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CET-Rio implements special traffic plan for the Vera Cruz Race.
Published on 29/12/2025 - 17:40 | Updated
Road closures begin at 2 AM, with special access to Leme and Urca between 5 AM and 9 AM. Art: CET-Rio CET-Rio has prepared a special traffic operation for the Vera Cruz Race, which takes place this Wednesday (December 31st), with routes between Copacabana and Aterro do Flamengo. Road closures will begin at 2 am, on roads in the South Zone, with the aim of ensuring the safety of athletes and the flow of traffic.
The race will feature two courses: 15 km and 7,5 km. The 15 km course will start at 6:00 AM on Avenida Atlântica, between Rua Paula Freitas and Rua República do Peru, heading towards Aterro do Flamengo. The 7,5 km course will start at Aterro do Flamengo, near Marina da Glória. The finish line for both courses will also be at Aterro do Flamengo, near Marina da Glória.
To ensure special access to the Leme and Urca neighborhoods between 5 am and 9 am, CET-Rio will implement reversible lanes on Princesa Isabel, Lauro Sodré, and Venceslau Brás avenues, minimizing the impact of roadworks.
Teams from CET-Rio (Rio de Janeiro's traffic management company), the Municipal Guard, and traffic controllers will be working to manage intersections and guide drivers and pedestrians. Traffic will be monitored in real time at COR-Rio (Rio Operations Center), with the possibility of adjustments to traffic light programming and dispatching tow trucks, if necessary.
Prohibitions
From 2h to 7h
• Avenida Atlântica, the lane next to the beach, between Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães and Avenida Princesa Isabel.
From 2h to 9h
• Avenida Repórter Nestor Moreira;
• Princess Isabel Avenue;
• Lauro Sodré Avenue;
• Venceslau Brás Avenue;
• Pasteur Avenue.
From 2h to 10h
• Avenida das Nações Unidas (Enseada), in both directions;
• Avenida Infante Dom Henrique (Aterro do Flamengo), in both directions;
• Avenida General Justo, in both directions, between Aterro do Flamengo and Praça Senador Salgado Filho.
Access routes to Leme and Urca (from 5 am to 9 am)
Vehicles heading to Leme:
Avenida Princesa Isabel (reversible lane); Túnel Engenheiro Coelho Cintra (reversible lane); Avenida Lauro Sodré (reversible lane); turn left onto the access ramp to Rua General Severiano, next to Praça Engenheiro Bernardo Saião (Morro do Pasmado); Rua General Severiano; turn right onto Praça Ozanan; turn right onto Avenida Venceslau Brás (reversible lane); Avenida Lauro Sodré (reversible lane); Túnel Engenheiro Marques Porto (reversible lane); Avenida Princesa Isabel (reversible lane); turn left onto Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana.
Vehicles heading to Urca:
Avenida Princesa Isabel (reversible lane); Túnel Engenheiro Coelho Cintra (reversible lane); Avenida Lauro Sodré (reversible lane); turn left onto the access ramp to Rua General Severiano, next to Praça Engenheiro Bernardo Saião (Morro do Pasmado); Rua General Severiano; turn right onto Praça Ozanan; turn left onto Avenida Venceslau Brás; turn right onto Avenida Pasteur.
Recommendations
Pedestrians should use crosswalks and underpasses, and pay attention to signage and instructions from traffic officers.
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