light rail in the Brazilian city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Work on the line has been suspended since 2015 due to suspicion of bidder fraud. The project was officially canceled in 2020. As of 2021, there is no intention to finish the construction and the system is to be replaced by BRT.
The light rail system was designed to connect Cuiabá with Cuiabá International Airport in the city of Várzea Grande.
In 2012, 40 CAF Urbos 3 trams were ordered for operation on the system. All 40 trams had been delivered by the time the project was cancelled, and the fleet was initially mothballed. In August 2024, however, the state of Bahia signed an agreement for the purchase of all 40 vehicles for use on the under-construction Salvador light rail system. As of October 2025, the fleet is currently undergoing refurbishment and modernization works at the CAF factory in Hôrtolandia.

Planned system

The light rail network was planned to be in length, operating on two lines:
LineTerminiLength StationsStatus
1Airport ↔ Centro Político Administrativo 1522Under construction
2Centro ↔ Coxipó7.211Under construction