Bus transport in Rio de Janeiro

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The Rio de Janeiro bus system forms an important part of the public transport system in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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As of the end of 2015, there were 1,752 bus routes servicing the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, including 705 licensed by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. [1]

Municipal buses

The City of Rio de Janeiro bus fleet is made up of over 8,000 vehicles, operated by 47 different companies. [2]

BRT

BRT is a bus rapid transit system that, as of 2017, the consists of three operating lines, Transcarioca, Transoeste and Transolímpica. [3] Two further lines, Translight  [ pt ] and Transbrasil  [ pt ] are in planning or under construction.

Bus terminals

TerminalLocationServicesRef.
Alvorada Barra da Tijuca Municipal, Transoeste, Transcarioca, Intermunicipal, Interstate [4] [5]
Américo AyresMeierMunicipal, Intermunicipal [6]
Arquiteto PacielloMeierMunicipal
Campo GrandeCampo GrandeMunicipal, Transoeste, Interstate [5]
Cosme VelhoCosme VelhoMunicipal
CuricicaJacarepaguáMunicipal
Daniel BarataPenhaMunicipal
Enock Anselmo dos SantosIrajáMunicipal
Fundão (Aroldo Melodia)Ilha do FundãoMunicipal [5]
Gardênia AzulJacarepaguáMunicipal
Jamil Amiden - Av ChileCentroMunicipal
Jardim OceânicoBarra da TijucaMunicipal, Transoeste [5]
MadureiraMadureiraMunicipal, Transcarioca
Nossa Senhora do AmparoCascaduraMunicipal
Novo Rio Santo CristoIntermunicipal, Interstate, International
Padre Henrique OtteSanto CristoMunicipal
Procópio FerreiraCentroMunicipal
PUC GáveaGáveaMunicipal, intermunicipal [7]
RecreioRecreio dos Bandeirantes Transolímpica [5]
RibeiraIlha do GovernadorMunicipal
Santa CruzSanta CruzTransoeste [5]
SerrinhaCampo GrandeMunicipal
Souza MarquesCascaduraMunicipal, Intermunicipal
SulacapRealengoTransolímpica [5]
TerreirãoRecreioMunicipal
UsinaTijucaMunicipal

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References

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  2. "Ônibus online". Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. "Conheça o BRT". BRTRIO. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. "Terminal Alvorada". Rio Ônibus. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mapa das estações" (PDF). BRT Rio.
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