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CITY HALL SETS UP A SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONAL SCHEME
FOR THE PARALYMPIC TORCH RELAY, AND FOR THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC
GAMES OPENING CEREMONY
During September 7 to 8, the Paralympic Torch will be carried and shown all over the
municipality of Rio de Janeiro. To make the torch’s passage safe for drivers, comply with
security requirements, and to minimize the impacts on mobility, the CET-Rio will block
roads 1 hour before the arrival of the relay convoy. The special operations will result in
interdiction points, alternate routes, and operational logistics, among others.
The Rio Operations Center will monitor the entire area, allowing CET-RIO technicians to
make adjustments to traffic lights signal programming, aiming to ensure good traffic flow
in the surroundings of the locations where the relay convoy will pass.
TORCH RELAY ROUTE DAY-TO-DAY
On September 6 (Tuesday)
The Paralympic Torch will follow from the Museum of Tomorrow to Lapa, and then will go
to Vila Isabel, Grajaú, Bangu, Campo Grande, Realengo, Magalhães Bastos, Deodoro, and
Madureira.
From 10:30 am to 11:15 am - Downtown
-Av. Rio Branco
-Rua do Passeio
-Rua Teixeira de Freitas
-Av. Mem de Sá
From 12:50 pm to 01:40 pm
Vila Isabel and Grajaú
- Boulevard 28 de Setembro;
- Rua Barão de São Francisco;
- Rua Nossa Senhora de Lourdes;
- Rua Grajaú;
- Av. Júlio Furtado;
From 03:15 pm to 03:45 pm
Campo Grande
-Av. Cesário de Melo
-Rua Arthur Rios
From 04:20 pm to 06:20 pm
Bangu/ Realengo/ Magalhães Bastos/ Deodoro
-Rua da Feira
-Rua Francisco Leal
-Av. De Santa Cruz
-Estrada General Canrobert da Costa
-Av. Duque de Caxias
From 07:00 pm to 07:40 pm
Madureira
- Estrada do Portela
- Av. dos Italianos
- Rua Pereira Leitão
- Rua Manuel Marquês
On September 7 (Wednesday)
The Paralympic Torch will be circulating through the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca,
Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Ipanema, and Copacabana in the following routes:
From 08:20 am to 12:15 pm
Recreio/ Barra
-Av. Lucio Costa
-Av. Do Pepê
From 12:40 pm to 02:00 pm
Leblon / Ipanema / Copacabana
-Av. Delfim Moreira
-Av. Vieira Souto
-Rua Francisco Otaviano
-Av. Atlântica
PARKING PROHIBITION:
To preserve normal flow for service vehicles, and provide security for pedestrians’ flow, in
addition to the locations where there is already legislation banning parking, other
prohibitions will be in effect as follows:
Starting at 05:00 pm on September 5:
- Rua Nossa Senhora de Lourdes;
- Rua Grajaú;
- Rua Pereira Leitão
- Rua Manuel Marquês
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS:

The use of public transportation is recommended for getting around in the city;

Respect circulation restrictions for specific locations, keeping in mind restriction
dates and hours;

Drivers must, whenever possible, avoid circulating through the areas where the
torch will be passing, taking alternative routes during the interdiction schedule;
OPENING CEREMONY:
On September 7, Wednesday, a major operation will in effect in the surroundings of
Maracanã Stadium for the Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The special operations
will contemplate interdiction points, parking prohibitions, alternate routes, pedestrians’
access routes, and operational logistics.
The full operation will involve 520 CET-RIO controllers and Municipal Guard agents. Also,
the scheme will employ 40 operational vehicles and 65 motorcycles for across the region,
and for fast mobility in case of any need. Variable message boards will be used, including
fixed and mobile units, which will inform the traffic changes, alternate routes, and on
traffic conditions. Additionally, CET-Rio towing trucks will be positioned on the
surrounding areas for clearing routes, in the event of an accident or breaking down of
any vehicle.
The Rio Operations Center will monitor the entire event area, allowing technicians from
CET-Rio to deploy settings in the programming of the traffic lights, to ensure the flow of
traffic and adapt it to the new conditions after the deployment of traffic interdictions
around Maracanã.
The ceremony will take place September 7 (Wednesday).
In addition to the
traffics interdictions around the Stadium, the surroundings of Quinta da Boa
Vista will also be blocked.
MAIN INTERDICTIONS:
Vehicle traffic will be prohibited along the following routes:
September 7 (Wednesday), from 01:00 pm to midnight:
- Radial Oeste, towards Downtown, starting at São Francisco Xavier;
- Radial Oeste, towards Meier, between Rua Ceará and Rua São Francisco Xavier;
-Avenida Maracanã, in both directions, between Viaduto Oduvaldo Cozzi and Rua São
Francisco Xavier;
- Rua Prof. Eurico Rabelo;
- Rua Visconde de Itamarati, between São Francisco Xavier and Eurico Rabelo;
- Rua Isidro de Figueiredo, between São Francisco Xavier and Eurico Rabelo;
-Rua Artur Menezes, between São Francisco Xavier and Eurico Rabelo;
-Rua Conselheiro Olegário, between São Francisco Xavier and Eurico Rabelo;
- Rua Paula Souza, between Viaduto Oduvaldo Cozzi and Rua São Francisco Xavier;
- Viaduto Oduvaldo Cozzi;
- Av. Prof. Manoel de Abreu, in both directions, in the stretch close to Maracanã;
- Rua Radialista Waldir Amaral;
- Rua São Francisco Xavier towards Meier, between Radialista Waldir Amaral and Rua
Luiz de Matos;
- Rua Mata Machado;
- Rua Luiz Gama;
- Viaduto de São Cristóvão;
- Rua São Francisco Xavier, between Boulevard 28 de Setembro and Rua Barão de
Mesquita, towards Downtown;
- Rua Dona Zulmira, between Rua Felipe Camarão and Rua São Francisco Xavier;
- Rua General Herculano Gomes;
- Rua Visconde de Niterói;
- Rua Chaves de Faria;
- Rua Catalão;
- Rua Bartolomeu de Gusmão;
- Rua Maxwell, between Pereira Nunes and Rua Professor Manoel de Abreu;
- Rua General Canabarro;
- Av. Prof. Manoel de Abreu, towards Downtown, between Rua Pereira Nunes and Rua
São Francisco Xavier;
- Av. Prof. Manoel de Abreu, towards Vila Isabel, between Rua São Francisco Xavier and
Rua Felipe Camarão;
- Rua Ibituruna;
- Rua Morais e Silva;
- Rua Lúcio de Mendonça;
- Rua Professor Gabizo, between Rua Mariz e Barros and Rua General Canabarro;
- Rua Visconde de Cairú;
- Rua Jiquibá;
- Rua Pedro Guedes;
- Rua Senador Furtado, between Radial Oeste and Rua Pará;
- Rua Sergipe;
- Rua Benevenuto Berna;
- Rua Oto de Alencar;
- Rua Comandante Prat;
- Rua Morales de Los Rios;
- Av. Maracanã, between Rua Deputado Soares Filho and Rua SFXavier;
Only authorized vehicles, related to the event and properly identified, will be allowed to
circulate in the blocked areas.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
The following are the main alternative routes to be used by drivers, with an indication of
points of origin and destination:
- From Lapa to Tijuca
Avenida Mem de Sá, Rua Salvador de Sá, João Paulo I, Rua Doutor Satamini.
- From Presidente Vargas to Tijuca
Radial Oeste (Oswaldo Aranha), Rua Pará/ Rua Paraíba and Rua Mariz e Barros or
Avenida Paulo de Frontin and Haddock Lobo.
- From Downtown to Grajaú and Vila Isabel
Radial Oeste (Oswaldo Aranha), Rua Pará/ Rua Paraíba, Rua Mariz e Barros, Rua
Almirante Cochrane, Rua Major Avila, Rua Felipe Camarão, Boulevard 28 de Setembro.
Or Radial Oeste (Oswaldo Aranha), Rua Pará/ Rua Paraíba, Rua Mariz e Barros, Rua
Almirante Cochrane, R. Antonio Basílio, R. José Higino, R. Barão de Mesquita, Rua
Uruguai, Rua Maxwell, R. Barão de Mesquita (again), R. Barão do Bom Retiro, R.
Alexandre Calaza, R. Visconde de Santa Isabel, in front of the old Jardim Zoológico.
- From São Cristóvão to Tijuca
Visconde de Niterói, Viaduto da Mangueira, São Francisco Xavier, Boulevard 28 de
Setembro and Pereira Nunes
- From Tijuca to Praça da Bandeira
Rua Haddock Lobo or Heitor Beltrão, Rua Professor Gabizo or Rua Campos Sales,
Gonçalves Crespo and Mariz e Barros
Or
Rua São Francicso Xavier, Avenida Heitor Beltrão, Gonçalves Crespo and Mariz e Barros.
- From Meier to Downtown
Via São Cristóvão: Marechal Rondon, Visconde de Niterói, Ana Neri, São Luiz Gonzaga,
Rua João Ricardo, Avenida do Exercito, Campo de São Cristóvão, Rua Santos Lima,
Avenida Brasil, Francisco Bicalho
Via Tijuca: Marechal Rondon, Túnel Noel Rosa, Barão de São Francisco, Barão de
Mesquita, Rua Uruguai, Rua Conde de Bonfim, Haddock Lobo.
- From Meier to Tijuca/Grajau and Vila Isabel
Follow the Túnel Noel Rosa
- From Meier to Av. Brasil
Marechal Rondon, Viaduto da Mangueira, Visconde de Niterói, Ana Neri, São Luiz
Gonzaga, Prefeito Olympio de Melo
- From Vila Isabel to Tijuca and Downtown
Teodoro da Silva, Pereira Nunes, Barão de Mesquita, General Roca, Conde de Bonfim,
Haddock Lobo
Or
Barão de Mesquita, São Francisco Xavier, Haddock Lobo.
PARKING PROHIBITION:
To preserve normal flow for service vehicles, and provide security for pedestrians’ flow, in
addition to the locations where there is already legislation banning parking, other
prohibitions will be in effect as follows:
On September 5, from 5:00 pm and until two hours after the end of the
ceremony, in the following traffic routes:
- Rua Prof. Eurico Rabelo;
- Rua Luiz Gama;
- Rua Morais e Silva;
- Rua Ibituruna;
- Rua Radialista Waldir Amaral;
- Rua Visconde de Itamarati;
- Rua Isidro de Figueiredo;
- Rua Artur Menezes;
- Rua Conselheiro Olegário;
- Avenida Paula Sousa, on the left side, between Luiz Gama and São Francisco Xavier;
- Avenida São Francisco Xavier;
- Rua Paraíba;
- Avenida Presidente Castelo Branco;
- Rua Sousa Dantas;
- Professor Manoel de Abreu between Radial Oeste and São Francisco Xavier;
- Rua General Herculano;
- Rua Engenheiro Enaldo Cravo Peixoto;
- Rua José Eugênio;
- Avenida Maracanã, all the way along Praça Varnhagen as far as Rua Padre
Champagnat.
- Rua 8 de Dezembro;
- Rua Ceará, right-side lane;
All locations will have specific signaling prohibiting parking, which drivers must observe.
The City Department of Public Order (SEOP) will operate with towing trucks, stationed at
strategic spots, and its agents will circulate in event areas, to enforce irregular parking,
and assure normal traffic flow. Irregularly parked vehicles will be towed to municipal
deposits.
ACCESS BY RESIDENTS:
The City Hall recommends everyone to avoid circulating by car in the region during the
event. In the specific case of residents who own parking spaces, if it is indispensable to
gain access to the interdicted area, they may do so exclusively by access through Rua
Luiz Gama, and with credential presentation and/or proof of residence.
PALÁCIO ITAMARATY:
On the day of the Opening Ceremony, after the end of the operation for the September
7th Military Parade, there will be a special operation around the Palácio do Itamaraty in
downtown Rio. The traffic operation will involve 60 controllers from CET-RIO, Porto Novo
controllers, and Municipal Guard agents. CET-RIO and SEOP tow trucks will be used in
the surrounding areas to free lanes in the event of an accident, a vehicle breakdown or
irregular parking.The Rio Operations Center will monitor the entire area, allowing CETRIO technicians to make adjustments to traffic signal programming, aiming to ensure
good traffic flow in the surroundings.
GENERAL TRAFFIC INTERDICTIONS:
Interdictions required for the September 7th Parade:
Starting at 00:00 am:

R. Marcilio Dias, between R. Bento Ribeiro and R. Visconde da Gávea

R. Visconde da Gávea, between R. Sen. Pompeu and Av. Pres. Vargas
Major interdictions from 5:00 am until 1:00 pm:

Av. Mal. Floriano, between R. Bento Ribeiro and R. Camerino;

R. Alexandre Mackenzie, between R. Barão de São Felix and Av. Mal. Floriano;

Rua Senador Pompeu, between Rua Camerino and Rua Bento Ribeiro;

Av. Presidente Vargas, towards Candelária, on both lanes, starting at Carmo
Neto;

Av. Presidente Vargas, on both lanes towards Francisco Bicalho, between
Candelária and the descent of Viaduto 31 de Março;

Rua General Caldwell;

Praça da República;

Rua Bento Ribeiro;
Interdictions for the Palácio Itamaraty event
Interdictions maintained:

R. Marcilio Dias, between R. Bento Ribeiro and R. Visconde da Gávea

R. Visconde da Gávea, between R. Sen. Pompeu and Av. Pres. Vargas

Av. Mal. Floriano, between R. Bento Ribeiro and R. Camerino;

R. Alexandre Mackenzie, between R. Barão de São Felix and Av. Mal. Floriano;

Rua Senador Pompeu, between Rua Camerino and Rua Bento Ribeiro;

Av. Presidente Vargas, side lane towards Francisco Bicalho, between Candelária
and Rua de Santana;

Av. Presidente Vargas, side lane towards Praça da Bandeira, in all its extension.
Interdictions starting at 1:30 pm:

Rua Visconde de Inhaúma between Rua Primeiro de Março and Av. Rio Branco;
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGE:
After the end of the Military Parade, a reversible lane will be provided in the center lane
of Avenida Presidente Vargas, towards Candelaria between Candelaria and Rua de
Santana.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS:

The use of public transportation is recommended for getting around in the city;

Respect circulation restrictions for specific locations, keeping in mind restriction
dates and hours;

Plan in advance to arrive in the city, and getting to the events;

Use public transport (metro and train) to get to Maracanã;

Respect places where parking is prohibited and pay attention to the restriction
times;

For their security, pedestrians must only cross at places where there are traffic
lights and/or those indicated by the specific signaling.