The 10-mile addition to Rio de Janeiro’s tiny metro system is now slated to open on Aug. 1—just four days before the Games’ opening ceremony, Rio state Transportation Secretary Rodrigo ...

Rodrigo Vieira, the secretary of transportation for the state of Rio de Janeiro, ... A regular one-way trip on the metro system costs 4.10 reais ($1.25). After the Olympics, ...

The VLT Carioca consortium was created in May 2013 and a 25-year concession agreement to establish a PPP with the municipality of Rio de Janeiro was signed in June 2013. The consortium is responsible ...

Rio de Janeiro's underground system has rolled out contactless payments in a partnership with Visa and other local and international providers. The technology is in place across all of Metro Rio's ...

All eyes are on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the city prepares to welcome Heads of State and delegations from across the world ...

After a court banned buskers on the subway, the musical city debates the ‘right to quiet.’ The Day the Music Died in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO — Legend has it that in the 1920s, Rio's samba ...

Subway The Rio subway system is cheap, clean and easy to navigate. Single subway tickets are priced at 6.90reais (about $1.40) and doesn't expire after purchase.

State investor Mubadala Investment Company concluded on Monday the acquisition of Rio de Janeiro subway for 1.8 billion reais ($327 million), holding company Invepar said in a securities filing on ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil added automated alerts to its emergency response system with the intent to keep citizens informed in moments of crisis. Written by Andrew Nusca, Contributor Nov. 9, 2011 at ...

Assailants shot and killed a man beside a subway-station ticket counter in central Rio de Janeiro Friday afternoon, prompting a shutdown of the station and renewing security concerns just over a ...