Rio de Janeiro

The Rio de Janeiro Metro (Portuguese: Metrô Rio, commonly called Metrô) is a mass-transit underground railway network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1979 with five stations operating on one line, it now covers 47 km (29 mi) divided into two lines and 35 stations. It is the second largest metro system in Brazil after the São Paulo Metro.

The system currently consists of two lines, with another under construction:

The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro remains responsible for the expansion of metro network, through Rio Trilhos. In late December 2007, the lease was renewed until 2038 and Metro Rio assumed responsibility for the construction of Cidade Nova station, which will serve as a link between Line 2 to Line 1, ending the need to transfer Stations for the purchase of 114 cars and construction of Uruguai station, expanding Line 1 further north.

The extension works of Line 2, called Line 1A, which ended the transfer at Estácio Station and allow the direct connection from Pavuna to Botafogo were started by Metrô Rio on November 13, 2008 and the tracks were completed in December 2009. With the extension, the 250 thousand passengers that circulate daily on Line 2 don't need to change trains any more in order to get to the South Region. The interconnection of the two metro lines will reduce, by up to 13 minutes, the journey time from Pavuna Station to the city's Downtown, the destination of 83% of Line 2's passengers.

The Pavuna-Botafogo Direct Connection will be made available by means of the construction of a viaduct, with 1.3 km (0.8 mi) of extension, connecting São Cristóvão Station to Cidade Nova Station, which will be built on land located in front of Rio's Mayor's office, on the other side of Presidente Vargas Avenue.