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| Rodoviária Novo Rio | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rodoviária Novo Rio |
| Native name | Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Platforms | 41 |
| Operator | Empresa de Ônibus Rodoviários |
| Passengers | ~25,000/day (peak) |
Rodoviária Novo Rio Rodoviária Novo Rio is the principal intercity bus terminal serving Rio de Janeiro, situated in the Santo Cristo neighborhood near the Guanabara Bay waterfront. The terminal connects Rio de Janeiro (state), the Southeast Region, the South Region, the Northeast Region, and the Central-West Region with long-distance and interstate coach services, and interfaces with the Galeão Airport, the Central do Brasil rail complex, and the ferry network.
The terminal is a landmark in Rio de Janeiro transport infrastructure, located adjacent to the Linha Vermelha and the Avenida Brasil, and proximal to the Port of Rio de Janeiro and the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí. The facility is operated by a consortium of firms including private coach operators and municipal entities such as the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro and regulatory agencies linked to the Ministry of Transport. Its management model has involved partnerships with companies like Auto Viação 1001, Cometa, and other carriers serving corridors toward São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Salvador, and Fortaleza. The terminal has been referenced in planning documents involving the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and regional transport studies by the IBGE and the ANTT.
Construction began during the late 1960s amid urbanization policies promoted by federal initiatives tied to the Brazilian Miracle and the administrations of presidents such as Artur da Costa e Silva and Emílio Garrastazu Médici. The opening in 1969 coincided with infrastructure programs that also affected projects like the Avenida Brasil expansion and port modernization reminiscent of works overseen during the Getúlio Vargas era. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the terminal expanded as coach operators including Entram and regional carriers extended routes to cities such as Vitória, Curitiba, Florianópolis, and Manaus. Renovations in the 1990s and the 2010s were aligned with events such as the Pan American Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and with regulatory changes enacted by the Brazilian Transport Regulatory Agency and municipal ordinances from the Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro.
The complex comprises multiple platforms, ticketing counters for carriers like Gontijo, Penha, and Util, baggage services managed by private handlers, waiting lounges, retail concessions including chains similar to McDonald’s and local outlets akin to Confeitaria Colonial style cafés, and banking points with service providers such as Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, and private banks. Passenger amenities have included tourist information desks linked to the Municipal Tourism Institute, luggage storage, accessible facilities complying with national guidelines similar to those promulgated by the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and security operations coordinated with the Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and the Civil Police.
Daily operations handle intercity routes to major metropolitan centers including São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, and Recife, as well as regional services to municipalities in Serra dos Órgãos, Petrópolis, Niterói, and coastal towns in Costa Verde. Express coach services, sleeper buses, and semi-urban lines coordinate schedules with operators regulated under frameworks similar to those from ANTT, and compete with rail services such as those operated on corridors connected to SuperVia. Freight-forwarding and parcel logistics sometimes utilize coach networks to move goods across states analogous to practices seen along the BR-101 and BR-116 highways.
Rodoviária Novo Rio interchanges with multiple transport modes, including dedicated bus lines feeding into the Rio Metro and connections toward Estação Presidente Vargas and Estação Uruguaiana, integrated corridors that serve the Centro business district near the Praça Mauá revitalization area. The terminal’s proximity to ferry terminals serving Niterói and access to arterial highways like the BR-040 facilitate multimodal travel to destinations such as Teresópolis, Juiz de Fora, and Búzios. Urban mobility projects involving the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro and state transport secretariats have proposed further links with the BRT TransOeste and newer light rail concepts similar to initiatives in Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte.
Over its history the terminal has been the locus of incidents including accidents involving long-distance coaches on approaches from highways like Rodovia Presidente Dutra and security events responded to by the Polícia Rodoviária Federal and local emergency services such as the Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Safety audits and upgrades have followed incidents that attracted attention from federal oversight bodies and media outlets including national broadcasters similar to Rede Globo and newspapers akin to O Globo and Folha de S.Paulo. Countermeasures have included CCTV installations, crowd management protocols coordinated with the Secretaria de Estado de Segurança do Rio de Janeiro, and contingency planning informed by standards comparable to those of international terminals like Campo Grande and major hubs such as Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The terminal has influenced urban dynamics in Santo Cristo and adjacent neighborhoods like Saúde and Gamboa, affecting commerce at traditional markets and informal economies similar to patterns documented in studies by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Getulio Vargas Foundation. It has functioned as a gateway for cultural exchange, facilitating travel for attendees to events at venues like the Maracanã Stadium, the Theatro Municipal, and festivals tied to the Carnival. Economically, it supports tourism flows to destinations such as Petrópolis and resort towns like Angra dos Reis, and interacts with sectors represented by trade associations akin to the Brazilian Association of Bus Operators and chambers of commerce including the Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Category:Transport in Rio de Janeiro