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Farmer Francisco Emiliano, 58, looks after the cattle near the partially constructed Transnordestina railway track in the city of Missao Velha, Ceara state, northeast of Brazil, October 25, 2016. The rusting tracks of Brazil's Transnordestina railway peter out and give way to a dirt trail in a remote corner of the country's arid northeast, far from the ports or farms it was meant to serve. No trains run on these tracks and the cleared path for one of Brazil's most ambitious infrastructure projects is used only by local cars, and the odd stray cow. It was due to be delivered next month, but after 10 years of construction and 6 billion reais ($1.76 billion) of mostly public investment, the 1,700-km project is only half complete. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
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