Rio Public Ministry to Investigate Cost of Metro Line 4 in Gávea
With an opening date uncertain, the Metro Line 4 Gávea project has been inactive for almost a year while burning...
March 7, 2017Topic
transportation
MetrôRio Announces Special Carnival 2017 Schedule
During the five days of 2017 Carnival 2017, MetrôRio announced trains will run continuously from 5AM on Friday, February 24th...
February 13, 2017
Rio’s Santa Teresa Bonde Operates with R$20 Tourist Tariff
Rio de Janeiro's bonde tram of Santa Teresa now has a new tourist ticket cost of R$20 per ride, and...
February 6, 2017
Rio’s VLT Train to Open Second Line in Centro by Mid-February
The second line of the VLT (Vehicle on Light Tracks) between the Saara market and Praça Quinze (XV), in Rio's...
January 18, 2017
Rio Metro Line 4 Completion to Gávea Remains Uncertain
After repeated postponements, the government now says the Line 4 access to Gávea will be ready in 2018, but has...
August 24, 2016
Leblon Roads and Park Re-Open in Rio After Four Years
The construction work in Rio that was necessary for the extension of the Metro Line 4 has finished, and Leblon's...
July 18, 2016
Rio’s Metro Line 4 May Not be Ready for Olympics
Brazil's Treasury Department says state will only obtain R$1 billion loan from BNDES if it pays its creditors first.
June 29, 2016
Rio Declares State of Financial Emergency Before Olympics
Due to the extremely serious financial crisis, the governor says the state may not be able to comply with all...
June 20, 2016
After Two Week Delay, VLT Opens in Rio de Janeiro
On Sunday, June 5th, Rio de Janeiro’s new light rail transit system, the VLT (Vehicle on Light Tracks) was finally...
June 6, 2016