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CET-Rio conducts operation for Night Run race in the Sambadrome area.
Published on 22/04/2026 - 17:57 | Updated
The Apotheosis Square - Fabio Motta / Rio City Hall CET-Rio will carry out a traffic operation to facilitate the "Night Run Race", which takes place from 7 pm this Saturday (April 25th) in the Sambadrome area and surroundings. Traffic closures will begin at 3 pm on several streets in the city center, such as the side lane of Avenida Presidente Vargas and the streets Benedito Hipólito, Julio do Carmo and Afonso Cavalcanti, among others.
Starting at 4 PM, the 31 de Março Viaduct, Salvador de Sá Avenue, and Frei Caneca Street will also be closed. The closures will last until midnight on Sunday (April 26th), when the roads will be reopened to vehicle traffic. Parking will also be prohibited on these roads.
The operation will involve traffic teams from CET-Rio and the Municipal Guard, as well as traffic support personnel hired by the production team, to ensure road safety and traffic flow throughout the sporting event.
CET-Rio technicians, at the Operations and Resilience Center (COR-Rio), will monitor all traffic movement through cameras so that, if necessary, adjustments can be made to the traffic light schedule to ensure good road conditions.
Prohibitions
From 3 PM on Saturday (April 25th) to midnight on Sunday (April 26th):
– Benedito Hipólito Street, between Carmo Neto Street and Santana Street;
– Avenida Presidente Vargas, side lane, towards Candelária, between Rua Carmo Neto and Rua do Santana;
– Afonso Cavalcanti Street, between Amoroso Lima Street and Carmo Neto Street;
– Haroldo de Andrade Street, along its entire length;
– Júlio do Carmo Street, entire length;
– Presidente Barroso Street, entire length;
– Pedregais Alley, entire length;
– Comandante Maurity Street, entire length;
From 16 am until the last corridor, the following roads will be closed:
– Avenida Salvador de Sá, between Rua Frei Caneca, under the Viaduto Trinta e Um de Março, and Travessa Pedregais;
– Marquis of Sapucaí Avenue, between President Vargas Avenue and Frei Caneca Street;
– Rua Frei Caneca: left lane, between Travessa Senhor de Matosinhos and Praça Jornalista José Eduardo de Macedo Soares; between Praça Jornalista José Eduardo de Macedo Soares and Rua Paula Matos; left lane, between Rua Paula Matos and Avenida Salvador de Sá;
–March 31st Viaduct: descent from the junction that provides access to Benedito Hipólito Street; descent from the junction that provides access to Salvador de Sá Avenue; ascent from the junction coming from Benedito Hipólito Street; right-hand lane, between the access from Benedito Hipólito Street and the access from Salvador de Sá Avenue.
– Travessa 11 de maio, between Rua Tomás Rabêlo and Avenida Salvador de Sá;
– Rua São Martinho, between Rua Aníbal Benévolo and Rua Presidente Barroso;
– Travessa Senhor de Matosinhos, entire length;
– Júlio do Carmo Street, between Comandante Maurity Street and Carmo Neto Street.
– Junction providing access from the central lane to the side lane of Avenida Presidente Vargas, in front of the Post Office building.
Inversion of meaning
Traffic flow will be reversed on Rua Amoroso Lima, between Rua Afonso Cavalcanti and Avenida Presidente Vargas, from the former to the latter, on April 25, 2026, from 3 PM to midnight of the following day.
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