The Rio de Janeiro bus system forms an important part of the public transport system in the city of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

in Brazil. As of the end of 2015, there were 1,752 bus routes servicing the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, including 705 licensed by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.

Municipal buses

The City of Rio de Janeiro bus fleet is made up of over 8,000 vehicles, operated by 47 different companies.

BRT

BRT is a

bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

system that, as of 2017, the consists of three operating lines, Transcarioca, Transoeste and

Transolímpica TransOlímpica is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Rio de Janeiro connecting Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the wester ...

. Two further lines, and are in planning or under construction.

Bus terminals

References

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