BRS Has Slow Start on Presidente Vargas
The Bus Rapid System (BRS) was implemented on Avenida Presidente Vargas on March 6th in Rio’s Centro district, initially causing...
March 13, 2012Topic
transportation
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
Protests After Train Failure in Rio: Daily
Angered by constant service problems, SuperVia train passengers rallied in protest Friday morning causing massive disruptions to services
December 17, 2011
Investigating the Bonde Accident in Rio
Investigating the cause of Saturday’s bonde (tram) derailment in Rio’s Santa Teresa neighborhood, which left five people dead and 54...
August 30, 2011
Commuting by Helicopter to Oil Rigs
Demand for helicopter pilots is high in Macae, as Petrobras develops Brazil's offshore oil infrastructure in the Campos Basin.
June 28, 2011
Cruz the Coast, from Rio and Salvador
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As anyone familiar with overland travel in Brazil can...
January 11, 2011
Keeping Rio’s Roads Safe
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The safety of the roads and highways in Rio is again...
August 10, 2010
RJ-SP Bullet Train Delayed Until 2016
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The high-speed rail project that will facilitate travel between Rio de...
July 20, 2010
PAC: Growth Program Boosts in 2010
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7894" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Chief of Staff Ms. Dilma Rousseff after presenting the PAC press...
August 4, 2009