CHANGES TO TRAFFIC IN RIO DE JANEIRO

As from yesterday, Monday 21st February, the traffic has been changed in Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, one of the main avenues in the district and that is formed by four lanes. The two lanes to the right will only be used for public transport such as buses.The number of buses that will be allowed to transit on the avenue will be reduced by 20%, and bus stops have been reduced to 20. Private cars , taxis and trucks can only travel on the left hand lanes. If a private car transits for more than one block along Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Avenue, it will be monitored by the cameras and fined. From now on, taxis cannot pick up passengers on the avenue, only on side streets. Cars will not be allowed to park on the right hand side during the night, only on the left and only after 9 p.m. No trucks will be allowed to load or unload on the avenue, only in side streets.
This system will also be implemented soon in two other main avenues in Copacabana: Barata Ribeiro and Raul Pompeia. In the rest of the the city, traffic in 21 avenues will also be reorganized.