Fortaleza Metro creates board to capitalize on business
In view of the growth in the number of passengers in the Fortaleza Metro, installed in the capital of the State of Ceará, in the Brazilian Northeast, the Companhia Cearense…
Rio de Janeiro regulates the implementation of interoperability in the ticketing system in transportation
The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro published, at the beginning of February, the decree regulating the implementation of interoperability in the ticketing system in the transportation of…
CPTM completes line viaducts connecting Sao Paulo to Guarulhos International Airport
The two overpasses in the line 13-Jade, which will link Sao Paulo to Guarulhos International Airport, were completed in the first week of February. Now, the services of the tracks,…
Salvador’s VLT Notice to be released by the end of January
The bidding notice for the construction of the Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) of Salvador (in the State of Bahia, in the Northeast of Brazil) is due to be launched by…
Fortaleza VLT must have new stretch ready until the end of February
The Light Rail Vehicle (VLT) of Fortaleza (in the State of Ceará, in the Northeast of Brazil) should have another section completed in the month of February this year. The…
Rio de Janeiro starts consultation to bid electronic ticketing
The Secretaria de Estado de Transportes of Rio de Janeiro started the Public Consultation for contributions to the Term of Reference for contracting the company that will carry out the…
Niteroi City Hall studies implantation of Light Rail Vehicle
Niteroi City Hall has signed a cooperation agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) for a feasibility study aiming at the implementation of a Light Rail Vehicle line and improvements…
CAF approves financing project for urban mobility in Belo Horizonte
The ministers of the Latin American Development Bank, CAF, approved during the CLXI meeting in early December, in Quito, Ecuador, 10 financing projects for countries in the region. According to…
VLT Carioca na região Central do Rio de Janeiro. Foto: Emilio Fávero
VLT Carioca has new flows and demand growth
One month after the start of the operation with passengers in Central do Brasil, a connection station between the lines of passenger transport systems on rails in the city…
Passenger projects fight on despite delays
Despite continuing political problems, the Brazilian economy is beginning to recover after two years of recession, with a 2.4% increase in GDP predicted for 2018. As Renata Passos reports, the…
Ministry of Cities guarantees funding for expansion of the Contagem subway line
The Ministry of Cities announced the release of the funds for the expansion of the Contagem subway, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, in the State of Minas Gerais.…
São Paulo’s Metro calls for new tunnel project between Paulista and Consolação
Metrô de São Paulo, which is responsible for the subway network in the city of São Paulo, will have World Bank financing to hire a company to prepare the executive…