Rio de Janeiro was set to open the next phase of the Porto Maravilha light rail network as IRJ went to press, and as Kevin Smith reports, it is already proving a successful legacy project of the 2016 Olympic Games.
THE mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes inaugurated the first phase of the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network on June 5.
RIO de Janeiro reached a milestone in its transport preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games on May 23, when the first test train traversed the new metro Line 4.
RIO de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach and Christ the Redeemer statue are set to serve as the backdrop for next summer's Olympic Games, the first to be held in a South American city.
WHAT is claimed to be the first LRV driver training simulator in South America is now operational for the Porto Maravilha light rail project in Rio de Janeiro.
THE Rio de Janeiro state government has announced plans to extend Line 2 of the Rio de Janeiro metro to better serve the city centre and separate it from Line 1.
THE first trial runs with passengers on the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network took place on November 21, when the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes boarded an Alstom tram for trip over the city centre section of the line.
THE first LRV to be assembled on Alstom's new €15m Citadis LRV production line at Taubaté in the Brazilian state of São Paulo was officially unveiled on October 21 and is now undergoing tests on the newly-commissioned test track at the facility.
BRAZIL's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved a Reais 746.5m ($US 212.8m) loan for Rio de Janeiro's 28km Porto Maravilha light rail project.
THE first of 32 Alstom Citadis low-floor LRVs for the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network was unveiled on July 5 by the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes.