City Hall begins popular participation campaign in the city's Strategic Plan

Gentileza Terminal is one of the ten points where City Hall employees will encourage Rio residents to participate in the survey - Rafael Catarcione/City Hall of Rio

Rio City Hall launched, this Tuesday (21/1), the campaign for public participation in the elaboration of the Strategic Plan 2025-2028. Rio residents will be able to contribute to the formulation of the city's planning through an online survey, which can be accessed on the website Participa.Rio. The survey covers the mayor's commitments, both during and after the campaign, and other proposals for the public to give their opinion on. The topics are: Care and Conservation of Public Spaces; Transportation; Health, Safety and Public Order; Education; Women's Policy; Work and Income; Social Assistance; Housing, Favelas and Communities; Environment; Tourism and Events; Culture and Sports; Protection and Defense of Animals; and Squares and Parks.

– We have to keep in mind that governments that plan have a direction and know where they want to go, change people's lives more. Therefore, this Participa.Rio survey is an invitation for Rio residents to participate in the city's strategic planning – declared Rio's acting mayor, Eduardo Cavaliere, when launching the popular participation campaign at the Gentileza Intermodal Terminal.

At ten busy points in the city, throughout the week, City Hall agents will be available to encourage and assist Rio residents to participate in the survey. Using tablets and cell phones, they will help the public access Participa.Rio at the following locations: Gentileza Terminal, Alvorada Terminal, Santa Cruz Terminal, Mato Alto Terminal, Mercadão de Madureira BRT station, Taquara BRT station, Penha BRT station, Realengo Park, Acari Hospital and Tijuca Family Clinic.

The survey will be available on the Participa.Rio website until the end of March. The responses will be analyzed by the team at the Planning and Results Monitoring Sub-Secretariat (Subpar) of the Municipal Secretariat of the Civil House, so that they can be used in the Strategic Plan. The members of the City Council also participate in the decision-making process. Composed of more than 300 people who stand out in the city for their personal or professional performance, the City Council is a space for reflection on the city's challenges.

The Strategic Plan is one of the pillars for efficient municipal management. The City of Rio has defined five thematic axes that guide the administration: Fiscal Balance, Good Management and Governance; Civility and Security; Future, Economy and Happiness; Longevity, Equity and Humanities; Infrastructure, Disaster Prevention and Resilience.