The 10-mile addition to Rio de Janeiro’s tiny metro system is now slated to open on Aug. 1—just four days before the Games’ opening ceremony, Rio state Transportation Secretary Rodrigo ...

Even if Rio de Janeiro completes the key part of the expansion in time, transportation experts worry it may be too late to adequately test the system before the Olympics open on Aug. 5.

Rodrigo Vieira, the secretary of transportation for the state of Rio de Janeiro, ... A regular one-way trip on the metro system costs 4.10 reais ($1.25). After the Olympics, ...

Subway The Rio subway system is cheap, clean and easy to navigate. Single subway tickets are priced at 6.90reais (about $1.40) and doesn't expire after purchase.

Rio de Janeiro's underground system has rolled out contactless payments in a partnership with Visa and other local and international providers. The technology is in place across all of Metro Rio's ...

The VLT Carioca consortium was created in May 2013 and a 25-year concession agreement to establish a PPP with the municipality of Rio de Janeiro was signed in June 2013. The consortium is responsible ...

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Two construction workers chatted while applying white grout to the walls of a new subway tunnel one recent day, their voices and the smells of the building materials stark ...