Tag: Transbrasil

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Several infrastructure projects from a bikeway at Avenida Niemeyer, to plans of a new metro line in Zona Sul (South Zone) to the start of construction of a fourth major...

By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the race to develop better infrastructure in the city before hosting the 2016 Olympics, Rio has launched an ambitious transportation plan of BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) lanes to help...

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week the Federal Government announced funding of R$1.63 billion (around US$1 billion) to finance the development of two key transportation projects in Rio de Janeiro ahead...