Teleférico do Alemão was a
gondola lift service operating in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. The service opened on 7 July 2011 and closed in September 2016, following the withdrawal of state funding. The line operated between and
Complexo do Alemão, with a total of six stations along the route.
The duration of a single ride from start to finish was 16 minutes.
The service, announced as part of PAC 2 (the
Brazilian federal funding program for infrastructure) consisted of a 2.1 mile gondola line running above the
Complexo do Alemão group of
favelas, and cost 210 million
Brazilian reais to build. The decision to fund the construction of the line saw heavy criticism, with local media describing it as a vanity project, with the money potentially being better spent elsewhere. The system received 9000 riders daily whilst in operation.
History
The service was inaugurated by Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff, Rio de Janeiro State Governor
Sérgio Cabral Filho
Sérgio de Oliveira Cabral Santos Filho (born January 27, 1963) is a Brazilian politician and a journalist
He was elected governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the 2006 Brazilian general election and sworn into office on January 1, 2007. ...
and Rio de Janeiro City Mayor
Eduardo Paes on 7 July 2011.
Local residents could apply for a card granting them two free trips a day.
Services were suspended in 2016 because the state couldn't pay the consortium anymore.
Services
The line consisted of six stations between and
Palmeiras Station in the Complexo do Alemão favela. The 152 gondolas took 16 minutes to traverse the 3.5 km route.
References
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2011 establishments in Brazil
Transport in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Aerial tramways in Brazil
Transport infrastructure completed in 2011