The new tunnel boring machine for the expansion of São Paulo's Line 2-Green Metro arrived in Brazil on Friday (March 6, 2026), after disembarking at the port of São Sebastião, on the northern coast of São Paulo state. The machine, also called a "big armadillo," will excavate approximately 7 km of tunnels between the future Penha station, in the eastern part of the capital, and Dutra, on the border with Guarulhos. The "big armadillo" was transpor…
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The new tunnel boring machine for the expansion of São Paulo's Line 2-Green Metro arrived in Brazil on Friday (March 6, 2026), after disembarking at the port of São Sebastião, on the northern coast of São Paulo state. The machine, also called a "big armadillo," will excavate approximately 7 km of tunnels between the future Penha station, in the eastern part of the capital, and Dutra, on the border with Guarulhos. The "big armadillo" was transpor…