Service: find out how to get to the Book Biennial, at Riocentro

The BRT will have a special service departing from the Jardim Oceânico Terminal to the Riocentro and Olof Palme stations. Photo: Rio City Hall

BRT will have a special transport scheme for the Book Biennial

Mobi-Rio has set up a special operation to take the public by BRT to the 2025 Book Biennial. On the weekends of the event (14th and 15th and 21st and 22nd) and on the holiday of June 19th, when a larger public is expected, the BRT will have a special service departing from the Jardim Oceânico Terminal to the Riocentro and Olof Palme stations, with stops only at the Alvorada Terminal and the Rio 2 station, in both directions. The service, with a normal fare (R$4,70), will operate between 9am and 23pm.

Also on the weekends of the Biennial and on the June 19th holiday, the special service Terminal Paulo da Portela x Terminal Recreio will depart from 9am to 23pm. The line will stop at the stations Campinho, Praça Seca, Tanque, Taquara, Santa Efigênia, Curicica, Asa Branca, Morro do Outeiro, Riocentro, Olof Palme and Terminal Recreio.

In addition, on weekdays, lines 51 (Recreio x Deodoro – Parador) and 41 (Madureira x Recreio – Expresso) will be reinforced. Exceptionally during the Biennial period, service 41, which only operates on weekdays, will make stops at Olof Palme and Riocentro stations.

COR-Rio will provide support via camera images to the teams mobilized for the event

The Rio City Hall Operations and Resilience Center (COR-Rio) will monitor traffic and the movement of visitors to the Book Biennial through 73 cameras installed on the streets surrounding Riocentro. A drone will also be used to monitor vehicle movement in the region and guide traffic operations.

SEOP and Municipal Guard will work with 40 agents 

The Public Order Secretariat (SEOP) and the Rio Municipal Guard will work with 40 agents to support the Book Biennial. Urban planning and traffic control actions will continue until the end of the event and the public has left.

The operation also includes BRT Seguro agents at the Olof Palme, Rio Centro and Morro do Outeiro stations, in addition to inspectors from the Taxi Superintendence who will inspect the internal area and monitor the area surrounding the event.

CET-Rio will operate with a team of 50 traffic operators per day

CET-Rio will implement a special operation to minimize potential impacts on traffic in the region. The team will have 50 people per day to maintain traffic flow, prevent illegal parking, organize intersections, and guide pedestrians and drivers. To make the event possible, Pedro Calmon Street may be closed in the event of a traffic jam between Salvador Allende Avenue and Abrahão Jabour Street.

During the event, it is recommended that drivers in the region use the Avenida das Américas/Avenida Ayrton Senna route to connect to Linha Amarela due to possible overload on vehicle traffic on Avenida Salvador Allende and Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno.

Comlurb will have a special cleaning operation at Riocentro

Comlurb has set up a special cleaning operation during the Book Biennial. Book lovers will have the support of the Company in maintaining the cleanliness of the entire external area of ​​Riocentro and the access roads to the pavilions from 7 am to 22 pm. The teams will have the support of three trucks to correctly dispose of the waste.

Secretariat for Women's Policies will publicize courses and campaigns to protect victims of violence

Women will also have access to special services from Rio City Hall. Employees from the Municipal Secretariat for Women's Policies and Care will publicize the courses offered by the department and will distribute materials from the Rio+Seguro para Mulheres campaign about the network to combat domestic violence.

Department of Social Welfare brings testimony from former homeless writer

On the 13th, at 19:XNUMX p.m., writer Leo Motta will launch his trilogy “Há Vida Depois das Marquises – Do Outro Lado da Rua” (There is Life After the Marquises – On the Other Side of the Street). The books bring together real stories from people who lived on the streets and are now writing their own stories. This year, he will be accompanied by people from the Instituto Marca de Cristo to present the Sarau Marquises, who will present their poems.