Tag: Avenida Presidente Vargas

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Widespread protests marked Brazil's Independence Day celebrations yesterday. The national holiday, typically celebrated with military parades in the streets of state capitals and numerous cities throughout the country, instead...

By Lacy Edney, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bus Rapid System (BRS) was implemented on Avenida Presidente Vargas on Tuesday, March 6th in Rio's Centro district, initially causing crippling traffic congestion. This is the second BRS...