HOW PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKS IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Rio de Janeiro has undergone several changes with regard to transport offers and all this aiming to organize and improve the experience of people in the city. However, if you do not know the basics of operation, you risk getting lost when trying to use public transport options for the first time.
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1 – BUSES
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– The vast majority of buses that travel in the city of Rio de Janeiro have entrance in front and exit behind.
– Some buses have two boarding roulette wheels to speed up the boarding process for multiple passengers, but paying cash requires you to use the driver’s closest roulette wheel to get in.
– A part of the bus also has wheelchair adaptation, having the exit door to the center of the bus, with an elevator and an interior space for the wheelchair passenger to accommodate.
1.1 – BRS
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– The buses have been categorized with a BRS number ranging from 1 to 5
– Certain parts of the city have specific points for each number of BRS. So any bus that
Pass in place and having the same number of the point can make stop for boarding and disembarking. The locations are:
BRS IPANEMA / LEBLON
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/zona-sul/brs-ipanemaleblon/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+ipanema+leblon/@-22.974846,-43.2225101,14z/data=!3m1!4b1
BRS COPACABANA
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/wordpress/zona-sul/brs-copacabana/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+copacabana/@-22.9747651,-43.2225101,14z/data=!3m1!4b1
BRS PRESIDENT VARGAS
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/wordpress/centro/brs-presidente-vargas/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+president+vargas/@-22.9053844,-43.2011853,15z/data=!3m1!4b1
BRS RIO WHITE
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/wordpress/centro/brs-rio-branco-pres-antonio-carlos/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+avenue+rio+branco/@-22.9078555,-43.1914032,16z/data=!3m1!4b1
BRS PRES. ANTONIO CARLOS / FIRST MARCH
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/wordpress/centro/brs-rio-branco-pres-antonio-carlos/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+president+anton+carlos/@-22.9136606,-43.1869421,14z
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+first+mar+C3%A7o/@-22.9036471,-43.1797575,16z
BRS ESTACIO
http://www.rjbr.org/r/rio-de-janeiro/transportes/brs/wordpress/centro/brs-estacio/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/brs+est%C3%A1cio/@-22.9035967,-43.1928897,14z/data=!3m1!4b1
1.2 – BRT
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– It has 3 types of buses (Express, Parador and Direct). Check which options stop at both the boarding and the boarding station:
Express: Stops at express service stations and at certain times at some stop service stations. (Ex .: Pingo D´Água x Alvorada, which, from 9h to 16h, stops at Guaratiba Island)
Parador: Stops at all stations.
Direct: Special service that stops only at the destination station.
Map with the stations and types of service they receive:
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– Please note that express bus and stop boarding platforms are not in the same location.
– Security at stations is not very good
2 – SUBWAY
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– Pay attention to which side of the platform passes the subway in the direction of travel you want.
– On weekdays, between Central and Botafogo stations, lines 1 and 2 go through the same platform. Care must be taken to board the correct train.
– Weekends and holidays, the transfer between lines 1 and 2 only happen at Estácio station.
– Line 2 stations from Maracanã to Pavuna are not considered very secure.
Station Map:
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It is always great to be able to move around the city without major difficulties, but remember that with the tours offered by S2Rio as the City Tour in Rio de Janeiro for example (more information here), this will be a less concern, as we seek and we leave you in your hotel with all the comfort and safety =]
