The Rio de Janeiro Traffic Engineering Company (CET-Rio) will carry out a special traffic operation for the Corpus Christi religious event, which takes place this Thursday (06/04), in the city center.
To make the event possible, which will involve the creation of handcrafted carpets and a procession, several roads will be closed and parking will be prohibited. The road closures will begin at 10 pm this Wednesday (June 3rd) on República do Chile and Almirante Barroso avenues, where the carpets will be set up.
To minimize traffic impacts and guide drivers during the event, CET-Rio and Municipal Guard agents will be working on-site. The teams will work to ensure road safety, traffic flow, and keep intersections clear, as well as guide drivers and pedestrians.
CET-Rio technicians will monitor all traffic movement at the Operations and Resilience Center (COR-Rio) using cameras and may make adjustments to the traffic light programming, if necessary, in order to ensure good traffic flow. The bus terminal stops on Avenida República do Chile will be suspended in both directions on Thursday (June 4th) from midnight to 11 pm.
Restrictions on the production of handmade rugs
From 22 PM on Wednesday (06/03) to 23 PM on Thursday (06/04):
– Avenida República do Chile, both lanes, between Rua do Lavradio and Rua Senador Dantas:
– Avenida Almirante Barroso, both lanes, between Avenida Graça Aranha and Rua Senador Dantas.
Route of the Corpus Christi Procession:
Praça Cardeal Leme, 11 (gathering point), Rua Clementino Fraga, turns onto Rua Marquês de Pombal, continues along Rua do Riachuelo, Avenida Henrique Valadares, Praça da Cruz Vermelha, Avenida Henrique Valadares, Rua da Relação and Avenida República do Chile until the Metropolitan Cathedral of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, where the dispersal will take place.
Road closures for the gathering and movement of the procession, from 14 PM until the end:
– Clementino Fraga Street;
– Marquês de Pombal Street;
– Riachuelo Street X Frei Caneca Street;
– Riachuelo Street between Frei Caneca Street and Henrique Valadares Avenue;
– Exit from the Martim de Sá Tunnel to Av. Henrique Valadares;
– Av. Henrique Valadares X Rua Tenente Possolo;
– Henrique Valadares Avenue X Conselheiro Josino Street;
Red Cross Square;
– Red Cross Square X Mem de Sá Avenue;
– Henrique Valadares Avenue X Ubaldino do Amaral Street;
– Av. Henrique Valadares X Rua dos Inválidos
– Rua da Relação X Av. Gomes Freire;
– Rua da Relação X Rua do Lavradio;
– Rua do Lavradio X Av. República do Chile.
No parking allowed from midnight to 11 PM.
– Avenida República do Chile, both lanes, between Rua do Lavradio and Rua Senador Dantas;
– Clementino Fraga Street, along the left edge of the road, for its entire length;
– Rua Marquês de Pombal, along the left edge of the street, between Rua Clementino Fraga and Rua Frei Caneca;
– Avenida República do Chile, both lanes, between Rua do Lavradio and Rua Senador Dantas.
