Port of Rio de Janeiro

Port of Rio de Janeiro in February 2011.

The Port of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Porto do Rio de Janeiro) is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro. It is the third busiest port in Brazil.[1]

History

Marvelous Port program

The port and the area around it is undergroing massive development program for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics. The Porto Maravilha project includes the reconstruction of 700 kilometers (435 miles) of urban infrastructure (water, sewage, drainage), the construction of 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) of bike paths and the demolition of the Elevado do Perimetral, an elevated highway connecting downtown Rio to the city’s south side. The plans also include a 30-kilometer (18.6-mile) light rail system linking the region to the subway, ferries and bus stations.[2] The project covers seven neighborhoods spread out over five million square meters (1.9 million square miles): Centro, Santo Cristo, Boa Saúde, Gamboa, São Cristóvão, Cidade Nova and Caju envisages the development of the region based on the principles of sustainability, with the restructuring of streets, squares and avenues, bringing improved quality of life for current and future residents, inhabitants of the hill of Gamboa. The urban operation covers an area of 5 million sq ft, which is bounded Avenues Presidente Vargas, Rodrigues Alves, Rio Branco and Francisco Bicalho. The prediction is that the entire region is transformed by 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Port of Rio de Janeiro". World Port Source. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Brazil: A revitalized Rio for the 2016 Olympics

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Coordinates: 22°52′36″S 43°12′26″W / 22.8767°S 43.2072°W / -22.8767; -43.2072

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