ABSTRACT
The Tietê-Paraná Waterway is a navigation route located in the south, southeast and center-west regions of Brazil. It allows the navigation of the cargo and passengers transportation along the Paraná and Tietê rivers. It is considered to be important for the flow of the agricultural production for the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás and for a portion of Rondônia, Tocantis and Minas Gerais. Two million tons of cargo were transported through this waterway in 2001. It holds twelve terminals, scattered across 76 millions of hectares. The start of this system promoted the implementation of 23 industrial hubs, 17 touristic hubs and 12 distribution centers, therefore directly creating around 4 thousand jobs. Figure 1 shows the segment of the Tietê-Paraná Waterway that is part of the Lake of Ilha Solteira’s Dam.
