Kindness Generates Kindness: Pedaling in Rio
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The bicycle is the most efficient form of locomotion ever invented....
May 7, 2013Topic
Buses
Vehicle Sales Up 20% in March: Daily
Sales of cars, light vehicles and trucks grew 20.8 percent in March 2013, compared to February, according to figures revealed...
April 5, 2013
Five Bus Accidents Today in Rio: Daily
Five accidents involving public buses took place across Rio de Janeiro city and the wider area on Wednesday (October 24).
October 25, 2012
Rio Officials Focus on Illegal Van Networks
Recently re-elected city mayor Eduardo Paes has pledged to crack down on mafia groups that profit illegally off Rio de...
October 16, 2012
Rio’s Van Transport System Under Review
Approximately 5,800 municipal vans are registered in the city of Rio, and there are thought to be hundreds if not...
January 24, 2012
Rio Road Traffic Slows to 12 mph: Daily
The average travel speed on Rio’s roads has been slowed to 20km/h (12.4 mph) in the case of private cars,...
December 18, 2011
New Bus System in Leblon and Ipanema
On August 20th the ‘Bus Rapid System,’ a fast bus line on a special corridor also known as BRS, will...
August 16, 2011
Copacabana: Getting a Facelift
Copacabana, perhaps the most famous of all of Rio’s beach-side neighborhoods, is undergoing a metamorphosis in anticipation of the Olympic...
July 19, 2011The Bus Strikes
Letter to the Editor Living in Barra already makes life hard for those people who have to get to Zona...
April 13, 2010