Bike Itaú is a public
bicycle sharing system
A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost.
The programmes themselves include bo ...
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 ...
, Brazil. It is run by
PBSC Urban Solutions and started on the 20th of February 2018, and is sponsored by the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with
Banco Itaú
Banco Itaú S.A. was a former Brazilian bank that merged with Unibanco on November 4, 2008, to form Banco Itaú Unibanco.
History
Banco Itaú began in 1945 under the name ''Banco Central de Crédito'' (Central Bank of Credit) and later changed ...
. The system replaces the old one, operated by Serttel a private concessionaire, that began operations in October 2011. The old bike sharing system had 4000 bicycles available at 400 rental stations located throughout several neighborhoods in the city. The rental stations are powered by
solar panels.
Gallery
Bike Rio 01 2013 5436.JPG, Bicycles are redistributed manually among stations to balance supply
Bike Rio 01 2013 5421.JPG, Docking station at Ipanema/General Osório Metro
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Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
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station
Bike Rio 01 2013 5423.JPG, Bike Rio pay panel
Bike Rio 11 2012 4475.jpg, Docking station in Avenida Atlântica
Avenida Atlântica (Portuguese for ''Atlantic Avenue'') is a major seaside avenue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is 4 kilometers long, and spans the entire length of the neighbourhoods of Copacabana and Leme.
Layout
In the stretch between its ...
, Copacabana
References
External links
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Community bicycle programs
Cycling in Brazil
Transport in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Bicycle sharing in Brazil
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